1938 (Features/shorts) Best to Worst
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- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsJames CagneyPat O'BrienHumphrey BogartA priest tries to stop a gangster from corrupting a group of street kids.10/10
- DirectorBen SharpsteenStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyRichard EdwardsMickey and Donald ride in a trailer pulled by Goofy, who doesn't realize his car has separated from the trailer as they travel down a mountain.10/10
- DirectorRobert ClampettStarsMel BlancBilly BletcherRobert ClampettPorky Pig goes on a hunt to catch the surreally elusive last Do-Do bird.10/10
- DirectorAnthony AsquithLeslie HowardStarsLeslie HowardWendy HillerWilfrid LawsonA phonetics and diction expert makes a bet that he can teach a cockney flower girl to speak proper English and pass as a lady in high society.9/10*
- DirectorBurt GillettBill RobertsStarsWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerEddie HoldenInspired by the Grimm's fairy tale, this classic 1938 Mickey cartoon finds our hero (voiced by Walt Disney) battling a hilariously huge "problem.9/10
- DirectorMichael CurtizWilliam KeighleyStarsErrol FlynnOlivia de HavillandBasil RathboneWhen Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence in 1190s England, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a resistance movement.9/10
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsKatharine HepburnCary GrantCharles RugglesWhile trying to secure a $1 million donation for his museum, a befuddled paleontologist is pursued by a flighty and often irritating heiress and her pet leopard, Baby.9/10
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsJack MercerWhile Popeye is searching for his Pappy he discovers an island inhabited by super strong natives.9/10
- DirectorTex AveryStarsMel BlancJim BannonSara BernerDaffy Duck wreaks havoc on a movie set at Wonder Pictures ("if it's good, it's a Wonder"). Daffy's creative editing impresses producer I. M. Stupendous.8/10
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsJack MercerMae QuestelWhen Olive Oyl's house burns down, firefighters Popeye and Wimpy decide to build a new house with disastrous results.8/10
- DirectorRobert ClampettStarsMel BlancRobert C. BruceSara BernerDoctor Quack is doing an operation, and Daffy is his assistant. Things start out sedately enough, with Daffy asking for quiet in various ways. Then the operation starts, and after handing over instruments at a ever-increasing pace, Daffy loses it and is ejected. He gets his head stuck in an iron lung, and feels the effects for a while. Daffy goes in search of a patient of his own, and Porky happens to walk by in time to fall victim to Daffy's mallet. Daffy hits himself on the head and has a consultation with the second and third image of himself. They agree to operate; Daffy chases Porky, and they both get stuck in the iron lung.8/10
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsMargie HinesFrank MataloneJack MercerPopeye is heading over to see Olive when he hits a traffic island where a cop is directing traffic; when he gets there, he manages to get more tickets for blowing his horn and parking illegally. The cop rings the bell, and Popeye manages to wreck Olive's apartment by dropping what he's doing, each time he writes a ticket.8/10
- DirectorFrank TashlinStarsMel BlancThe Sing BandPaul Taylor GroupA neighborhood bully convinces Porky to take a puff from his cigar, causing Porky to hallucinate a smoke-man named Nick O. Teen, along with a musical number done by cigars, cigarettes and pipes in the likeness of the 3 Stooges, etc.8/10
- DirectorJames CruzeStarsCharles BickfordAnn DvorakAlan BaxterThe undercover cop Rocky Thorpe infiltrates a crime syndicate being run by the incarcerated mob boss John Franklin. Franklin conducts his business via a short-wave radio concealed in his cell. One day Franklin is caught and placed in solitary confinement. Thorpe, Franklin's physical double, takes his place. Soon changes in the gang's activities are subtly made. Thorpe orders the mob to keep careful records of their activities, to gather enough evidence to convict them all. Trouble ensues when Franklin escapes from jail.7/10
- DirectorIrving CummingsStarsShirley TempleGeorge MurphyJimmy DuranteAn orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show-business people. The hotel's owner doesn't like the entertainers and wants the girl returned to the orphanage.7/10
- DirectorDick RickardStarsDon WilsonWalt DisneyMilt KahlFerdinand is a quiet, gentle bull who only wants to stop and smell the flowers. After he is stung by a bee, the townspeople believe he is ferocious and take him to the bullfight.7/10
- DirectorDave FleischerThomas JohnsonStarsBonnie PoeOscar PolkAt the Fleischer studio, a black janitor, learning to hypnotize, conjures Betty Boop out of the inkwell and tries some suggestions on her. But two can play at that game...7/10
