The Off-Handed Jape... & How to Pull It Off

The Off-Handed Jape is an afternoon’s lark made by Nelson and his artist friend William Wiley. The two men perform whimsical actions and poses for the camera, then recontextualize this imagery by improvising their own commentary on the action at a later time. —Andy Ditzler. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.

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Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

1970

All About Eve

All About Eve

1950

Primary

Primary

1960

Spirit to Spirit: Nikki Giovanni

Spirit to Spirit: Nikki Giovanni

1986

Celery Stalks at Midnight

Celery Stalks at Midnight

1951

The Fighting Generation

The Fighting Generation

1944

The Open Track

The Open Track

1916

Still Life

Still Life

1966

The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan

1914

All That Jazz

All That Jazz

1979

El Norte

El Norte

1983

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950

Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent

1962

The Big Heat

The Big Heat

1953

Persian Series #5

Persian Series #5

1999

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

1965

Becket

Becket

1964

The Blood Ship

The Blood Ship

1927