Gabby

The Thing Under the Tree (2013)

Actors: Lily Fang (writer), Lily Fang (director), Megan Alston (actor), Bea Pearson (actor), Zuzanna Ziolkowska (composer),

Plot: Gabby keeps bothering her older sister Tam to play, so Tam tells a story about a monster that lives in the forest. Whatever you do, you can't let it see your face. But then her phone rings, leaving the story unfinished. So Gabby goes off to find the creature herself.

Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Short,

Libretto (2013)

Actors: Ryan Darst (director), Jyn Hall (actress), Ryan Darst (editor), April Billingsley (producer), April Billingsley (actress), Jamie Moore (actor), Zach Laliberte (actor), Mary McBain (actress), Erik Lingvall (producer), Lillian Shoji (actor), Lynn Stallings (producer), Lillian Shoji (miscellaneous crew), Jonah Verdon (actor), Rachel Blair (actor), Glenn G. Bowman III (actor),

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Short,

Showtime (2012)

Actors: Philippe Bernardin (actor), Rashaad Ernesto Green (writer), Rashaad Ernesto Green (director), Reinaldo Marcus Green (producer), Jimmie Pinckney (actor), Jimmie Pinckney (miscellaneous crew), Zora Howard (actress), Joshua Rivera (actor), Justin Chan (editor), George Caine (miscellaneous crew), Robert Salzman (actor), Khadim Diop (actor), Julie R. Butler (actress), Carlos Batista (actor), Aaron A. Jones Jr. (actor),

Genres: Drama, Family, Music, Short,

Aliens Among Us (2004)

Actors: Keith Hooker (producer), Keith Hooker (producer), Keith Hooker (director), Keith Hooker (writer), Keith Hooker (editor), Mary Kraft (actress), Mary Kraft (writer), Mary Kraft (producer), Katie Kneeland (actress), Leslie Sharp (writer), Leslie Sharp (actress), Leslie Sharp (producer), Leslie Sharp (producer), Dan Triandiflou (writer), Dan Triandiflou (actor),

Plot: One adjunct professor of science at a local community college leads a motley crew of people with one thing in common--the belief that there are....Aliens Among Us! Meeting at a continuing education course for alien believers, they share their pathetic stories, and join together to find out if there are really...Aliens Among Us!

Keywords: alien, title-spoken-by-character
Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Short,

Quotes:

Professor Hunsecker: Don't worry. I know just how to deal with this. [pulls out a stick of dynamite]::Snatch: Dynamite? I coulda thought of that.::Professor Hunsecker: Denario?::[Denario prepares to light the fuse]::Stuebing: Um, do we really want to kill him?::Professor Hunsecker: We won't kill him. You see, you forget rule 4. His metal exoskeleton will protect him. We'll just subdue him with this and then dissect him.::Mormon/Alien: [nervously] Uh, pardon me, I couldn't help but overhear. You know, you're right. I AM an alien. You got me, good. Yeah, but the thing is, my, uh, metal exoskeleton? I left that at home on the other planet. So, if you could please not blow me up, that would really be nice.

Professor Hunsecker: Tell me why you're here. Anyone? Denario?::Denario: All my life, I've wanted to kill someone. And since aliens aren't human... would that be illegal? I mean, it would be legal, wouldn't it?::Professor Hunsecker: Uh... anyone but Denario?

Professor Hunsecker: Whatever you do, keep him away from my brainstem!

Mormon/Alien: I just came here to spread the good news about Joseph Smith. These two ladies seemed to take offense. They've held me captive here for two months, forcing me to watch erotic movies and drink caffeine.

Queen of the Amazons (1947)

Actors: Edward Finney (director), J. Edward Bromberg (actor), Bruce Edwards (actor), Jack George (actor), Keith Richards (actor), Wilson Benge (actor), Edward Finney (producer), Robert L. Lippert (miscellaneous crew), Robert Lowery (actor), John Miljan (actor), John Miljan (actor), Patricia Morison (actress), John F. Link Sr. (editor), Darby Jones (actor), Cay Forester (actress),

Plot: Jean Preston leads a party to India to investigate the disappearance of her fiance, Greg Jones, but someone manages to thwart their efforts through lies and murder. They pursue the trail to Africa where guide Gary Lambert and his comic cook Gabby guide them into unknown territory. Greg is found living with Zita, a jealous and beautiful Amazon queen. The mysterious deaths continue as Lambert tries to discover who has been dealing in contraband ivory. When he solves that mystery, he also uncovers the identity of the mysterious murderer.

