Living Desert, The (film) True-Life Adventure feature; released on November 10, 1953. Directed by James Algar. Though the desert to most people represents an area of arid desolation, it is really a place teeming with life, including extraordinary plants, desert tortoises, rattlesnakes, scorpions, kangaroo rats, and roadrunners. A flash flood hits the desert, causing much …
See moreLittlest Horse Thieves, The (film) When, in 1909, the manager of a Yorkshire coal mine decides to replace the pit ponies who pull the ore carts with machinery and have the ponies destroyed, three youngsters, Dave, Tommy, and Alice, get together and daringly kidnap the ponies from the mine. The kids get caught, however, and …
See moreLittlest Outlaw, The (film) Story of a young boy, Pablito, in Mexico who has a great love for a horse named Conquistador, owned by a general, and manages to save its life only by running away with it. When Pablito loses the horse himself, a friendly priest and some gypsies help him find the horse …
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Little Whirlwind, The (film) Mickey Mouse cartoon; released on February 14, 1941. Directed by Riley Thomson. Mickey gives chase to a baby whirlwind when it frustrates him as he tries to clean up Minnie’s yard. Mama Whirlwind shows up to save her youngster and proceeds to destroy the yard and the countryside. Minnie is not …
See moreLittle Toot (film) Segment of Melody Time about a little tugboat who is constantly getting into trouble, but who redeems himself by saving a ship from sinking during a big storm. Re-released as a short on August 13, 1954. From a story by Hardie Gramatky. The title song is sung by the Andrews Sisters.
See moreLiu, Lucy Actress, appeared in Play It to the Bone (Lia) and Shanghai Noon (Princess Pei Pei), and provided the voices of Mei in Mulan II and Silvermist in the Tinker Bell film.
See moreLittle Shepherd Dog of Catalina, The (television) Television show; aired on March 11, 1973. Directed by Harry Tytle. A champion Shetland sheepdog is lost on Catalina Island, where he swims after being swept off a boat. He is befriended by a farmer, whose stallion he eventually saves. Stars Clint Rowe, William Maxwell, Joe Dawkins.
See moreLittle Spies (television) Two-hour television movie; aired on October 5, 1986. Directed by Greg Beeman. A dog gets loose from the pound, but the neighborhood kids save it, and then find a rough nearby gang is involved in a sinister plot to capture dogs and sell them for use in medical experiments. With the help …
See moreLittle Mermaid II, The: Return to the Sea (film) Direct-to-video release on September 19, 2000. Ariel and Prince Eric, living happily married on land, have a feisty daughter, Melody, who is curious about her roots. Melody, venturing into the sea against her parents’ wishes, makes new friends of Tip the Penguin and Dash the Walrus, …
See moreLittle Riders, The (television) A Disney Channel Premiere Film; airing first on March 24, 1996. Trapped in Holland during World War II, a young American girl, Joanne Hunter, lives with her Dutch grandparents. Together they must endure–and resist–the Nazi occupation of their village. When Joanne boldly tries to protect the Little Riders, the much beloved …
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