Sid Marcus

Birth : 1904-07-13, New York, USA

Death : 1985-09-09

Movies

Daffy Duck Frustrated Fowl
Writer
Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl was released in conjunction with Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire None of these shorts have been released on disc before, and Chuck Jones's "Daffy Dilly" (1948) is a welcome addition to any cartoon library. Daffy sets out to win the money a gloomy millionaire is offering to anyone who can make him laugh--and succeeds in spite of himself. But many of these cartoons are, simply, duds. "This Is a Life?" (1955), "People Are Bunny" (1959), and "Person to Bunny" (1960) spoof largely forgotten TV shows. How many viewers under 65 will recognize caricatures of Art Linkletter and Edward R. Murrow? The films pitting Daffy against Bugs play like weak remakes of Jones's "Rabbit Fire" trilogy or Friz Freleng's "Show Biz Bugs"--"Person to Bunny" even repeats some of Daffy's tap dance to "Jeepers Creepers" in "Show Biz." The very late "Suppressed Duck" (1965) is painfully unfunny. Once again, some of the films have been inexplicably cropped to simulate a widescreen format.
Doctor Pink
Director
As a hospital janitor the Pink Panther takes up first aid, to the disgust of the duty doctor.
Pink Pull
Writer
The Pink Panther uses a big magnet to find a lost coin that fell down a grate.
Toro Pink
Director
Pink Panther once again becomes a toreador once the first one chickens out.
Pink Z-Z-Z
Director
A constantly meowing alley cat keeps the Pink Panther awake.
Pink in the Drink
Director
The Pink Panther is scammed by a South Sea cruise, which turns out to be a pirate trap. He is then forced to do the captain's orders.
Yankee Doodle Pink
Director
During the American Revolution, the Pink Panther is sent to notify townsfolk that the Redcoats are coming. (Reissue of "Pinky Doodle" 1976).
Pink S.W.A.T.
Director
The Pink Panther attempts to get rid of a fly in his home.
Dietetic Pink
Director
The Pink Panther decides to lose weight once believing he is 220 pounds when he really was 75 pounds.
Pink Arcade
Director
The Pink Panther visits an amusement arcade after getting tons of quarters from a broken weight machine.
Pinky Doodle
Director
During the American Revolution, the Pink Panther is sent to notify townsfolk that the Redcoats are coming. Reissued as Yankee Doodle Pink in 1978.
Mesa Trouble
Director
Big Red is coming to Cactus Goat to give revenge on Hoot Kloot for sending him to the river. Hoot tried to get help from townsfolk, but everybody refuses, because they're afraid of Big Red.
Giddy Up Woe
Director
Hoot Kloot is mad at Confederate because he's so slow, so Hoot trades him with another horse. The new horse is fast, but keeps giving Hoot hard time. Hoot ended up trading the fast horse again and gets Confederate again.
Freeze a Jolly Good Fellow
Director
It's winter and The Blue Racer is looking for a place to stay. He comes across a cabin that's perfect except for a bear that wants it for himself.
Chilly's Hide-a-Way
Story
The colonel takes a trip to the mountains, to the same habitat as Chilly Willy.
Trick or Retreat
Writer
Rattfink helps the Indians defeat the fort guarded by Roland, but the Indians goof up. Roland managed to get rid of their leader, Rattfink and signed the peace treaty. The Indians invite Roland for peace pipe, and one of the Indians accidentally filled the pipe with gun powder.
Rough Brunch
Writer
The Aardvark chases The Ant, but this time The Ant has found a new pal in a termite.
War and Pieces
Story
The king hires Roland to capture pirate Rattfink.
The Foul Kin
Writer
Rattfink finds out his rich, 100 year-old uncle "Rotten Rattfink" is still alive, and Rattfink visits him to make sure his name is on his will.
Odd Ant Out
Writer
A grocery truck loses a shipment of chocolate-covered ants. The Aardvark and another green aardvark fight over a can of ants, which they can't seem to open.
A Gooney Is Born
Story
A timely storyline has planes menaced by flocks of Gooney birds! When a crazed hunter is hired to get rid of the birds, Chilly adopts one of the eggs left behind...
Think Before You Pink
Writer
The Pink Panther has difficulty crossing a busy traffic intersection.
Teeny Weeny Meany
Director
On a tuna boat, Chilly gives a dog a hard time by stealing the fish that he catches.
Rough Riding Hood
Director
Woody is reading the tale of Little Red Riding Hood... and soon finds himself living the fable when a sobbing Red confronts him, telling him how a mean wolf has been bullying her on her entire trip to Grandma's. Woody plans to get even with the fiendish (and totally stupid) wolf by swapping places with her and going to HIS Grandma's. The wolf stops Woody carrying an apple pie and demands, "Let me have it" (Needless to say, he gets it alright!).
Operation Shanghai
Director
Smedley is tired of being the one-man crew for Captain Blah of the Old Eye Sore.
Pesty Guest
Director
Chilly Willy is dying of thirst in the desert- how he got there is unknown- and sees a sign for a hotel.
Sioux Me
Director
An Indian tribe is in need of rain and believe they can get it by sacrificing a woodpecker. Along comes Woody.
Half Baked Alaska
Director
Chilly Willy can't afford any food, so he looks for a job. That doesn't go so well since Willy has no apparent skills... other than stealing. So he just does that with successful results.
Fractured Friendship
Director
Smedley is fed up with Arctic weather, and wants to leave for Hawaii. But his longtime pal Chilly Willy won't let him.
Birds of a Feather
Director
Mrs. Meany is a bird watcher. Of course, she stumbles across Woody. Woody teaches Mrs. Meany "everything you need to know about bird watching." She finds that a bird is hunting her. It's an eagle who wants her as a mate and who chases her endlessly.
