Onésime and the Heart of the Gypsy

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.

A man and a woman have an awkward encounter at an indoor playground.

Professor Pierre Ginsberg is having wife trouble and, on the advice of his lawyer, sets out to wear her down with kindness; she wants constant entertainment his lawyer promises him that a month of dancing and entertainment will eventually kill her or, at least, calm her down some. The exact opposite happens and Professor Ginsberg stands a good chance of dying himself. He manages to sing a song, in the best Willie Howard style, along the way.

Elissa Landi and Charley Chase host an East Asian themed garden tea party in Hollywood. After introducing a few Hollywood luminaries who are attending the party, they present a number of musical and/or dance performances to entertain the crowd. This set of performances also includes ethnic Chinese actress Anna May Wong modeling some fashions she brought back from her first ever trip to China. Through it all, one of the guests, already inebriated, is having a few problems mixing and serving the cocktails he wants.

A newly arrived guest of a Hollywood hotel charms and amazes the regulars, and they decide to invite him to their Christmas dinner.

Bernie Cates requests the services of the most absent-minded waiter he's ever seen, who pours water before setting the glasses, endlessly repeats questions, brings wrong orders, and ruins everything- but the bill.

A comedy about a duel at dawn, over a matter of honour.

A heartfelt exploration of the life of a small business owner.

A man's car breaks down, leading him to journey for a small plastic funnel.

A determined young boy living in a small village strives to obtain enough money to purchase a ticket to the cinema.

Musical short.

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.

Franklin gets into a disagreement with a tough sea captain. However, he doesn't find out until later that the captain is his fiance's father.

Two sailors decide to settle down and get married, and live to regret it.

Andy makes elaborate plans to attend a prizefight, and they all backfire.

A boat builder and his family attempt to set sail in his handmade boat, 'The Damfino'.

This short film depicts troubles and panics caused by Calino (Clément Mégé) around the billiard table.

Kids reject the bad taste of medicine. Bout de Zan steals a cigar and tastes it, but it doesn't work.

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...