- DirectorJack KingStarsThelma BoardmanDon BrodieClarence NashSchoolboy Donald is torn between his angel and devil sides, though in Donald's case, the devil side isn't hard to resist. But the smoking he's encouraged to do turns him green and gives him regrets, and when the good side shows up and kicks evil's butt, Donald cheers.7/10
- DirectorBen SharpsteenStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerMickey, Donald, and Goofy build a boat, but find it's harder than they had anticipated.7/10
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsMargie HinesJack MercerPopeye visits the bullfight only because of lovely Senorita Olive. He finds himself accidentally in the toreador box, even though he doesn't want to fight because it's cruelty to animals. Popeye rides the bull like a bronco, then gets tossed around a bit. The bull plants Popeye in the ground and attacks; the crowd turns on Popeye. Olive comes down to help and the bull chases her. The crowd throws vegetables at Popeye, including (fortunately) spinach.7/10
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsMargie HinesJack MercerPopeye brings his magical dog, The Jeep, over to see Olive and Swee'pea, just as the tyke has escaped from his crib. The Jeep leads Popeye on a merry chase looking for Swee'pea.7/10
- DirectorDave FleischerThomas JohnsonStarsJack MercerMae QuestelBetty Boop's Traveling Department Store comes to Hillbillyville; the mountain folks find old uses for the new gadgets.7/10
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsJack MercerMae QuestelGus WickeBig Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh is looking for a squaw. Meanwhile, Popeye and Olive are wrestling with their recalcitrant mule and Olive accidentally lands in the Indian camp. Popeye catches up to her. There's an unfair fight, and Popeye is about to be burned at the stake. He drops his spinach, but it cooks and pops into his mouth.7/10
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsEverett ClarkJack MercerMae QuestelPopeye invites Olive's grandmother along for a New Year's Eve party.7/10
- DirectorAllan DwanStarsShirley TempleRandolph ScottJack HaleyRebecca's Uncle Harry leaves her with Aunt Miranda who forbids her to associate with show people. But neighbor Anthony Kent is a talent scout who secretly sets it up for her to become a radio broadcaster.6/10
- DirectorWilliam A. SeiterStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico MarxA penniless theatrical producer must outwit the hotel efficiency expert trying to evict him from his room, while securing a backer for his new play.6/10
- DirectorIrving CummingsStarsShirley TempleJoan DavisCharles FarrellShirley helps her idealistic architect father get his dream of a slum-clearance project; the little miss dances with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Based on Paul Gerard Smith's book "Lucky Penny."6/10
- DirectorJack KingStarsClarence NashDonald's sister Dumbella sends her three sons Huey, Dewey, and Louie to visit their uncle Donald. They prove to be quite a handful for Donald, even with help from his book on child rearing.6/10
- DirectorBen SharpsteenStarsPinto ColvigRichard EdwardsClarence NashDonald and Goofy are trappers in the frozen south (Antarctica) with different approaches. Donald sees a penguin and dresses as one to lure her to the chopping block; Goofy baits a trap with fish (then acts like a walrus to capture one that steals his bait bucket).6/10
- DirectorJack KingStarsAl BernieOtis HarlanFlorence GillDonald hears a radio philosopher advise to laugh and count ten when he gets angry. He tries it successfully, then settles into his hammock for a nap. Between a caterpillar and the hen chasing it, he's soon tangled up and counting ten again. He also shrugs off a bird using his lemonade as a birdbath, but when a woodpecker attacks his apple tree, burying Donald in apples, he snaps.6/10
- DirectorTex AveryStarsTex AveryMel BlancThe Jones BoysA travelogue spotlights the tropical island of Pingo Pongo, showing the unusual flora and fauna and the lives of the happy natives.6/10
- DirectorJack KingStarsAurora McCallDavid KermanDorothy LloydDonald Duck, delivery boy, is hired to deliver a mysterious package on Friday the Thirteenth. He is hindered by a bothersome black cat -- and by the fact that the package contains a live bomb.6/10
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsMargie HinesJack MercerWith Olive Oyl's home's plumbing seriously leaking and plumber Wimpy taking forever to arrive, Popeye tries to solve the problem.6/10
- DirectorRobert ClampettStarsMel BlancRobert ClampettHarry LangA flock of wild ducks, headed by their ductator Daffy, steal Porky's corn depriving his chickens of food. This precipitates a war between the ducks and chickens which Porky tries to avert only to be drawn into it.6/10
