Opry House, The (film)

Opry House, The (film) Mickey Mouse cartoon; released in 1929. Directed by Walt Disney. In the first real Disney musical, Mickey is the proprietor of and pianist for a small town vaudeville show.

Oprah Winfrey Presents: Their Eyes Were Watching God (television)

Oprah Winfrey Presents: Their Eyes Were Watching God (television) ABC Premiere Event; airing on March 6, 2005. The story of a beautiful and resilient woman’s quest for love, sensual excitement, and spiritual fulfillment, despite society’s expectations of a woman of color in 1920s America. Janie Crawford’s journey takes her through three marriages with very different …

Operation Dumbo Drop (film)

Operation Dumbo Drop (film) A U.S. Army captain, Sam Cahill, wrapping up his final tour of duty in Vietnam, finds himself trying to replace a village’s prized elephant, which had been caught in crossfire between American troops and the North Vietnamese. The task of moving a grown elephant across 300 miles of mine-laden, enemy-infested jungle …

Optimist/Pessimist: Which Are You? (film)

Optimist/Pessimist: Which Are You? (film) Educational film; using sequences from Pollyanna. In the Questions!/Answers? series, released in October 1975. The film shows that negativism is wrong and that one should form healthy attitudes.

Operation Undersea (television)

Operation Undersea (television) Television show; aired on December 8, 1954. Directed by Winston Hibler, Hamilton S. Luske. Walt Disney tells the history of the exploration of the sea, then takes viewers behind the scenes of the making of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, describing new techniques that had to be invented for underwater filming. While …

Open Range (film)

Open Range (film) In 1882, Charley Waite, Boss Spearman, and Mose Harrison are all men trying to escape their pasts by driving cattle on the open range. They try to avoid violence, but one frontier town that is ruled through fear and tyranny changes their lives and forces them into action. Amidst this turmoil, Charley …

Oo-De-Lally

Oo-De-Lally Song from Robin Hood; written by Roger Miller.

One Saturday Morning (television)

One Saturday Morning (television) Two-hour Saturday morning show on ABC, debuting on September 13, 1997, and including Brand Spanking New Doug, Pepper Ann, and Recess, along with segments featuring the Genie from Aladdin, a roving reporter named Manny the Uncanny, the Monkey Boys, Mrs. Munger’s Class, and an educational segment. A series of short segments (90 …

O’Neal, Shaquille

O’Neal, Shaquille Athlete/actor; appeared in Kazaam (title role).

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (film)

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (film) Lord Southmere, a British intelligence agent, steals a piece of top secret microfilm, the Lotus X, from a Chinese warlord, and hides it in the skeleton of a dinosaur in a London museum after escaping from a Chinese agent, Hnup Wan, who soon recaptures him. Southmere has told …