Best 19 Short Movies Fan Favorites from 1963

At Miss Sophie's 90th birthday dinner, her butler James must fill in for her four departed friends - and that includes lots of drinks before every course. Find out about Dinner for One / IMDB / YouTube

Set in a leper colony in the north of Iran, The House is Black juxtaposes ugliness, of which there is much in the world as stated in the opening scenes, with religion and gratitude. Check out The House Is Black / IMDB / YouTube

A law student regularly visits a Paris bakery to flirt with a brunette employee. Look into The Bakery Girl of Monceau / IMDB / YouTube

A writer named Algernon (but called Harry by his friends) buys a picture of a boat on a lake, and his obsession with it renders normal life impossible. He attempts to function again by consulting an analyst and becoming married, but eventually succumbs to his strange anxiety by disappearing into the picture. Explore What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? / IMDB / YouTube

A photo montage of Cubans filmed by Agnes Varda during her visit to Cuba in 1963. The film explores Cuban society and culture post-revolution. Check out Salut les Cubains / IMDB / YouTube

A travelogue of Valparaiso, Chile, a city built on steep hills. Life is a constant struggle against geography. Neighbourhoods are reached by series of ramps, staircases, and funicular railway elevators. The poorest residents on the hilltops have trouble obtaining water for drinking and washing. There are community dances, a travelling circus, a race course. Boys feed . Find out about Valparaiso / IMDB / YouTube

The first animated adaptation made by industrial film juggernaut Coronet Films of the title character (who thought she can and eventually could) helping out a broken-down engine pulling a trainload of toys asking for help after the big and old engines rejected the offer. Get info on The Little Engine That Could / IMDB / YouTube

Wile E. Coyote attacks the Road Runner with an enormous boulder-throwing catapult, only to have it constantly backfire on him. Look into To Beep or Not to Beep / IMDB / YouTube

A man borrows a cat and when he goes back to return it, the place where he got it is no longer there. He begins his search. Read about Joseph Kilian / IMDB / YouTube

This bicycle-safety film shows children what can happen when bicycles are driven carelessly and recklessly. Look into One Got Fat / IMDB / YouTube

When Bugs takes the Roadrunner's place in a cartoon, the Bugs/Coyote roles and rules become confused. Details on Hare-Breadth Hurry / IMDB / YouTube

Yosemite Sam is given three chances to gain his own freedom by bringing Bugs Bunny to Hell. More about Devil's Feud Cake / IMDB / YouTube

Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog are friends, housemates and coworkers who become bitter enemies, but strictly while they're on the clock. A suit of armor, a skin diving outfit, a unicycle and a makeshift tank figure in Ralph's schemes. Read about Woolen Under Where / IMDB / YouTube

Speedy Gonzales comes to help his starving friends gain access to the wealth of food inside a processing plant guarded by Sylvester Cat. Details on Chili Weather / IMDB / YouTube

Acclaimed poet Robert Frost reminisces on his career. He is also seen giving lectures at Amherst and Sarah Lawrence Colleges, in daily life at his rural Vermont home, and receiving the Congressional Gold Medal from President Kennedy. Learn about Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World / IMDB / YouTube

A child's drawing of an unrealistic hen is judged by the teacher to be a failure, but when the hen comes to life, it begins to be regarded as a newly discovered species. Info on Incorrectly Drawn Hen / IMDB / YouTube

The first signs of autumn are seen in a landscape along a river. Some villagers are stacking a bed of stone blocks on the river-bank to avoid more eroding. Others are occupied by plowing, fishing or repairing. A small steamboat passes by. In the engine room a stoker is shoveling coal into the oven. Further down the river a small town is passed by the water. A rowing-t. Details on Tisza-öszi vázlatok / IMDB / YouTube

An animated film made by Walerian Borowczyk for W.D. & H.O. Wills. A very pompous cigar smoker reminisces about the good old days when the lower classes knew their place and stayed away from cigars meant only for the privileged. However, after he and his society for cigar smokers watch an advert by British tobacco importers W.D. & H.O. Wills explaining their successive methods of cigar-making, his elitist ideals are shaken. Get info on Holy Smoke! / IMDB / YouTube

The Stooges takes back in time to revisit with their one-of-a-kind customized scrapbook featuring all their mischief and slapstick adventures of a lifetime. Read about The Three Stooges Scrapbook / IMDB / YouTube