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| 1 |  | Dumbo (1941) |  3.3228 71 reviews | G | Drama, Musical, Family, Animation, Disney |
$13.99
| An ostracized circus elephant learns he can fly thanks to his unusually large ears. Soon he becomes ...more about Dumbo starring Edward Brophy and Sterling Holloway |
| 2 |  | Bambi (1942) | 3.2938 81 reviews | G | Drama, Family, Animation, Disney |
$9.99
| Hailed as "the Prince of the forest" we follow Bambi from birth to adulthood. We see his ...more about Bambi starring Hardie Albright and Tim Davis |
| 3 |  | Pinocchio (1940) | 3.2868 17 reviews | G | Fantasy, Musical, Family, Animation, Disney | N/A | Inventor Gepetto creates a wooden marionette called Pinocchio. His wish that Pinocchio be a real ...more about Pinocchio starring Dickie Jones and Christian Rub |
| 4 |  | Fantasia (1940) |  3.1803 66 reviews | G | Fantasy, Family, Animation, Music, Disney | N/A | Disney animators set pictures to classical music as Leopold Stokowski conducts the Philadelphia ...more about Fantasia starring Leopold Stokowski and Deems Taylor |
| 5 |  | Melody Time (1948) | 2.9953 12 reviews | NA | Musical, Family, Animation, Disney |
$10.98
| Segments: "Once Upon a Wintertime," two lovers recued from an icy river by friendly animals; ...more about Melody Time starring Roy Rogers and Freddy Martin |
| 6 |  | Make Mine Music (1946) | 2.9111 10 reviews | NA | Musical, Family, Animation, Disney |
$10.98
| Segments: "A Rustic Ballad," a story of feuding hillbillys; "A Tone Poem," a mood piece set on a ...more about Make Mine Music starring Nelson Eddy and Dinah Shore |
| 7 |  | Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, The (1949) | 2.8815 17 reviews | NA | Family, Animation, Disney |
$10.98
| Two stories. The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. ...more about Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad starring Bing Crosby and Basil Rathbone |
| 8 |  | Song of the South (1946) | 2.8567 11 reviews | NA | Adventure, Musical, Family, Animation, Disney | N/A | Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Brer Rabbit to help little Johnny deal his confusion over his ...more about Song of the South starring Ruth Warrick and Bobby Driscoll |
| 9 |  | Much Ado About Nothing (1940) |  2.7092 19 reviews | NA | Animation, Short | N/A | ...more about Much Ado About Nothing |
| 10 |  | Pecos Bill (1948) | 2.5844 1 reviews | NA | Western, Animation, Short | N/A | Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers tell the story of Pecos Bill, an infant who fell out of a ...more about Pecos Bill starring Roy Rogers and Bob Nolan |
| 11 |  | Three Caballeros, The (1944) | 2.5113 13 reviews | NA | Musical, Comedy, Family, Animation, Disney | N/A | When Donald Duck meets up with two Latin birds--Jose Carioca and Panchito-- the three head down to ...more about Three Caballeros starring Aurora Miranda and Carmen Molina |
| 12 |  | Fun and Fancy Free (1947) | 2.3960 9 reviews | G | Musical, Family, Animation, Disney |
$15.50
| Disney version of fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk", featuring Mickey, Donald and Goofy in the ...more about Fun and Fancy Free starring Walt Disney and Edgar Bergen |
| 13 |  | Superman (1941) |  2.1856 5 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Family, Animation, Short |
$4.03
| When Lois is kidnapped by a mad scientist, she is given a demonstration of his energy cannon as he ...more about Superman |
| 14 | | Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941) | 2.1643 4 reviews | NA | Fantasy, Musical, Comedy, Family, Animation | N/A | In a vacant corner lot off Broadway (by about a yard) is a place called the Lowlands by the tiny ...more about Mr. Bug Goes to Town |
| 15 | | Jasper and the Haunted House (1942) | 2.1004 1 reviews | NA | Animation, Short | N/A | ...more about Jasper and the Haunted House |
| 16 |  | Bongo (1947) | 2.0821 1 reviews | NA | Family, Animation, Disney | N/A | Bongo, a performing circus bear, longs to live free like other bears. When he gets his wish, he ...more about Bongo starring Dinah Shore and Cliff Edwards |
| 17 | | Showdown (1942) | 2.0638 1 reviews | NA | Crime, Animation, Short |
$15.52
| ...more about Showdown |
| 18 | | Magnetic Telescope, The (1942) | 1.9177 1 reviews | NA | Sci-Fi, Animation, Short |
$22.33
| An experimental "magnetic telescope" draws down a fireball from space. Despite warnings, the ...more about Magnetic Telescope |
| 19 |  | Victory Through Air Power (1943) | 1.9132 2 reviews | NA | War, Animation, Documentary |
$27.93
| This is a unique film in Disney Production's history. This film is essentially a propaganda film ...more about Victory Through Air Power |
| 20 | | Japoteurs (1942) | 1.9086 1 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War, Sci-Fi, Animation, Short |
$15.52
| American industry builds a gigantic new bomber and Lois Lane stows away on the test flight; little ...more about Japoteurs |
| 21 | | Volcano (1942) | 1.9086 1 reviews | NA | Thriller, Animation, Short |
$22.33
| A deadly eruption is predicted on the inhabited island of Monokoa. Daily Planet reporters Clark and ...more about Volcano |
| 22 | | Destruction Inc. (1942) | 1.8629 1 reviews | NA | Action, Crime, Animation, Short |
$15.52
| A murder at the Metropolis Munitions plant draws Lois Lane into the thick of a sabotage plot; she ...more about Destruction Inc. |
| 23 |  | Olympic Champ, The (1942) | 1.8584 2 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Sports, Short |
$7.02
| ...more about Olympic Champ |
