Family Movies
The Cat That Hated People (1948)
A much-abused cat really hates living with people, so decides to go to the moon for some peace and quiet.
Green Grass of Wyoming (1948)
The romance of a rancher’s niece and a rival rancher’s son parallels that of a stallion and a mare.
Melody Time (1948)
In the grand tradition of Disney’s great musical classics, Melody Time features seven timeless stories, each enhanced with high-spirited music and unforgettable characters. You’ll be sure to tap your toes…
I Remember Mama (1948)
Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband and a highly-educated lodger who reads great literature to the family…
Driftwood (1947)
An orphan helps a doctor fight an epidemic in a small western town, in one of Allan Dwan’s closely observed studies in Americana.
Life with Father (1947)
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy’s following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so…
Banjo (1947)
Family drama about a young farm girl, suddenly orphaned, who must give up her beloved dog when she’s sent to live with her aunt in Boston.
Rescue Dog (1947)
The snow covered mountains; but not to worry, rescue dog Pluto is on duty. Actually, given that he barely keeps himself safe, maybe you should worry. A playful seal keeps…
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
A holiday favourite for generations… George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the…
The Yearling (1946)
Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?
Song of the South (1946)
Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Br’er Rabbit to help little Johnny deal with his confusion over his parents’ separation as well as his new life on the plantation.
Black Beauty (1946)
Based on Anna Sewell’s novel. In rural England of the 1880’s, widower Squire Wendon is rearing his young daughter Anne. Her father has forbidden her to be present when their…
Peter and the Wolf (1946)
Disney’s animated adaptation of Prokofiev’s masterpiece, in which every character is represented musically by a different instrument. Young Peter decides to go hunting for the wolf that’s been prowling around…
Make Mine Music (1946)
In the tradition of Fantasia, Make Mine Music is a glorious collection of musically charged animated shorts featuring such fun-filled favorites as “Peter and the Wolf”, narrated by the beloved…
The Hick Chick (1946)
In this triangle drama a country chicken chooses between a country rooster and a city rooster.
Peep in the Deep (1946)
Olive has a map to a sunken treasure, but Bluto stowed away and is determined to beat Popeye to it.
Road to Utopia (1946)
While on a ship to Skagway, Alaska, Duke and Chester find a map to a secret gold mine, which had been ‘stolen’ by thugs. In Alaska to recover her father’s…
The Friendly Ghost (1945)
Casper struggles to find friends who won’t run away scared when they meet him.
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
Welcome to Fuller Junction, Wisconsin, a friendly small town settled by Norwegian farmers. Here we see the exploits of two young cousins, Selma and Arnold, who learn about their world…
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945)
A young boy tries to train Thunderhead, a beautiful white colt and the son of his beloved Flicka, to be a champion race horse.
National Velvet (1945)
Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses…
The Three Caballeros (1944)
For Donald’s birthday he receives a box with three gifts inside. The gifts, a movie projector, a pop-up book, and a pinata, each take Donald on wild adventures through Mexico…
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family up to the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair.
My Pal Wolf (1944)
A lonely child, neglected by her parents, encounters and befriends a German Shepherd, but she’s unaware the animal is a military dog being trained for service in WW2.
Andy Hardy’s Blonde Trouble (1944)
Andy is going to Wainwright College as did his father. He sees a pretty blonde on the train and he is alternately winked at or slapped every time he sees…
Batty Baseball (1944)
A series of visual gags about baseball. One running gag has an angry fan screaming “Kill the ump!” Be careful what you wish for…..
First in Line (1944)
A screen adaptation of the well-known novel by Roger Frison-Roche about the harsh lives of mountain guides and their families in the French Alps, near Chamonix and the French/Swiss/Italian borders……
Broadway Rhythm (1944)
Broadway producer Johnny Demming is only interested in big-name talent and scoffs that his sister, father and other small-time talent could be used in a successful show.
Lassie Come Home (1943)
Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the rich Duke of Rudling. Lassie, however, is unwilling to remain apart from…
What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard? (1943)
Two buzzards suffer from acute food shortage and make up for it by cooking each other, or at least trying to.
Secret Agent (1943)
A double agent trying to deliver information to Washington, D.C. is chased by Nazi operatives.
The Underground World (1943)
Superman has to save Lois Lane from a cult of hawk-people in an homage to Edgar Rice Burroughs’s “At the Earth’s Core”.
My Friend Flicka (1943)
Ken McLaughlin is a precocious 10-year-old who lives with his family on a remote Wyoming ranch. When Ken returns home from school with failing grades, his father, Rob, blames the…
The Human Comedy (1943)
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
The Mummy Strikes (1943)
Egyptologists are attacked by mummies, drawing the attention of Superman.
Destruction Inc. (1942)
Superman has to thwart wartime saboteurs tampering with things at the Metropolis Munitions Plant…who have captured Lois Lane and loaded her into a torpedo!