Lights! Camera! Fractions! (film)

Lights! Camera! Fractions! (film) Educational film; released in August 1984. A blend of live action, stop-motion, and clay animation is used to introduce young math students to the basics of fractions.

Light Is What You Make It (film)

Light Is What You Make It (film) Educational film comparing the human eye to a camera, showing the effect of poor lighting and how eyes can be helped by correcting lighting faults, made for the National Better Light Better Sight Bureau. Delivered on December 3, 1945.

Light in the Forest, The (film)

Light in the Forest, The (film) In 1764, Col. Henry Bouquet parleys with the Delaware Indians and persuads them to give up their white captives in exchange for peace. Among those freed is Johnny Butler, who despises whites as his enemy and only reaches Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania, after much struggle. He finds the townspeople wary …

Lighthouse Keeping (film)

Lighthouse Keeping (film) Donald Duck cartoon; released on September 20, 1946. Directed by Jack Hannah. Donald is the keeper of a lighthouse who must deal with Marblehead, the pelican, who tries to douse the lighthouse lamp over and over again.

Lifestyles of the Rich and Animated (television)

Lifestyles of the Rich and Animated (television) Television show (90 min.); aired on August 18, 1991. Ludwig Von Drake takes a look at famous cartoon stars, with new dialogue written for Von Drake animation from previous shows.

Life’s Work (television)

Life’s Work (television) Half-hour television series; premiered on Sep. 17, 1996 on ABC. When Lisa Hunter becomes an Assistant State’s Attorney, in addition to her already hectic roles as wife and mother, she learns that being a full-time attorney and a full-time mother entails more than she had bargained for. Stars Lisa Ann Walter (Lisa …

Lifetime Television

Lifetime Television With the purchase of Capital Cities/ABC in 1996, Disney obtained a 50 percent ownership of Lifetime Television, which emphasizes original movies, specials, primetime signature shows, and unique daytime blocks for women.

Life-Size (television)

Life-Size (television) Two-hour television movie aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on March 5, 2000. In trying a magic spell to bring back her deceased mother, lonely 12-year-old Casey accidentally brings to life a beautiful fashion doll, Eve, instead. The doll creates havoc as she tries to fit into the real world. Directed by …

Life with Mikey (film)

Life with Mikey (film) Agent and former television child star, Michael Chapman, who is co-running a third-rate talent agency with his brother, finds his big chance with the discovery of a young, streetwise urchin, Angie Vega. She has a fresh, unaffected personality and an ability to act her way out of any situation—including illegal ones. …

Life on Mars (television)

Life on Mars (television) Hour-long series premiering on ABC on October 9, 2008 and ending April 1, 2009. Sam Tyler, a modern-day police detective, after a car crash, finds himself transported back to 1973 and still working as a detective. Based on the BBC series created by Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan, and Ashley Pharoah. Stars …