Movies and TvShows featuring "novelty" theme.

Basically this is a commercial for Hollywood's Lido Lounge and for MGM contract players. The Lido is a large watering hole; we visit one afternoon with an orchestra playing, all sorts of stars and would-be stars sitting at tables near the pool alongside paying customers, and bathing beauties parading and diving. The Lido's manager, Reggy Denny, introduces the stars in the audience. He's sometimes interrupted by someone who does a bit, sings a song, or otherwise entertains: most of these are novelty acts. By the end, everyone's having a swell time.

The feathered residents of Chirpendale are terrorized by an evil black crow by the name of "The Black Menace". But to the citizen's rescue comes a brave young taxi puller named Bill! In other words, every single role in this film is played by birds. Actual birds.

Explorer Paul Hoefler leads a safari into central Africa and what was then called the Belgian Congo, in the regions inhabited by the Wassara and the famous Ubangi tribes.

Directed by Dave Fleischer.

In this short, with the sound effects and voices of the Warner Bros animation shorts, but with black and white footage of monkeys and other animals, we see a struggle between two boy monkeys and the girl they love.

The story of a boy who has a goldfish as a pet, and the family cat has other plans for the goldfish, and a canary protects it by distracting the cat.

Traveling Saleslady follows the story of a saleswoman who finds herself in a romantic rivalry and tangled in deceit while on the road.

In Gizmo!, a man showcases his strange and creative inventions, leading to comedic situations and a series of strange behaviors. With a backdrop of New York City in the 1930s, the man's novelty gadgets and weird behavior capture the attention of the audience. From hidden guns in shoes to an astronaut in zero gravity, the film takes the viewers on a wild and hilarious journey of creativity and folly.

Thurston's former sweetheart has married a big brute, and they move in down the hall from him.

Helen Young sings, and Johnny Long leads his orchestra as they perform a song.

Lost film that introduces Max Fleischer's rotoscope animation to the public with the fluid movement of the Clown character. The Clown is animated over live-action reference footage of his brother Dave Fleischer who worked as a clown.

Special photography conveys the experience of a person shrunken to one-sixteenth of an inch in height, viewing everyday objects from a new, up-close perspective.