CSIF Film Library CSIF/Calgary Public Library 16mm and Super 8 Film Collection Film Running Time Number Title Producer Date Description (min) A long, hard look at marriage and motherhood as expressed in the views of a group of young girls and married women. Their opinions cover a wide range. At regular intervals glossy advertisements extolling romance, weddings, babies, flash across the screen, in strong contrast to the words that are being spoken. The film ends on a sobering thought: the solution to dashed expectations could be as simple as growing up before marriage. Made as part of the Challenge for Change 1 ... And They Lived Happily Ever After Len Chatwin, Kathleen Shannon 1975 program. 13 min Presents an excerpt from the original 1934 motion picture. A story of bedroom confusions and misunderstandings that result when an American dancer begins pursuing and English woman who, in turn, is trying to invent the technical grounds of 2 Gay Divorcee, The (excerpt) Films Incorporated 1974 divorce 14 A hilarious parody of "Star Wars". Uses a combination of Ernie Fosselius and Michael Wiese special effects and everyday household appliances to simulate 4 Hardware Wars (Pyramid Films) 1978 sophisticated space hardware. 10 Laurel and Hardy prepare for a Sunday outing with their wives 5 Perfect Day, A Hal Roach Studios (Blackhawk Films) 1929 and Uncle Edgar Kennedy, who has a gouty foot. 21 Witty, sad, and often bizarre anecdotes of Chuck Clayton, the 73-year-old former manager of the largest cemetery east of 6 Boo Hoo National Film Board of Canada 1975 Montreal, told as he wanders nostalgically through its grounds. 15 Mole gets his animal friends to help him make a pair of 7 How the Mole got his Trousers Ceskoslovensky Film export 1969 trousers. Directed by Zdenek Miler. 10 This excerpt of Woody Allen's 1968 feature length film follows the life story of a bungling and inept crook, from his birth, through his attempt to be the only cellist in a marching band, his marriage and finally his inclusion on the F.B.I.'s most 9 Quick Takes: Take the Money and Run American Broadcasting Co. (n.d.) wanted list. 17 Presents several musical numbers from the original moon picture which deals with the romance problems among the immigrant in San Francisco's Chinatown. Music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Cast: Nancy Kwan James 10 Flower Drum Song (Excerpts) Ross Hunter communication 1961 Shigeta, James Soo. 22 In this horror melodrama, a young girl conding with forty thousand dollars spends a last, fatal night in an isolated motel. Based on the novel by Robert Bloch. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, 11 Psycho (Extract) Shamley Communications, Inc. 1960 John G 14 A self-styled young detective puts in a routine day on his high rise beat when he finds a duck in the elevator. From the book 12 Case of the Elevator Duck Learning Corporation of America 1974 by Polly Berrien Berends. 13 Presents excerpts from the original moon picture in which a young girl goes to New York in the 1920's and has various adventures unmasking a white slave racket. Cast: Julie 13 Thoroughly Modern Millie (Excerpts) Universal Pictures Corp. 1967 Andrews, John Saxon, Beatrice Lillie. 14 Ken Dryden and Dave Herron show the basic principles of Al Stewart Enterprises Ltd. (Canadian goal - tending, such as stance, moves, stopping the puck and 14 Goaltending Amateur Hockey Association) 1978 rebounds. 18 This excerpt from the 1931 feature film starts with the four Marx brothers stowed away aboard ship. After getting off the ship, the scene switches to a socialite's party where the daughter is kidnapped. She is rescued by Zeppo with 15 Monkey Business (Extract) Paramount Pictures Corp. (Peak) 1931 Groucho, Chico and Harpo assisting. 17 Stan and Ollie cause havoc as hotel doormen mistaken for 16 Double Whoopee Hal Roach Studios, Inc. 1929 vising royalty. Features an appearance by Jean Harlow. 19 This adaptation of a classic Grimm brothers' fairy tale tells of a miller's daughter who became a queen with the help of 17 Rumpelstiltskin Perspective Films 1981 Rumpelstiltskin, who spun her straw into gold. 12 A comedy featuring "Our Gang". Mary Jane becomes a flapper, and Joe figures his ears are the way to wiggle into her 18 Wiggle Your Ears Hal Roach Studios (Blackhawk Films) 1929 heart. 