When teacher Simon arrives in a small, secluded village to take over the local school, he is surprised to discover that his predecessor has disappeared without a trace - and that nobody seems too concerned about it. As Simon probes deeper into the disappearance, the inhabitants of a forbidding estate called "Summerfield" take on more and more significance.
Three children visit their friend Bethie's clubhouse where they are encouraged to be as silly as possible as long as they learn and do well in school. Everything is silly at Bethie's clubhouse, the door tells knock-knock jokes, the books jockey to be read first, and the TV reminds Bethie when her favorite show "Ivana the Iguanna's Beauty Tips" is on. Add to that an assortment of silly visitors like Kitty Kat Man, Captain Schnorer the Worldwide Explorer and various talking animals who all break into wonderful musical numbers while educating the kids.
A man working in a fish cannery has a guilty conscience and begins to imagine he is a murderer. In his delirium/dream the fish try him for murder in a crazy court-room scene at the bottom of the ocean, which incorporates the 'Information, Please" radio routine, and also has a fish-jury who sing a little ditty called "There's Nothing On the End of the Hook." Re-released to theaters again in 1954, before Columbia sold it to television stations.
Based on parts of Rita Lee’s autobiography “Uma Autobiografia”, the documentary explores Rita’s remaining legacy in her childhood home, which is currently the residency of missionaries. This film seeks to investigate the persistence of memories of spaces that no longer exist.
Rare collection of TV-, promo-, and live-clips from the early years. Tracklist: 1. Can I Sit Next To You Girl (1974, with Dave Evans) 2. High Voltage (1975) 3. Baby Please Don't Go (Aussie TV 1975) 4. Jailbreak (1976) 5. It's A Long Way To The Top (1976) 6. Jailbreak (Aussie TV 1976) 7. Problem Child (Live Sydney 1976) 8. Baby Please Don't Go (Live Sydney 1976) 9. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976) 10. Jailbreak (UK TV 1976) 11. Let There Be Rock (1977) 12. Sin City (US TV 1978) 13. Highway To Hell (1979) 14. Shot Down In Flames (1979) 15. Touch Too Much (1979) 16. If You Want Blood (1979) 17. Walk All Over You (1979) 18. Highway To Hell 19. Bad Boy Boogie 20. The Jack 21. Rocker 22. Whole Lotta Rosie (Live Holland 1979) 23. Touch Too Much (UK TV 1980)
The Adventures of Paddy the Pelican is an animated miniseries that first aired on ABC (US) in 1950. The show is notorious for a variety of factors including its unprofessional voice acting, simplistic animation, and inconsistent appearances of the title character.
