CS5 movie clips in timeline don't auto-play

So I used flash for some relatively extensive movies back in the MX days, but haven't done much with it since. I'm trying to build a relatively simple movie now in the newest version of the software, but I'm having some trouble.
I want to create various smaller movie clips with animations in them, then drop them into the main timeline and have them animate automatically when the playhead hits them. However, when I view the movie (or test it) all I get is the first frame, they don't animate.
Did I set up the document wrong or something, or is this something basic I missed in the newer versions? Is there a better way to structure this?

Theoretically that's how I always thought it's supposed to work, but it isn't... I created a new document (new > actionscript 3.0) to test this out, then a movie clip within it containing a block that moves left to right. Doesn't animate in the main timeline. Do I need to specifically tell the clip to animate on that frame? Seems redundant.

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