Gordon Hollingshead Movies

  • 1944
    I Won't Play

    I Won't Play

    I Won't Play

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    In this Oscar-winning short film, a Marine, Joe Fingers, on a South Sea island during World War II, tells tales of the influence he's had on various...

    I Won't Play
  • 1953
    So You Want to Learn to Dance

    So You Want to Learn to Dance

    So You Want to Learn to Dance

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    Joe McDoakes is invited by his boss to a swanky dance. Joe admits he can't dance and the boss gives him a lesson in the office.

    So You Want to Learn to Dance
  • 1947
    So You're Going to Be a Father

    So You're Going to Be a Father

    So You're Going to Be a Father

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    In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes goes through the problems and anxieties of becoming a new father.

    So You're Going to Be a Father
  • 1943
    Wagon Wheels West

    Wagon Wheels West

    Wagon Wheels West

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    In this short western, a U.S. marshal seeks vengeance against the man who killed his father.

    Wagon Wheels West
  • 1948
    Let's Sing a Song from the Movies

    Let's Sing a Song from the Movies

    Let's Sing a Song from the Movies

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    This audience sing-along features tunes from four musicals with the lyrics appearing on screen. Numbers include "Am I Blue?" from 1929's On with the...

    Let's Sing a Song from the Movies
  • 1947
    Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

    Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

    Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

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    A brief history of Stan Kenton's musical career from taxi-dance gigs to his successful big band orchestra.

    Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
  • 1947
    So You Want to Hold Your Wife

    So You Want to Hold Your Wife

    So You Want to Hold Your Wife

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    In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes attempts to save his five-year marriage to Alice.

    So You Want to Hold Your Wife
  • 1945
    Story of a Dog

    Story of a Dog

    Story of a Dog

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    A dog trains for the battlefield and becomes a crucial part of the United States military. This 1945 short documentary film was nominated for an...

    Story of a Dog
  • 1948
    So You Want an Apartment

    So You Want an Apartment

    So You Want an Apartment

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    Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.

    So You Want an Apartment
  • 1948
    So You Want to Be a Detective

    So You Want to Be a Detective

    So You Want to Be a Detective

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    Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.

    So You Want to Be a Detective
  • 1951
    The Screen Director

    The Screen Director

    The Screen Director

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    A behind-the-scenes look at all the responsibilities (and headaches) a director assumes when making a motion picture.

    The Screen Director
  • 1952
    So You Never Tell a Lie

    So You Never Tell a Lie

    So You Never Tell a Lie

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    When a wristwatch intended for a office contest winner gets mixed up and confused with the one Joe McDoakes purchased for his wife, Joe once again...

    So You Never Tell a Lie
  • 1950
    So You Want to Hold Your Husband

    So You Want to Hold Your Husband

    So You Want to Hold Your Husband

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    Fed up with Joe's indifference toward her, Alice McDoakes takes her troubles to a marriage counselor. None of the courses of action she is advised to...

    So You Want to Hold Your Husband
  • 1946
    Okay for Sound

    Okay for Sound

    Okay for Sound

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    This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6...

    Okay for Sound
  • 1937
    The Romance Of Robert Burns

    The Romance Of Robert Burns

    The Romance Of Robert Burns

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    The 'Farmer Poet' Robert Burns, after a bad romance, pens "Auld Lang Syne" to much fanfare and courts high society at the expense of his blossoming...

    The Romance Of Robert Burns
  • 1944
    Musical Movieland

    Musical Movieland

    Musical Movieland

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    A group of tourists is given a tour of a movie studio lot. They see the various permanent sets that are used for different types of movies, and they...

    Musical Movieland
  • 1951
    So You Want to Be a Plumber

    So You Want to Be a Plumber

    So You Want to Be a Plumber

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    In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes decides he should become a plumber.

    So You Want to Be a Plumber
  • 1927
    The Beloved Rogue

    The Beloved Rogue

    The Beloved Rogue

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    François Villon, in his lifetime the most renowned poet in France, is also a prankster, an occasional criminal, and an ardent patriot.

    The Beloved Rogue
  • 1948
    So You Want to Build a House

    So You Want to Build a House

    So You Want to Build a House

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    In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes is evicted from his apartment and decides to build his own home. As the project progresses, his dream house turns...

    So You Want to Build a House
  • 1952
    So You Want to Go to a Convention

    So You Want to Go to a Convention

    So You Want to Go to a Convention

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    Joe has to find a way to go to a convention.

    So You Want to Go to a Convention