- DirectorJack KingStarsClarence NashDonald is golfing, and his nephews are along to "help." Between their noise and their practical jokes, Donald isn't having a lot of fun or success with his game.6/10
- DirectorTex AveryStarsMel BlancRobert ClampettTedd PierceA very early appearance of a barely recognisable Daffy Duck, seen here tormenting Egghead, a prototype Elmer Fudd who is just as unsuccessful with ducks as he was later to be with a certain wascally wabbit.6/10
- DirectorDave FleischerDave TendlarStarsJack MercerMae QuestelGus WickeOlive takes Popeye to Prof. Bluteau to learn some manners.6/10
- DirectorDave FleischerDave TendlarStarsJack MercerKate WrightBetty's young cousin, Buzzy, takes the train to visit Betty. On the train, she's helpful, in a bratty kind of way, using her chewing gum to stick on a sleeping man's toupee, watering the flowers in a lady's hat, etc. At Betty's house, she sees the boys next door playing marbles and tries to join in; she proves better at things like walking on a fence than the boys, and even fares well with the goat the boys unleash.6/10
- DirectorDavid HandDick HuemerStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyRichard EdwardsMickey, Donald, and Goofy are crewing a whaling ship. Their mishaps include Donald fighting off some hungry birds, Mickey and a bucket of water that keeps doing a boomerang impression, and Goofy firing the cannon and getting stuck high in the air, and ultimately inside a whale. And when he lands the whale well, let's just say they're gonna need a bigger boat...6/10
- DirectorJack KingStarsClarence NashDonald Duck is Scoutmaster of his nephews on a camping trip at Yellowstone National Park, but his lack of leadership skills results in the Scouts having to help the Scoutmaster out of one predicament after another.5/10
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsMargaret LockwoodMichael RedgravePaul LukasWhile travelling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train.5/10
- DirectorHarold YoungStarsRobert WilcoxHelen ParrishMarjorie MainAfter his father is sentenced to death for accidentally killing a cop, Johnny's family is left to fight for survival. His sister becomes a burlesque performer for money while Johnny joins a local gang and turns to a life of street crime.5/10
- DirectorDave FleischerThomas JohnsonStarsJack MercerMae QuestelMargie HinesBetty Boop quits her job as overworked short-order cook to run an automated baby-care center. Will she regret it?5/10
- DirectorDave FleischerDave TendlarStarsJack MercerMae QuestelCaptain Popeye must hide Olive Oyl, an accidental stowaway on a ship filled with sailors who believe women are a jinx.5/10
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancTedd PierceStarts out with a tribe of African cannibals imitating Native Americans. After this, they do the new Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theme "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down." Then a sloppy stuttering salesman knocks on their doors, and they bring him in and put him in a pot of boiling water. The queen of the tribe wants to see the man. She falls in love with him. They get married, but when the salesman sees he has to kiss the bride, he decides he'd be better off being dinner for a tribe of hungry cannibals.5/10
- DirectorArthur B. WoodsStarsEmlyn WilliamsAnna KonstamAllan JeayesA convict, just out of prison, is implicated in a murder and goes on the run, hitching a ride with a truck driver.3/10
- DirectorFrank TashlinStarsMel BlancTedd PierceDanny WebbIt's ice skating time. After a few generic ice-skating gags, we get to the main story. An animal falls through the ice, and a pig doing W.C. Fields (W.C. Squeals, apparently) calls for help from a Saint Bernard dog. The dog dispenses a drink, and Squeals begins scheming to get some himself. First he tries faking his own fall through the ice, but the dog sees through it and downs the drink himself. Then Squeals tries using a dish of bones and a magnet, but the magnet falls through the ice and gets stuck around a fish. The fish then swims through a liquor spill from the dog's casket; the drunken fish grabs an ax and, swimming in a circle, dunks another skater. He then latches onto Squeals' skates, and hauls him into an ice-skating contest, where the fish-induced antics win him first prize. Squeals fills the loving cup from the dog's cask, and the fish swims off with it.3/10
- DirectorBill RobertsStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyLee MillarA parrot belonging to an escaped killer washes up in Mickey's basement. Mickey hears it talking and thinks the parrot is the killer he's just heard about on the radio. While Mickey is skulking about the basement, Pluto runs into the parrot, first hidden under the fish, and then inside a leftover turkey.2/10
- DirectorHarry RevierStarsShirley MillsBob BollingerWarner RichmondA schoolteacher in a rural community campaigns to stop the practice of older men marrying underage girls.1/10