Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.
A determined young boy living in a small village strives to obtain enough money to purchase a ticket to the cinema.
A man's car breaks down, leading him to journey for a small plastic funnel.
While the costume maker Onésime is absent, his mannequins begin to play...
Two couples, in the same room, try to keep it together. The human couple fare differently to the pair of Goldfish in their fish tank. An artful piece exploring choice in life and love. The humour is derived from the wistful musings, in Cantonese, of the male fish and narrator.
Leonce works at the Gaumont studios as star actor and his wife suspects him of being unfaithful. She finds ladies' hair on his coat, fan letters in his pocket...
His double behaves very badly, while the real Onésime suffers the consequences.
Having fallen in love with a beautiful neighbor girl, Rigadin tries to help her get rid of a persistent suitor.
After returning from the circus, Bout-de-Zan starts doing acrobatic tricks.
Following his parents, Bout-de-Zan participates in a masked ball wearing an elegant gown.
Onésime came down and threw himself on stage, starting into the great aria at which he excelled. We must say, in respect for the truth, that he earned what critics calls "the estimated success": Onésime, who has the voice of a barrel salesman, sings like the pulley in a well.
This silent French film begins with Georges feeling miserable, as he has ambitions of being a great musician but is forced to eke out a living giving lessons. So, he writes a friend to ask his advice. The friend tries to remake Georges and make him a bit of a playboy. However, when it comes to wooing a rich American, the advice is not exactly perfect.
Just as the streets to hell, to hear it from the travelers, are paved with good intentions, the illustrious police officer Zigoto's brain is full of the most commendable initiatives. While passing before a door, he sees a piece of rope underneath and thinks it his duty to bend down and pick it up. But he's amazed to see that the more he pulls, the longer the cord becomes: "For a thousand prefects - that was his favorite exclamation - do they take me for a pulley?" Upon the arrival of two officers, the men open the door, when all of a sudden a black, horned mass crashes into them.
Have you ever wondered what would happen if the words "moose" and "cock" were to suddenly come together to form a new word? This hard-hitting short film probes the possibilities.
Two unlikely running mates seek the nation's highest office.
On the street, Bébé has his pocket watch stolen. He sets off to find the thief himself.
When Onésime gets declared dead by drowning, the supposed-widow consults a private detective specialized in missing persons.
Not having enough money to pay his drink bill, Onésime sells his soul to the Devil.
Short romantic comedy starring Musidora as a capricious woman.
Bébé's mother and her friends conduct a spiritualist session. They feel the presence of evil and get panic attacks, before they find the truth.