| 24 | | Arctic Giant, The (1942) | 1.8355 2 reviews | NA | Sci-Fi, Animation, Short |
$22.33
| An expedition unearths a frozen Tyrannosaurus in the Siberian tundra and brings it back to the USA. ...more about Arctic Giant |
| 25 | | Harvest Time (1940) | 1.8355 1 reviews | NA | Animation, Short | N/A | ...more about Harvest Time |
| 26 |  | Eleventh Hour (1942) | 1.8355 1 reviews | NA | Animation, Short |
$15.52
| Somehow, reporters Clark and Lois manage to visit wartime Japan. While there, Superman commits a ...more about Eleventh Hour |
| 27 | | Bulleteers, The (1942) | 1.7899 1 reviews | NA | Action, Animation, Short |
$22.33
| Extortionists with a super-powerful bullet-shaped flying rocket car threaten destruction to ...more about Bulleteers |
| 28 | | Electric Earthquake (1942) | 1.7899 1 reviews | NA | Sci-Fi, Animation, Short |
$22.33
| An American Indian fanatic tries to extort the return of Manhattan to his people with artificially ...more about Electric Earthquake |
| 29 |  | Pedro (1943) | 1.7899 1 reviews | NA | Family, Animation, Short |
$7.02
| ...more about Pedro |
| 30 | | Billion Dollar Limited (1942) | 1.7625 2 reviews | NA | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Animation, Short |
$22.33
| An enormous gold shipment en route to the mint is hijacked by well armed robbers, and Lois Lane is ...more about Billion Dollar Limited |
| 31 | | Mechanical Monsters, The (1941) | 1.7625 2 reviews | NA | Family, Animation, Short |
$22.33
| An inventor has built powerful giant robots that can fly like planes and open banks like cans. Of ...more about Mechanical Monsters |
| 32 |  | Mickey Down Under (1947) |  1.7442 1 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short |
$7.02
| Mickey is running a banana plantation. Pluto is frightened by Mickey's boomerang and gets tangled ...more about Mickey Down Under |
| 33 | | Terror on the Midway (1942) | 1.7442 1 reviews | NA | Animation, Short |
$22.33
| While Clark and Lois are reviewing a circus, "Gigantic" the gorilla escapes and endangers Lois. In ...more about Terror on the Midway |
| 34 |  | Knight for a Day, A (1946) | 1.7351 1 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short | N/A | ...more about Knight for a Day |
| 35 |  | Baseball Bugs (1946) | 1.7259 1 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Sports, Short |
$26.49
| At a baseball game between the Gashouse Gorillas and the Tea-Totallers, a heckling Bugs Bunny is ...more about Baseball Bugs |
| 36 | | Underground World, The (1943) | 1.7259 1 reviews | NA | Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Short |
$15.52
| The original discoverer's son takes Clark Kent and Lois exploring in unknown regions of Henderson ...more about Underground World |
| 37 | | My Favorite Duck (1942) | 1.7077 1 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short | N/A | Porky tries to relax on a hunting and fishing trip, but Daffy, smugly pointing out the "No Duck ...more about My Favorite Duck |
| 38 | | Mummy Strikes, The (1943) | 1.6438 1 reviews | NA | Animation, Short |
$15.52
| An egyptologist is found dead and his assistant convicted of murder, but colleague Dr. Wilson tells ...more about Mummy Strikes |
| 39 |  | Reluctant Dragon, The (1941) | 1.6095 5 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Disney |
$7.02
| Benchley takes the audience on a tour through Disney studios. Alan Ladd plays one of the animators ...more about Reluctant Dragon starring Robert Benchley and Frances Gifford |
| 40 |  | Wind in the Willows, The (1949) | 1.5616 7 reviews | NA | Family, Animation, Short |
$10.98
| ...more about Wind in the Willows |
| 41 |  | Jungle Drums (1943) | 1.5159 1 reviews | NA | War, Thriller, Animation, Short |
$15.52
| A jungle temple with hooded priest is really a Nazi military base which downs a plane bearing Lois ...more about Jungle Drums |
| 42 |  | Willie the Operatic Whale (1946) |  1.1415 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Fantasy, Family, Animation, Short, Music, Disney | N/A | The Metropolitan Opera is looking for the sea monster reported in newspaper headlines, because this ...more about Willie the Operatic Whale starring Nelson Eddy |
| 43 |  | Night Before Christmas, The (1941) | 1.1415 1 reviews | NA | Christmas, Comedy, Family, Animation, Short |
$12.99
| Well, a mouse *is* stirring... And he's having fun playing with the toys, until he mistakes Tom for ...more about Night Before Christmas |
| 44 | | Johnstown Flood, The (1946) |  0.2283 1 reviews | NA | Animation, Short | N/A | ...more about Johnstown Flood |
| 45 | | Fish Follies (1940) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Animation, Short | N/A | ...more about Fish Follies |
| 46 | | Cold Romance, A (1949) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Animation, Short | N/A | ...more about Cold Romance |
| 47 | | Perils of Pearl Pureheart, The (1949) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Animation, Short | N/A | ...more about Perils of Pearl Pureheart |
| 48 | | Lion Hunt, The (1949) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Animation, Short | N/A | ...more about Lion Hunt |
| 49 | | Our Funny Finny Friends (1949) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Animation, Short, Music | N/A | ...more about Our Funny Finny Friends |
| 50 | | Wigwam Whoopee (1948) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short | N/A | Popeye follows along behind the Mayflower in his own rowboat. He washes up on Plymouth Rock. ...more about Wigwam Whoopee |
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