Keywords: africa, african-tribe, amazon, amazon-tribe, archery, black-and-white, blowgun, camp, colonel, crow
Genres: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Romance,
Taglines: White Goddess of the Dark Jungle... She offered ECSTASY and DEATH!

Quotes:

Zita, the Amazon Queen: Why are you attempting to enter my territory? Everyone in the jungle knows strangers are not welcome here.

Zita, the Amazon Queen: ...Greg has promised to marry you, and men are stupid when bound by such promises. All I know is that he loves me, and if he were free, he'd marry me.::Jean Preston: As far as his promise goes, don't think I would hold him for one instant if he really wanted to be free.::Zita, the Amazon Queen: Do you really mean that honestly?::Jean Preston: Of course, I mean it!::Zita, the Amazon Queen: I'm glad you're inclined to feel so sensible about it because I would have had you keeled rather than give him up. You see, here in the jungle such things are easily managed, and I'm not bound by the conventional laws of society that hamper you. Greg says that I'm more than half savage, and maybe I am. All I know is that I'm willing to fight for what I want.

[last lines]::Gabby: [dying, shot by Suqy] For men must work... and women... must weed!

Greg Jones: Zita, my dear, you're quite a queen!::Zita, the Amazon Queen: [holding a bullwhip, tenderly] Someone has to be boss, dear...

All's Well (1941)

Actors: Dave Fleischer (director), Margie Hines (actress), Max Fleischer (producer), Pinto Colvig (actor), Winston Sharples (composer), Sammy Timberg (composer), Bob Wickersham (writer),

Genres: Animation, Short,

Quotes:

Gabby: Now Babykins that was naughty-naughty.

Fire Cheese (1941)

Actors: Dave Fleischer (director), Jack Mercer (actor), Jack Mercer (actor), Jack Mercer (actor), Max Fleischer (producer), Pinto Colvig (actor), Sammy Timberg (composer), Jack Ward (writer),

Plot: Gabby makes good on his pledge to 'be helpful' by assisting the local fire department while they put out a fire. When the chief incapacitates himself by getting Gabby's hat stuck over his head, Gabby takes charge with with disastrous consequences.

Keywords: gabby
Genres: Animation, Short,

Gabby Goes Fishing (1941)

Actors: Pinto Colvig (actor), Jack Mercer (actor), Max Fleischer (producer), Carl Meyer (writer), Winston Sharples (composer), Sammy Timberg (composer), Dave Fleischer (director),

Plot: Short, fat, boastful Gabby finds a boy fishing and offers his advice. Of course, the boy was doing much better before Gabby arrived. In short order, Gabby loses the boy's catch and bait. When Gabby is taunted by a fish, he rents a boat, tackle, and supplies and goes after the fish. Gabby's brief success is cut short when the fish pulls two plugs from the bottom of the boat; with Gabby's hands occupied plugging the holes, the fish raids his lunch box. Time for the secret weapon: a harpoon gun. The fish ties the harpoon line around an old motor, which starts, destroys the boat, and hauls Gabby around like a water-skier. The boy catches him in his net.

Keywords: anthropomorphism, banana, boat, boy, braggart, character-name-in-title, fish, fish-that-got-away, fishing, fishnet
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Short,

Quotes:

[first lines]::Gabby: [singing] All's well! What's a rainy day? / Never mind that cloud. Behind that cloud, / You'll find a golden ray. / All's well! Laugh your cares away. / See the light ahead rise ahead.

[last lines]::Gabby: The big sap is heading straight for my net!

Gulliver's Travels (1939)

Actors: Pinto Colvig (actor), Jack Mercer (actor), Max Fleischer (producer), Dan Gordon (writer), Cal Howard (writer), Tedd Pierce (writer), Izzy Sparber (writer), Victor Young (composer), Dave Fleischer (director), Edmond Seward (writer), Edmond Seward (writer), Jonathan Swift (writer), Lanny Ross (actor), Sam Parker (actor), Jessica Dragonette (actress),

Plot: Gulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally-miniscule rival, Blefiscu, as well as smooth the way for the romance between the Princess and Prince of the opposing lands. In this he is alternately aided and hampered by the Lilliputian town crier and general fussbudget, Gabby. A life-threatening situation develops when the bumbling trio of Blefiscu spies, Sneak, Snoop, and Snitch, manage to steal Gulliver's pistol.

