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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Sausage City

Sausage City

1974

Divertissement Rococo

1951

Variations on a Cellophane Wrapper

1970

Eric and the Monsters

Eric and the Monsters

1965

Angel Blue Sweet Wings

Angel Blue Sweet Wings

1966

Twenty Years of Academy Awards

1948

Operation Vittles

Operation Vittles

1948

Casals Conducts: 1964

Casals Conducts: 1964

1964

Bath

Bath

1969

Peed Into the Wind

Peed Into the Wind

1972

Persian Series #4

Persian Series #4

1999

Busy Little Bears

Busy Little Bears

1939

My Girdle My God

1972

This is the Brain of Otis Crawfield

1973

Kolkata

Kolkata

2005

The Mean Brothers "Get Stood Up"

The Mean Brothers "Get Stood Up"

1973

Persian Series #5

Persian Series #5

1999

Trouble in the Image

Trouble in the Image

1996

A Christmas Gift

A Christmas Gift

1980

Real Italian Pizza

1971