James Algar

James Algar

James Algar (June 11, 1912 – February 26, 1998) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He worked at Walt Disney Productions for 43 years and received the Disney Legends award in 1998. He was born in Modesto, California and died in Carmel, California.

  • Title: James Algar
  • Popularity: 4.583
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1912-06-11
  • Place of Birth: Modesto, California, USA
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  • Also Known As: Jim Alger
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James Algar Movies

  • 1937
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    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    7.126 1937 HD

    A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is...

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  • 1940
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    Fantasia

    Fantasia

    7.355 1940 HD

    Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and...

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  • 1953
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    The Living Desert

    The Living Desert

    7.121 1953 HD

    Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving rocks, spitting mud pots, gorgeous flowers and...

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  • 1943
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    Victory Through Air Power

    Victory Through Air Power

    5.588 1943 HD

    This is a unique film in Disney Production's history. This film is essentially a propaganda film selling Major Alexander de Seversky's theories about...

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  • 1949
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    The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

    The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

    6.434 1949 HD

    The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as...

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  • 1942
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    Four Methods of Flush Riveting

    Four Methods of Flush Riveting

    4 1942 HD

    Flush riveting is a way of connecting two pieces of sheet metal together, using rivets whose heads do not protrude above the surface of the metal. In...

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  • 1962
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    The Legend of Lobo

    The Legend of Lobo

    6.111 1962 HD

    You'll be captivated as you track the legendary Lobo through an amazing Southwest adventure. Our story begins with Lobo as an adorable wolf cub and...

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  • 1945
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    Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health

    Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health

    5.167 1945 HD

    The comparison of two rural families to demonstrate the need for proper hygiene and the consequences of its neglect.

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  • 2000
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    Fantasia 2000

    Fantasia 2000

    6.98 2000 HD

    Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.

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  • 1949
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    The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

    6.695 1949 HD

    This animated fairy tale for kids tells the classic story of a dapper, automobile loving fellow named Mr. Toad, whose passion becomes a problem when...

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  • 1955
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    The African Lion

    The African Lion

    7 1955 HD

    Part of Disney's True-Life Adventures series, this film focuses on the lives of lions in Africa.

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  • 1954
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    The Vanishing Prairie

    The Vanishing Prairie

    7.2 1954 HD

    Story of the American Prairie as it was when vast herds of bison and elk grazed.

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  • 1958
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    White Wilderness

    White Wilderness

    4.4 1958 HD

    A fabulous new adventure in exciting entertainment.

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  • 1953
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    Bear Country

    Bear Country

    7.5 1953 HD

    Bear Country is a 1953 American short documentary film directed by James Algar. It won an Academy Award at the 26th Academy Awards in 1954 for Best...

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  • 1953
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    Bear Country

    Bear Country

    7.5 1953 HD

    Bear Country is a 1953 American short documentary film directed by James Algar. It won an Academy Award at the 26th Academy Awards in 1954 for Best...

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  • 1956
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    Secrets of Life

    Secrets of Life

    7.1 1956 HD

    A feature-length documentary showing the changing world of nature, the sky, the sea, the sun, planets, insects and volcanic action. A story of...

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  • 1956
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    Secrets of Life

    Secrets of Life

    7.1 1956 HD

    A feature-length documentary showing the changing world of nature, the sky, the sea, the sun, planets, insects and volcanic action. A story of...

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  • 1950
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    Beaver Valley

    Beaver Valley

    6.7 1950 HD

    Produced by Walt Disney as part of the "True-Life Adventures" series of nature documentaries (1948–60). The film depicts a young male beaver...

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  • 1977
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    The Bluegrass Special

    The Bluegrass Special

    1 1977 HD

    Penny is a teenage horse trainer with a very special dream of becoming a jockey. She picks Woodhill to compete in the upcoming Bluegrass Special;...

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  • 1977
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    The Bluegrass Special

    The Bluegrass Special

    1 1977 HD

    Penny is a teenage horse trainer with a very special dream of becoming a jockey. She picks Woodhill to compete in the upcoming Bluegrass Special;...

