The history of short films.

What is a short film? A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film.

First short film series: Our Gang

The first series of short films where comedy films called: Our Gang (or The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals). The franchise began in 1992,  this is Our Gangs first comedy short film produced in 1992:



After 1927 Hal Roach changed producers from Pathe to -Goldwyn-Mayer. Soon after in1929 sound became popular so sound was added to Roach's Our Gang's film. Shown in this video produced in 1940:

  Famous feature and short films:

Television stars, Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, who all appeared in feature length films and on television all started out doing short films.

• Laurel and Hardy short film: 
  Laurel and Hardy - You're darn tootin' (1928)
•  Laurel and Hardy feature film:
  Laurel and Hardy - Pardon Us (1931)

• Charlie Chaplin short film:
  Charlie Chaplin VS Murphy Bed (1916)
• Charlie Chapin feature film:
  Charlie Chaplin - The Kid (1921)

• Buster Keaton short film: 
  Buster Keaton - Convict 13 (1920)
• Buster Keaton feature film:
  Buster Keaton - Go West (1925)
  
  
  
  

  Animated short films:

  Works by Walt Disney, Leon Schlesinger, Warner Bros are all short animated films.
  
  The first short drawn animated film, was shown in cinemas on 28th October 1892 it was called Pauvre Pierrot, french for Poor Pete, the animated film was directed by Charles-Emile Reynaud.
  
  
  
  The first photographed animated film was created in 1906 by J. Stuart Blackton, this was named 'Humorous Phases of Funny Faces'
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Walt Disney's first short animation films were produced in the 1920's, they were 'Alice Comedies'
  
  
  
  
  After these Walt Disney produced one of the most famous short cartoon films - Steamboat Willie