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A Modern Guide to Health

June 1946 •English

Modern advice and old-fashioned values combine in this postwar animated health guide from the makers of Animal Farm.

Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka

April 1933 •English

A lost Japanese animated film noted for being one of the earliest to feature voice acting. The story is about a working family man who has an affair with a coworker. She finds out about the affair through him talking in his sleep.

Electronic Control System of the C-1 Auto Pilot Part 1: Basic Electricity as Applied to Electronic Control System

January 1943 •English

Animated training film depicting the fundamentals of electricity and how electrical signals can be used to keep an airplane on correct course and altitude through an autopilot.

Goodbye, Mr. Germ

September 1940 •English

A doctor explains to his children the dangers of tuberculosis, what it is and how to prevent against contracting it.

Le premier cigare

June 1897 •French

Since this is lost the content of the film can only be presumed but it was supposedly depicted a schoolboy smoking his first cigar.

It's a Grand Old Nag

December 1947 •English

A slick movie director tricks a hayseed horse into becoming a stunt double.

So Much for So Little

January 1949 •English

Little Johnny Jones, to be born in the next year, is shown growing to a ripe, healthy old age, thanks to the efforts of his local public health officers. But without them, he might be one of the 5% or so that dies in the first year. The price for the public health service: about 3 cents a week. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.

Without a Trace

October 1918 •Spanish

The true incident of the German U-Boat which torpedoed an Argentine ship to make Argentina declare war on the Allies. The film was not as successful as Cristiani's previous film, The Apostle from 1917, since Without a Trace was confiscated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by order of President Hipólito Yrigoyen and purportedly destroyed. It is unknown if any copies of the film exist, and it is currently considered a lost film.

Peludo City

September 1931 •Spanish

The story of Argentine President Hipolito Yrigoyen's corrupt government and its overthrow by a military coup. Yrigoyen floats around in his boat Peludo City (which represented Argentina) while constantly being harassed by hungry sharks (the Radicals). The film was released with a Vitaphone sound-on-disc synchronization system soundtrack, making the film generally credited as the first animated feature film with sound. It is now considered a lost film, along with several of Cristiani's films which were destroyed in fires in 1957 and 1961.

Facts and Figures or Whatever Happened to Dick

January 1970 •English

Unambiguous message, unpretentiously inventive animation and a blackly comic tone.

Kuru Kuru and Friends: The Secrets of the Rainbow Tree

November 2015 •Korean

The movie takes place between Seasons 1 and 2. The Green Forest Village hosts a festival in celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the large tree growing in the middle of the village. While Curucuru and his friends are helping in the festival, they learned that tree's vitality is due to a legendary item call the Pingya, which gives it Eternal Love and Life. But in the midst of the festival, a bunch of Pirate Hyenas came to the village and stole the legendary item, causing the tree to wilt. Now it's up to Curucuru and his pals to get it back from the pirates, before things can go worse. But amid-st the actual troubles they face, the kids also encounter a strange Tiger child, who is connected to the incident.

Roy del espacio

March 1983 •Spanish

Roy Del Espacio (aka Roy From Space) was a Mexican animated movie directed by Hector Lopez Carmona, Rafael Angel Gil and Ulises P. Aguirre that was in production from 1979 to 1982, being released in theaters in Mexico City in 1983. However, the end result was apparently of really poor quality, so much that the movie was pulled from theaters only two days after its premiere. The movie was never broadcast on TV nor released on home video, and information about it or its creators is almost nonexistent. The only surviving visual information is a promotional poster containing both original art and a black and white still from the movie.

The Tobacconist

January 1974 •French

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood

February 2007 •Japanese

An adaptation of the original five volume arc of the popular JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga, covering the Phantom Blood chapters. Jonathan Joestar is an aristocratic boy whose life is suddenly turned upside down by a mysterious new boy who arrives, Dio Brando. Dio has a connection to his father, and over time, a rivalry forms as Dio becomes obsessed with a mysterious, ancient, and mystical stone mask that Jonathan's father keeps. This film has not been publicly released outside of its original limited run in Japanese theaters and is considered virtually lost.

Doraemon: Robot War

February 1983 •Chinese

Nobita and friends engage in an all out robot war in this unofficial installment of the Doraemon series.

The Story of Cholera

December 2011 •English

This film makes visible the invisible cholera germs as a young boy shows how to help the sick and guides his village in preventing the spread of cholera.

St Francis or Nightmares and Dreams

Invalid date •French

St. Francis (also known as Nightmare and Dreams and Saint Francis: Dreams and Nightmares) is a French 25 minute anti-war film directed by Berthold Bartosch. Partially financed by Thorold Dickinson, Bartosch worked on it from 1933 to 1938. Very little is known about it, to the point where there are conflicting reports on whether it was in color or in black and white. When the Nazis invaded Paris, the film was still in the editing stages. Bartosch deposited the film at the Cinémathèque Française, where it was destroyed during the Nazi occupation. Reportedly, a few still images have survived, but they are incredibly rare and aren't available online.

Moctezuma's treasure

January 1935 •Spanish

Lost animation short film about the treasure of the aztec emperor Moctezuma.

Alcohol: Pink Elephant

January 1975 •English

Discusses causes, symptoms, and treatment of alcoholism. Points out that alcoholism is a disease which involves both physical and mental dependency, requiring both physical and mental treatment.

Agent Cool Blue Goes To Hollywood

January 2006 •English

Help Agent Cool track the plaque! This interactive short was included on a mini DVD with specially marked bottles of Cool Blue briefly, before the mouth wash was unexpectedly recalled.