The Off-Handed Jape... & How to Pull It Off

Jan 1, 1967

0h 8m

★ 4.0

Overview

The Off-Handed Jape is an afternoon’s lark made by Nelson and his artist friend William Wiley. The two men perform whimsical actions and poses for the camera, then recontextualize this imagery by improvising their own commentary on the action at a later time. —Andy Ditzler. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.

Genres

The Off-Handed Jape... & How to Pull It Off Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Butch Babad

Robert Nelson

Dr. Otis Bird

William T. Wiley

In the year 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the King of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British intend to control this rich land and send General Outram to clear way for an annexation. Pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political maneuvers, but the Nawab whiles away his time in pursuit of pleasure and religious practice. The court is of no help either — noblemen Mir and Mirza ignore all duties and spend their days playing endless games of chess.

5.0

Muscle Beach

Dec 1, 1948

Muscle Beach was shown in competition at Cannes in 1949 and won a prize at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1951. The short became a cult favorite, screening at film clubs around the world. Strick used an army surplus movie camera to shoot the film during weekends in the fall of 1948. The songs in “Muscle Beach,” composed and sung by political folk singer Earl Robinson, with lyrics by screenwriter and poet Edwin Rolfe, accent the film’s three-movement structure as it transitions between soaring gymnastics shows, flirty beachgoers and children playing near the now-demolished pier at Ocean Park. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.

5.9

Drylongso

Mar 29, 1999

A young woman in a photography class begins taking pictures of black men out of fear they will soon be extinct.

0.0

Hotel Cartograph

Apr 15, 1982

The movements across the 2-dimensional space, and in and out of elevators through 3-dimensional space, suggest a conceptual map of the visible environment, which is perhaps drawn by the camera itself. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

6.4

Lilith

Oct 1, 1964

Vincent Bruce, a war veteran, begins working as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge, a private psychiatric facility for wealthy people where he meets Lilith Arthur, a charming young woman suffering from schizophrenia, whose fragile beauty captivates all who meet her.

7.8

The Big City

Sep 27, 1963

After her husband loses his job, a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a salesperson.

6.2

The Moon Is Blue

Jul 8, 1953

Two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young woman, but she fends them off by claiming that she plans to remain a virgin until her wedding night. Both men determine to find a way around her objections.

No Image Available

0.0

The Happy Organ

Jan 1, 1971

Experimental short film preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017.

0.0

Little Johnny

Jan 1, 1972

Experimental short film preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017.

No Image Available

0.0

Switzerland

Jan 1, 1985

Experimental short film preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

5.4

American Guerrilla in the Philippines

Nov 8, 1950

American soldiers stranded in the Philippines after the Japanese invasion form guerrilla bands to fight back. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2001.

0.0

First Film

Aug 12, 1965

A fast –paced view of the times and activities of Russ Tamblyn, largely edited in camera. Glimpses of scenic locales, artistic possibilities, people on the move, and the full gamut of filmic manipulations. - Alternative Projections. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004.

0.0

Rio Reel

Oct 22, 1968

Similar in style to First Film, Tamblyn filmed a journey to Rio. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004.

6.4

Drums Along the Mohawk

Nov 10, 1939

Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the Mohawk River Valley, but soon their growing prosperity and happiness are threatened by the sinister sound of drums that announce dark times of revolution and war.

No Image Available

0.0

Flea Sings

Jan 1, 1991

Experimental short subject preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

6.6

Why Man Creates

Sep 24, 1968

A 1968 animation/documentary that criticises the industrial system. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

6.4

The Matinee Idol

Mar 14, 1928

The famous matinee idol and blackface comedian, Don Wilson, heads out of town to escape adulation. There, calling himself Harry Mann, he accidentally joins a traveling acting troupe, and falls in love with Ginger Bolivar, who runs the troupe and stars in their Civil War melodrama. Don's producer sees the play, and thinks it's a comic masterpiece, and just what Don's Broadway show needs. But when Ginger finds out she's been played for a fool, will she forgive Don? Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. in 1997.

No Image Available

0.0

This Theatre and You

Dec 31, 1948

Produced in association with the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences as part of a twelve part series called The Industry Film Project, meant to inform the public about specific facets of production and industry life. Movie theaters are located in most towns. They bring to the public not only one of the most affordable forms of mass entertainment but many other aspects of life through the films shown and through the theater's other uses. As a business, the theater is a vital part of the economic community, employing people, but also dependent on the public for its livelihood. The theater manager is the key person who ensures that every aspect of the theater runs smoothly. As the key business person for the establishment, he is also usually an integral part of business and community organizations in the town. He also ensures that the theater shows what the public wants to see, which can be a difficult task. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

The Off-Handed Jape... & How to Pull It Off

Overview

Genres

The Off-Handed Jape... & How to Pull It Off Trailers