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William F. Paulin Collection
Laff-In
A series of short, comedic sketches featuring William Paulin along with his family and friends. Shot in and around Paulin's Stickney, Illinois home...
Robert and Theresa Davis Collection
Modern Design
Two men (amateur filmmakers Robert Davis and Harry Hilfinger) lip sync to the song
Modern Design
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Robert and Theresa Davis Collection
Obey Your Air Raid Warden
Three men (Harry Hilfinger, Robert Davis, and Fred Kautzman) encourage people to follow rules set by the air raid warden in the event of an air rai...
James Benoit Collection
Could You Eat Just A Little Bit of Shit
A slyly subversive student film from the mid 1970s exploring the pitfalls of American consumer culture through the framework of a stoner comedy.
Chicago Public Library Collection
In the Divine Plan
A University of Chicago student film production and “Young Chicago Filmmakers Festival” award winner in 1971, Holden Franz Aust’s "In The Divine Pl...
Chicago Public Library Collection
Peas with Mom
Humorous short film depicting a mother who waits for her son to return home for what seems to be decades. On the outset a serene figure, cooking an...
Jack Behrend Collection
Unemployed Jr. Executive Man
Short film set to a blues soundtrack satirizing lazy corporate executives. Unemployed Junior Executive Man is a white collar business man who cann...
Jack Behrend Collection
Once Upon a Time
A humorous short student film using stop motion and time-lapse photography. When a Clayton College student doesn’t seem to have enough time in his ...
Margaret Conneely Collection
Slow Drying
A short comedic film about a man who buys slow drying paint at Zeek's Ace Hardware and accidentally paints himself into a corner.
Crea...
Margaret Conneely Collection
Games For Married Men
A distinctly Chicago tale of marital infidelity made by Central Cinematographers, a Chicago cine-club made up of “advanced amateurs” who met once a...
Margaret Conneely Collection
At the Dog Show
A humorous guided tour at the dog show, visiting events and interviewing each breed of dog. The dogs answer with humorous comments in funny voices,...
Margaret Conneely Collection
Dressing the Model
Amateur film by Keith Pfohl of Rochester, NY featuring a young woman dressing a mannequin.
Margaret Conneely Collection
Caeser and Cleo
Amateur sound film featuring a humorous retelling of the meeting of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra.
The film won an award in the "Advance...
Margaret Conneely Collection
Shooting of the Girl on the Beach, The
Comedic amateur film made by Central Cinema Photographers club member Fred Strauss depicting the chaotic production of a film of a woman on a beach...
Margaret Conneely Collection
Fowl Play
A slapstick domestic comedy about a middle-aged couple trying to live more economically.
Margaret Conneely Collection
Yes, Lucy
A humorous Metro Movie Club film club short film. After a day of domestic squabbling, an imposing wife and bumbling husband have their furniture ap...
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