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  • 1953
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    Prowlers of the Everglades

    Prowlers of the Everglades

    7.8 1953 HD

    Part of the "True-Life Adventure Series"; Disney filmmakers take their cameras to Florida, not to document the swamps that would become Walt Disney...

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  • 1960
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    Jungle Cat

    Jungle Cat

    7.6 1960 HD

    This final True-Life Adventure would also appear to be one of the best, as we go into the South American jungle to observe the jaguar. Jungle Cat is...

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  • 1960
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    Islands of the Sea

    Islands of the Sea

    7 1960 HD

    This short covers some of the wildlife (predominently birds) on four islands-the Galapagos, Guadelupe, Falklands and an island in the Midway chain....

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  • 1959
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    Nature's Strangest Creatures

    Nature's Strangest Creatures

    1 1959 HD

    We're off to Australia in the shortest of the short films found on this volume. There's lots of cute little baby animals to be found, but there's a...

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  • 1952
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    The Olympic Elk

    The Olympic Elk

    8.1 1952 HD

    Join the majestic Olympic elk as they traverse the alpine path from their winter home in the lowland shadow of Washington's Mount Olympus, to the...

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  • 1951
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    Nature's Half Acre

    Nature's Half Acre

    7.1 1951 HD

    The strange and wonderful world that lies beneath our feet, under leaf, log and rock, peopled by millions of weird and fascinating creatures....

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  • 1957
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    The Crisler Story

    The Crisler Story

    1 1957 HD

    A look at the people that shot the footage for Disney's True-Life Adventures.

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  • 1957
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    The Crisler Story

    The Crisler Story

    1 1957 HD

    A look at the people that shot the footage for Disney's True-Life Adventures.

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  • 1958
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    Grand Canyon

    Grand Canyon

    6.9 1958 HD

    Grand Canyon is a 1958 American short documentary film directed by James Algar and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It is a pictorial...

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  • 1953
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    The Alaskan Eskimo

    The Alaskan Eskimo

    6.4 1953 HD

    Oscar Winning short documentary

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  • 1935
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    Broken Toys

    Broken Toys

    6.4 1935 HD

    A sailor doll, thrown into a toy dump, rallies the demoralized dolls that were already there.

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  • 1967
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    Les Chefs-d'Œuvre de Walt Disney

    Les Chefs-d'Œuvre de Walt Disney

    1 1967 HD

    A Walt Disney anthology of eleven Academy-Award winning films: Flowers and Trees, The Three Little Pigs, The Tortoise and the Hare, Three Orphan...

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  • 1963
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    The Incredible Journey

    The Incredible Journey

    6.629 1963 HD

    The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Can they find their way home?

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  • 1945
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    Something You Didn't Eat

    Something You Didn't Eat

    1 1945 HD

    Animated short documentary film made to advance the cause of a balanced diet for the benefit of the public health and for the advancement of the...

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  • 1948
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    Seal Island

    Seal Island

    6.9 1948 HD

    Seal Island is a 1948 American documentary film directed by James Algar. It won an Academy Award in 1949 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).

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  • 1952
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    The Olympic Elk

    The Olympic Elk

    8.1 1952 HD

    Join the majestic Olympic elk as they traverse the alpine path from their winter home in the lowland shadow of Washington's Mount Olympus, to the...

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  • 1957
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    Tricks of Our Trade

    Tricks of Our Trade

    1 1957 HD

    With examples from Disney feature-length films, Walt Disney gives a behind-the-scenes look at the improvements in animation made by his studio's...

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  • 1967
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    The Gnome-Mobile

    The Gnome-Mobile

    6.1 1967 HD

    An eccentric millionaire and his grandchildren are embroiled in the plights of some forest gnomes who are searching for the rest of their tribe....

