Best wordless picture books

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poster Hep Cat Symphony
Hep Cat Symphony
(3.1/5)
6mn - Animation
A jazzbo cat is playing jazz in his home when he is disturbed by the mouse orchestra hidden within his wall.
poster Drama at the Puppets' House
Drama at the Puppets' House
4mn - Comedy, Animation, Crime
For a short comedy of rare merit this subject is unexcelled. A chalk line series of grotesque caricatures enacted in the land of puppets. A fickle maiden gets herself into numerous embarrassing complicati…
poster Little Orphant Annie
Little Orphant Annie
(3.3/5)
57mn - Drama
Annie, left orphaned after the death of her mother, goes to live in an orphanage where she tells her fellow orphans stories of ghosts and goblins. The matron of the orphanage finds Annie's closest relativ…
poster Molly Moo-Cow and the Indians
Molly Moo-Cow and the Indians
(2.8/5)
7mn - Animation
A Conestoga Wagon leads Molly Moo-Cow and some ducks through the hills. The ducks stop for a swim by a tepee and go to explore the settlement. Molly misses her friends and goes to look for them; when she …
poster Spring
Spring
(3.6/5)
7mn - Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
The story of a shepherd girl and her dog who face ancient spirits in order to continue the cycle of life.
poster The Voyage of M. Bourrichon
The Voyage of M. Bourrichon
15mn -
An indebted French family flees its creditors in this comic picaresque, one of pioneering French director George Méliès last films.
poster Elephants Dream
Elephants Dream
(2.8/5)
11mn - Animation, Sci-Fi
Elephants Dream is the story of two strange characters exploring a capricious and seemingly infinite machine. The elder, Proog, acts as a tour-guide and protector, happily showing off the sights and dange…
poster The Old Shell Game
The Old Shell Game
(3.8/5)
7mn - Animation
A starving wolf tries to find something to eat but keeps striking out. He even tries to cook a turtle.
poster The Portrait of Captain Grogg
The Portrait of Captain Grogg
(3.3/5)
7mn - Animation
An artist receives the visit of Grogg, an animated captain, to draw his portrait
poster The Artist's Dreams
The Artist's Dreams
(3.1/5)
5mn - Animation
An animated dachshund fools his live-action creator by eating the sausages he has drawn.
poster Captain Grogg's Wonderful Journey
Captain Grogg's Wonderful Journey
(2.8/5)
8mn - Comedy, Animation, Adventure
Kapten Groggs and his companion Kalle sail to foreign shores, encountering wild animals, stormy weather, and friendly villains.
poster The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog
The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog
5mn - Family, Comedy
A portrait of the Dam family.
poster Lamb
Lamb
(3.2/5)
93mn - Drama
Lamb, based on the novel by Bonnie Nadzam, traces the self-discovery of David Lamb in the weeks following the disintegration of his marriage and the death of his father. Hoping to regain some faith in his…
poster Whimsical Illusions
Whimsical Illusions
5mn - Comedy, Fantasy
In this hand-colored short, a magician and his assistant do a series of magic tricks, including making potted plants appear, among others. Melies played the magician, and the actor Manuel played his assis…
poster Caminandes: Gran Dillama
Caminandes: Gran Dillama
(3.5/5)
3mn - Animation, Comedy, Family
A young llama named Koro discovers that the grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence).
poster Alice and the Dog Catcher
Alice and the Dog Catcher
12mn - Animation, Comedy
Alice presides over a secret club which proposes to rid the town of dog catchers and free the dogs!
poster The New Lord of the Village
The New Lord of the Village
(2.7/5)
2mn - Fantasy
There's a scene in a village, then there's a scene out in the wilderness with what appear to be gods, and a giant crab, and a giant frog... then there's another scene in the village... and that's it.
poster Finding His Voice
Finding His Voice
(3.1/5)
11mn - Documentary, Animation
Animated figure Talkie gets a visit from his friend Mutie in search for a job. Talkie takes him to the Western Electric sound lab...
poster Barnum's Trunk
Barnum's Trunk
(3.0/5)
4mn - Comedy, Fantasy
A magician and some assistants put up a series of posters of music hall acts in a frame. Then the magician brings each poster to life.
poster Scullion's Dream
Scullion's Dream
7mn - Comedy, Fantasy
When the entire kitchen staff falls asleep from exhaustion, a dwarf appears and animates various objects via stop motion -- including their hands, which he cuts off while they snooze -- to do their work.
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