Top 29 Short Movies Editor's Pick Released in 1961

In 1862, during the American Civil War, a Southern civilian is about to be hanged for attempting to sabotage a railway bridge. When the execution takes place from the bridge, the rope breaks and he begins his escape toward home. More about Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge / IMDB / YouTube

Two men emerge from the sea onto the beach carrying a large wooden wardrobe with a mirror on its front. After the two men clean up and rejoice being in this new environment, they proceed to enter the nearby town, they carrying the wardrobe wherever they go. They just want to meet people and experience their new surroundings, but are largely shunned or ignored. In some. Look into Two Men and a Wardrobe / IMDB / YouTube

A jilted man (Jean-Paul Belmondo) rants at his mostly silent former lover (Anne Collette). Info on Charlotte and Her Boyfriend / IMDB / YouTube

A subtitle warns, Beware of dark sunglasses. Anna and her lover, whose looks in bowler and bow tie are reminiscent of a young Buster Keaton, kiss chastely on a bridge overlooking the Seine. He dons sunglasses and waves as she runs down a stairway to the river's edge, then watches in horror as she's knocked flat and loaded into the back of a hearse. In vain, he gives. Find out about The Fiancés of the Bridge Mac Donald / IMDB / YouTube

Bugs and Daffy run into the abominable snowman in the Himalayas. Learn about The Abominable Snow Rabbit / IMDB / YouTube

Mr. X buys a boat and inadvertently enters the water-skiing race. With Junior driving, with no experience, he's a bit out of his league. Explore Aquamania / IMDB / YouTube

Through an unconventional use of concise narrative, a conceptual collage of sounds and images, and a rapid-fire montage, Arthur Lipsett's first film vividly portrays the urban estrangement in the times of social erosion and materialism. Read about Very Nice, Very Nice / IMDB / YouTube

Wile E. Coyote tries and fails to catch the Road Runner using his foot extended to trip, an arrow, a hole in the road, a winged-rocket outfit, two electronically activated machine guns, and a super magnet. Info on Beep Prepared / IMDB / YouTube

Wile E. Coyote tries to catch the Road Runner using a sling shot, a grenade in a toy airplane whose propeller detaches and leaves the plane behind, a cannon on a cliff ledge that gives way, and axle grease on his feet that sends him into the path of a train driven by the Road Runner. More about Zip 'N Snort / IMDB / YouTube

Underworld, U. S. A. is the tenth ranked movie in 1961 short list. See more about Underworld, U. S. A. / IMDB / YouTube

The movie follows the routine of a busy train station - London's Waterloo Station - making a brief yet important cultural portrait of 1960s England, mixing reality and fiction. Learn about Terminus / IMDB / YouTube

Wile E. Coyote releases a number of explosive darts to attack the Road Runner, only to have them bedevil him continually during his subsequent attempts. Learn about Lickety-Splat / IMDB / YouTube

An amateur short film which retells the Hungarian revolution of 1956. Learn about The Forgotten Faces / IMDB / YouTube

Foghorn Leghorn courts Miss Prissy when a foundling is left on her doorstep. It is Henery the Chicken Hawk. Prissy decides to keep little Henery even though he has a natural appetite for poultry, particularly Foghorn's arm. So, Foghorn decides to do away with the little Hawk while Prissy isn't looking. Info on Strangled Eggs / IMDB / YouTube

In the American Civil War, Tweety is determined to get a message to General Lee, but Sylvester has been deployed to stop him. Details on The Rebel Without Claws / IMDB / YouTube

A dramatic incident from the American Civil War when two Union soldiers and one Confederate soldier, facing each other at a battle front, agree on an hour's truce. See more about A Time Out of War / IMDB / YouTube

Sylvester and a bulldog are handcuffed together on the way to the pound. They break loose, but they're stuck together with cuffs. Details on D' Fightin' Ones / IMDB / YouTube

This film warns girls of the dangers they face from the opposite sex: rape, pregnancy, social diseases and murder. Explore Girls Beware / IMDB / YouTube

A boy attempts to retrieve a 500 franc note from a storm drain. Info on Les cinq cent balles / IMDB / YouTube

This film prepares seventh-graders for their entry in junior high school. Among the tips it gives is to try to blend in with their friends, to talk the way they do, dress the way they do, etc. Get info on Your Junior High Days / IMDB / YouTube