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  • 1962
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    The Legend of Lobo

    The Legend of Lobo

    6.111 1962 HD

    You'll be captivated as you track the legendary Lobo through an amazing Southwest adventure. Our story begins with Lobo as an adorable wolf cub and...

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  • 1969
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    Rascal

    Rascal

    5.8 1969 HD

    A comedy filled with tenderness as a baby raccoon snuggles his way into the life of a lonely boy. He becomes the boy's only companion during his...

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  • 1974
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    Two Against the Arctic

    Two Against the Arctic

    1 1974 HD

    Two Inuit children, stranded in the Arctic Circle, decide their only hope for survival is to cross the open tundra and try to reach their village....

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  • 1957
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    All About Magic

    All About Magic

    1 1957 HD

    Walt shows off some magic tricks with the studio props and then turns the show over to the Slave in the Magic Mirror, who hosts a look at some...

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  • 1972
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    The City Fox

    The City Fox

    1 1972 HD

    A young fox unexpectedly finds himself in San Francisco, where, after many misadventures, he is befriended by a boy in Chinatown. The boy helps the...

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  • 1972
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    The City Fox

    The City Fox

    1 1972 HD

    A young fox unexpectedly finds himself in San Francisco, where, after many misadventures, he is befriended by a boy in Chinatown. The boy helps the...

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  • 1972
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    The City Fox

    The City Fox

    1 1972 HD

    A young fox unexpectedly finds himself in San Francisco, where, after many misadventures, he is befriended by a boy in Chinatown. The boy helps the...

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  • 1971
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    Project Florida

    Project Florida

    1 1971 HD

    Marketing film for Walt Disney World showing the creation of the new theme park, with footage of WED designers at work, actual construction, scale...

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  • 1971
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    Project Florida

    Project Florida

    1 1971 HD

    Marketing film for Walt Disney World showing the creation of the new theme park, with footage of WED designers at work, actual construction, scale...

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  • 1974
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    Carlo the Sierra Coyote

    Carlo the Sierra Coyote

    1 1974 HD

    A coyote tries to escape the encroachment of man onto his territory and is befriended by the wife of a couple monitoring the environment for the...

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  • 1974
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    Carlo the Sierra Coyote

    Carlo the Sierra Coyote

    1 1974 HD

    A coyote tries to escape the encroachment of man onto his territory and is befriended by the wife of a couple monitoring the environment for the...

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  • 1974
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    Return of the Big Cat

    Return of the Big Cat

    1 1974 HD

    A boy, Leroy McClaren, trains a wild dog to hunt the cougar that has been threatening the family.

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  • 1975
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    The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures

    The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures

    6.6 1975 HD

    Animals of all kinds are filmed in different moments of habitat.

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  • 1957
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    The Best Doggoned Dog in the World

    The Best Doggoned Dog in the World

    1 1957 HD

    "The Best Doggoned Dog in the World" is an episode of Disneyland which aired on November 20, 1957. It was directed by Robert Stevenson and Larry...

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  • 1942
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    Bambi

    Bambi

    7.014 1942 HD

    Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.

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  • 1951
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    Nature's Half Acre

    Nature's Half Acre

    7.1 1951 HD

    The strange and wonderful world that lies beneath our feet, under leaf, log and rock, peopled by millions of weird and fascinating creatures....

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  • 1963
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    The Incredible Journey

    The Incredible Journey

    6.629 1963 HD

    The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Can they find their way home?

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  • 1975
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    The Boy Who Talked to Badgers

    The Boy Who Talked to Badgers

    6.8 1975 HD

    A young boy gets along better with the animals he befriends around his family's Canadian farm than with the people he lives with.

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  • 1972
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    Mountain Born

    Mountain Born

    1 1972 HD

    A boy learns the duties of a shepherd from his idol, the ranch foreman, high in the Colorado mountains. When the foreman becomes ill, the boy has to...

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  • 1971
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    The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou

    The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1970
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    7.6 1970 HD

    Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series...

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  • 1970
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    8 1970 HD

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