13 Dec 1949
A Ham in a Role
A dog decides to quit the slapstick comedy of cartoons and go to his country home to concentrate on Shakespeare, but two troublesome yet polite gophers foil his grand plans.
O Dreamland
Lindsay Anderson's early documentary film of a British amusement park, the irony of its manufactured fun on full display.
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