21 A comic story about two experienced mushroom pickers and one novice, and their respective perambulations through the woods. Close-ups are supplemented by descriptions of the mushrooms and a warning is issued not to pick what one 19 Those Wild Wild Mushrooms National Film Board of Canada 1978 cannot clearly en 16 A carnival showman's unlimited greed ultimately destroys him and the fabled Phoenix he so desperately tries to exploit. Innovative wax animation brings home Sylvia Townsend Warner's chilling message of the dangers of individual, 20 Phoenix, The National Film Board of Canada 1990 corporate, and societal 11 The liberated Princess Petronella decides it is her equal right to rescue a prince imprisoned by a dragon. At the end, the dragon-enchanter pursues them and a remarkable twist to the 21 Petronella Filmfair Communications 1978 story takes place. Based on a book by Jay Williams. 14 A comic parody of the 1940's newsreels which contain sports, weather and news (or non-news events), covered from all but 22 Ritz Newsiola, The Siporin Film 1974 the right angle. 18 Based on the rock-opera of the same name, the film presents 23 Jesus Christ Superstar (Excerpts) Universal Pictures Corp. 1973 a re-enactment of the final stages of Jesus's life. 17 There is monkey-business in store for chimney sweeps Laurel and Hardy as they arrive to clean the chimney of the looney 24 Dirty Work Hal Roach Studios (Blackhawk Films) 1933 scientist, Lucien Littlefield. 15 Larry Semon is a baker's helper who cooks up comedy among 25 Bakery, The Blackhawk Films 1921 the flour bins, dough, pies and cakes. 20 A general look at some of the things made by Eskimos and a commentary on the clever use that the Eskimos make of the 26 Tuktu and the Clever Hands National Film Board of Canada 1968 few materials that are available in their harsh environment. 14 Harold draws himself in out of adventures through the magic 27 Harold and the Purple Crayon Weston Woods Studios 1969 of his purple crayon. Based on the Crocket Johnson Book. 75 Page 1 CSIF Film Library Lady Fishbourne's Complete Guide to Better Wolf Keening, Derek Lamb/National This humorous film uses animation to illustrate proper eating 29 Table Manners Film Board of Canada 1976 etiquette. 54 Charlie Chaplin loses his job as janitor after dropping a bucket Mutual Film Corporation (Blackhawk of water on the boss's head. But all ends well when he 30 New Janitor, The Films) 1914 captures a safe-robbing clerk. 7 Follows the development and early experiences of three mischievous little kittens from the time of their birth until they Encyclopedia Britannica Educational go to new homes. Shows how the mother cares for them and 31 Three Little Kittens Corp. 1953 teaches them to look after themselves. 3 A fairy tale in the modern manner, about a youth and a kitchen chair. When the young man tries to sit on a chair which declines to be sat on, there is an ensuing struggle, first for 32 Chairy Tale National Film Board of Canada 1957 mastery and then for understanding. 3 Tells the story about a mischievous little tugboat who 33 Little Toot Walt Disney Productions 1952 constantly gets into trouble. 3 When a movie star playing the leading role of a film does not appear on the set, the director gives Shirley Temple a chance 34 Kid 'N' Hollywood Blackhawk Films 1933 and she successfully captivates everyone. 10 According to this Eskimo legend the raven was not always the jet-black bird that it is today. The owl had something to do with 35 Owl and the Raven National Film Board of Canada 1973 it. 58 A gravedigger recants a mysterious occurrence to his wife and 36 King Of the Cats Weston Woods Studios 1984 his black cat, Tom. Based on the book by Joseph Jacobs. 56 Mickey, as a sorcerer's apprentice, starts practicing his master's magic spells in order to avoid work. His scheme backfires when he cannot control the spell. From the motion 37 Sorcerer's Apprentice, The Walt Disney 1940 picture "Fantasia". 11 Native Indian folklore, A powerful animated story of the Micmac people in the d white dawning of their world and of how Gooslap battled with the giant winter in order to bring 38 Summer Legend NFB Francoise Hartman 1986 Summer to the north. 67 Tells the story of Ferdinand, a gentle bull, who hated fighting and preferred to sit quietly and smell flowers all day. Based 39 Ferdinand the Bull Walt Disney 1938 on "The Story of Ferdinand" by Munro Leaf. 84 Classic Condie animation about domestic quarrel and nuclear 40 The Big Snit NFB Richard Condie, Michael Scott 1895 war 10 In a retelling of the Greek myth, Icarus' father builds a pair of wings to escape their prison but Icarus flies too high. He flies 42 Icarus 1974 too close to the sun. 8 The little steamship doesn't understand why the big lighthouse sleeps all day and rudely awakens him at night. During a storm the angry lighthouse won't light and warn the steamship 43 Big Lighthouse and the Little Steamship, The Coronet Instructional Films 1970 of rocks.