Keywords: 1700s, anchor, based-on-novel, bird, blue-in-the-face, braggart, cannon, carrier-pigeon, cartoon-bird, cartoon-pig
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy,
Taglines: The Amazing Characters in Jonathan Swift's Immortal Fantasy Come To Life ! Out of the Book...On to the Screen

Quotes:

[first lines]::Gabby: [singing] All's well, what's a rainy day? / Never mind that cloud, behind that cloud you'll find a golden ray.

King Bombo: [tastes the icing on the Wedding Cake] Vanilla! Wow!

[Gabby and the guards have Prince David on the ground with their swords pointing at him, but are blown backwards and Gulliver's hand appears, rescues Prince David and hides]::Gabby: [getting up] Where is he? Where did he go? [to Princess Glory] Can you see him in the sky? And at a time of war too. That makes it worse.::[Princess Glory turns away from him]::Gabby: [to the guards] Carry on with the search men. [Gulliver picks Priincess Glory up without Gabby noticing]::Gabby: [turns around] Mind you, your father'll hear this! [realizes that Princess Glory has disappeared]

[repeated line]::Gabby: There's a giant on the beach!

Gulliver: [looking around the town square] Where's everyone gone?::[the people of Lilliput quickly close their doors and windows]::Gulliver: This is no way to treat a harmless visitor.::[moved by this, the people of Lilliput open their doors and windows again]

Gabby: [to King Little] A war? Do you suppose he could be a, a spy?::King Little: [startled] Who's a spy? WHO'S A SPY?::Gabby: [turns purple in the face] THE GIANT ON THE BEACH!

Sneek Spy: [dictating] Dear King Bombo, sail the word that the giant is a dead duck.::Bird Messenger: [to Snoop Spy who is writing the letter] Is a dead duck.::Sneek Spy: [pats Gulliver's gun and turns around, rubbing his hands] P.S. What do we do with the body?::[they all laugh]

King Bombo: IT'S WAR!

King Bombo: [whilst attacking Lilliput] How do you like THAT? [laughs] You want some MORE? [laughs again]

[nighttime, at a dinner party in Lilliput]::Gulliver: [to King Little] Your Majesty, I'm sorry the Princess isn't with us.::King Little: Oh yes. Too bad. Too much excitment for one day.::[King Little faces forwards and notices Gabby trying to reach for something over his soup. Gabby slips and accidentally twangs King Little's spoon, causing it to splash in his soup. Gulliver laughs]

Lucky Devils (1933)

Actors: Roscoe Ates (actor), William Bakewell (actor), Ward Bond (actor), William Boyd (actor), Bruce Cabot (actor), Lon Chaney Jr. (actor), William Gargan (actor), Gladden James (actor), Alan Roscoe (actor), Edwin Stanley (actor), Rochelle Hudson (actress), Merian C. Cooper (producer), David O. Selznick (producer), Agnes Christine Johnston (writer), Casey Robinson (writer),

Plot: A group of stuntmen at one studio in Hollywood call themselves "Lucky Devils," and regularly chant "A stuntman makes a bad husband and a husband makes a bad stuntman." It rings true when Slugger Jones is killed doing his last stunt right after his marriage. Skipper Clark and Bob Hughes prevent a down-and-out girl, Fran, from committing suicide, and help her get an acting job at the studio. Romance follows, with Skipper marrying Fran, but with the understanding he'll continue doing his stuntwork. But Skipper freezes during a stunt when the frantic Fran signals him to stop, and his friend Bob is nearly killed. This washes Skipper up in the stunt business, so he takes a job on the labor crew, shooting on location, and leaving the pregnant Fran in the care of a cheap doctor. When he gets a wire from the doctor telling him Fran must be sent to a hospital, he decides to do a dangerous stunt the other stuntmen refuse, going over a 30-foot waterfall in a rowboat, for the $200 needed for the hospital.

Keywords: hollywood, stunt, stuntman
Genres: Drama,
Taglines: THEY CALL THEM LUCKY DEVILS IF THEY LIVE! (original print ad - all caps) A thrill-romance of the men who make the movies m-o-v-e!