Oscar Nominated Short Subject (Two-Reel)
This nomination category took place between the 9th - 29th Academy Awards Ceremonies (1937-1957). Two reel was short films up to 20min.
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- DirectorLeslie GoodwinsStarsEdgar KennedyFlorence LakeDot FarleyAn assuming husband, suspicious of his wife, follows her for the day. Misunderstandings, mishaps, and hijinks ensue.
- DirectorErrol TaggartStarsRichard AlexanderBarbara BedfordHarry C. BradleyA protection racket preying on milk distribution is broken through the persistence of law enforcement and the courage of a local businessman.
- DirectorJoseph HenaberyStarsPhil HarrisLeah RayHarry Tyler
- DirectorLeslie GoodwinsStarsLeon ErrolVivien OaklandRichard LaneErrol's wife goes back to work, despite his objections.
- DirectorHarold S. BucquetStarsEdwin MaxwellGeorge LynnMurray AlperPolice go after a fraud operation that stages automobile accidents to collect insurance money.
- DirectorLeslie GoodwinsStarsWillie BestDaisy BuffordJesse Graves
- DirectorHarold S. BucquetStarsStanley RidgesJohn EldredgeLouis Jean HeydtShows the role the crime laboratory plays in the solving of cases, and how even the smallest detail can become a major clue.
- DirectorCrane WilburStarsJohn LitelTed OsborneRosella TowneThis historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware, who cast the deciding vote so that the Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776.
- DirectorCrane WilburStarsFritz FeldKathryn KaneJohn CarrollIn this musical short, a director named Nitvitch, unhappy with the lead actress in his Western, makes an unexpected discovery in the studio cafe where some big stars are being served by a bevy of beautiful singing, dancing waitresses.
- DirectorDavid MillerStarsDick PurcellJo Ann SayersRichard LaneIn this Crime Does Not Pay series entry, John Jones is an up and coming businessman who drinks too much but denies he has a problem. One day he mixes drinking and driving, and the tragic consequences hit very close to home.
- DirectorFrank P. DonovanStarsAlexander WoollcottAnnette DionneCecile DionneCecile, Annette, Yvonne, Emile and Marie, the Dionne Quintuplets, turn five years old and have a private birthday party in their garden. Other than the five little French-Canadian princesses-of-the-world, the other attendees at the party for the sheltered sisters are their doctor-and-mentor, Roy Dafoe; a priest and two nurses; radio's "Town Crier," Alexander Woollcott; and RKO-Newsreel cameraman Harry Smith. Happy Fifth Birthday, girls.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsClaude RainsGale SondergaardDonald CrispSet during the American Revolution, this colorful 2 reel short tells the story of Haym Salomon, American patriot and financier of the American Revolution.
- StarsJames ConatyWarren McCollumCharles MiddletonProduced in cooperation with the United States Navy, the film follows naval aviators through their basic training in Pensacola, Florida and advanced training at San Diego, California.
- DirectorB. Reeves EasonStarsRobert ArmstrongWilliam LundiganHenry O'NeillThis drama is "dedicated to the soldiers of the United States Army." Men with diverse backgrounds enlist in the army and are all assigned to the same post. Some adapt easily to army life, while others have trouble making the adjustment.
- DirectorRay EnrightStarsSidney BlackmerPierre WatkinTheodore von EltzIn a series of short scenes, key periods in Theodore Roosevelt's political life are dramatized beginning in 1895 with his time as New York City police commissioner and later as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice President and President.
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsAddison RichardsWolfgang ZilzerHugh BeaumontThis short film portrays the U.S. Department of Immigration's efforts to capture a ring of smugglers who prey on desperate immigrants waiting entry by convincing them they have influence with the Immigration Service if they just pay a fee.
- DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsJohn NesbittRaymond Gram SwingNeville ChamberlainThe film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It chronicles how the people of "Main Street America", the country's military forces, and its industrial base were completely transformed when the decision was made to gear up for war. Original footage is interspersed with contemporary newsreels and stock footage.
- DirectorJean NegulescoStarsBallet Russe de Monte CarloLéonide MassineMilada MladovaIn a Paris nightclub setting, the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performs to the music of Jacques Offenbach.
- DirectorB. Reeves EasonStarsGeorge TobiasRichard TravisGig YoungEducational short about the status of battle tanks and tanker training in the U.S. Army in pre-War 1941, featuring a comical army trainee from the Bronx.
- DirectorLewis SeilerStarsHewitt T. WhelessRonald ReaganFranklin D. RooseveltThis short film in support of the war effort dramatizes the training and missions of Army Air Forces Captain Hewett T. Wheless, a former Texas ranch hand who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in the early days of WWII.
- DirectorJoseph M. NewmanStarsDonald DouglasGloria HoldenBarry NelsonThis MGM short, part of the Crime does not Pay series, focuses on industrial sabotage during wartime. After a valuable shipment of manganese is blown up at a plant, the FBI try to find out how information on the manganese shipment was found out. They get a lead on one of the plotters, Beulah Anderson, who as a waitress in a café gets to pick up all kinds of scuttlebutt from the innocent but loose talking clients. Once they figure out how she is sending the information she gathers, the FBI sets a trap. The moral of the story is: Don't Talk!
- DirectorHarry W. Smith
- DirectorJean NegulescoStarsFaye EmersonDorothy DayMarjorie HoshelleThree young women join the newly formed Women's Army Corps (WACS) for varied reasons, and make contributions to the war effort.
- DirectorHugh BennettStarsBetty Jane RhodesJohnny JohnstonVal SetzThe first of a series of six two-reel "Musical Parade" shorts produced in Technicolor for the Paramount 1943-44 production season. The series would continue into 1948, and then were reissued in the early 50's. In addition to listed cast, dancers Adriana & Charly were on hand, as were The Rogers Dancers. Songs included "All the Way" and "At the Mardi Gras."