Three Little Woodpeckers
Director
Woody and his nephew and niece, Knothead and Splinter, are pursued by a stupid wolf with a desire for woodpecker pie.
Ski-napper
Director
Chilly tries to borrow some coal from the ski resort Smedley works at, but Smedley stops him.
Lighthouse Keeping Blues
Director
Chilly Willy goes face to face with lighthouse keeper Smedley for constantly disrupting his sleep.
Get Lost! Little Doggy
Director
While walking past a pet shop, a dog catches Woody's attention, Woody buys him, names him Duffy and takes him home., Woody lives at Mrs. Meany's Boarding House and no dog are allowed, so Woody goes through many attempts to sneak Duffy in under Mrs. Meany's nose.
Spook-a-Nanny
Director
The third cartoon from the show titled "Halloween Party," a special 23-minute episode of "The Woody Woodpecker Show," this was made for television. (The two other short cartoons in this episode were previously released theatrically.) This is the final appearance (to date) of Homer Pigeon. This is the final appearance (to date) of Andy Panda. This was the only made-for-TV Woody Woodpecker cartoon in "The Woody Woodpecker Show"; the only other made-for-TV cartoons in the program (except for the framing segments) were the 1960 Sam 'n Simian pilot "The Jungle Medics" and the 1963 Space Mouse pilot "The Secret Weapon."
Woody's Clip Joint
Director
Woody is getting his hair cut at the local barber when suddenly, said barber walks right out on him (it's his lunch break)...
Skinfolks
Director
Woody is freezing and hungry, too. To get warm, he burns his furniture and begins to burn pages from the family album... till he comes across one of his Uncle Scrooge Woodpecker. He goes to visit Uncle Scrooge in hopes of a handout and finds his house guarded by 10 crocodiles. Even worse than the crocodiles is Uncle Scrooge.
Deep Freeze Squeeze
Director
Marooned on a ship in wintertime, Chilly Willy and Smedley try to eat one another.
Dumb Like a Fox
Director
Woody and Fink Fox are teamed up as buddies roaming the Western Plains.
Science Friction
Director
A mad scientist introduces himself to us ("Come! I show you around!") and explains his specialty is crossing things ("I cross a pine mit a apple and I get a pineapple!"). His biggest ambition is cross his pet ape with something but doesn't know what. Enter Woody who comes to his door selling magazines. The scientist decides to cross the ape with a woodpecker and create a flying ape. Woody naturally doesn't want the experiment to take place and tries to flee the scientist's house after being captured. In the end, though, it's the ape who gets the last laugh...
Tepee for Two
Director
When Woody makes way too much racket with his TV set and musical instruments, his neighbors have had enough and evict him from the entire city...
Pesky Pelican
Director
As Pesky Pelican flies south for the winter, his wings begin to ice up. He's puzzled until he finds the South Pole.
The Tenant's Racket
Director
The cartoon starts off with Woody who, tired of flying, stops to rest on a cloud...
Coy Decoy
Director
While flying south with a flock of ducks, Woody is shot at and hunted by a hunter and his dog.
Salmon Loafer
Director
Chilly Willy goes deep sea fishing coming up with an old shoe which he proceeds to cook.
Stowaway Woody
Director
Woody flies onto a Hawaii-bound ocean liner, causing havoc for a captain and his dog. The ship's dog tries to catch him, with no luck.
Greedy Gabby Gator
Director
Gabby Gator tries to cook Woody for dinner, but he instead finds himself the pursued when an unfriendly cousin, a crocodile, decides that an alligator would be a tasty dish. Gabby's radar spies Woody heading toward the Okedokee Swamp, so he snares Woody in a set and tries to make Woody think that he's arrived at Gabby's Health Resort. Woody soon finds that he's destined to be the main ingredient in a Woodpecker stew. He managed to escape from Gabby with the help of the crocodile, who occupies Gabby with his own chase.
The Secret Weapon
Director
This short begins with King-Size in conference with his financial minister when a coded message arrives warning of an planned invasion by cats from the Planet Feline (pronounced Fa Lean). A call for Space Mouse is dispatched, He appears in the conference room instantly. The king orders him to go to Feline, disguised as a cat, and destroy their rocket ship. Space Mouse chooses a Siamese cat disguise.. Before he leaves, though, King-Size hands him a pill telling him to swallow it if he gets into inescapable trouble. When Space Mouse wants to know what the pill will do, King Size claims all he knows is that all secret agents take along some kind of pill for emergencies.
Jungle Medics
Director
Sam and Simian have just set themselves up as "Jungle Medics." They've just completed a successful operation on a coconut when the phone rings, and a lion wants them to treat his tooth.
All Fowled Up
Story
Intending to catch a chicken for his dinner, little Henery the Chicken Hawk ventures onto the farm of the eternally feuding Foghorn Leghorn and barnyard dog. Foghorn tries to dump a load of concrete on top of the dog, but the chute for dropping the concrete suddenly extends itself to a position directly above Foghorn, who is covered over by the concrete and frozen in a "Thinker" pose. Little Henery attaches a rope to the cement-laden Foghorn and drags him home for a tough-to-chew chicken dinner.
Devil May Hare
Story
The Tasmanian Devil is on the loose. Bugs offers to help him find his dinner.
No Parking Hare
Story
A construction worker wants to blast Bugs out of his rabbit hole so he can build a freeway.
A Ham in a Role
Story
A dog decides to quit the slapstick comedy of cartoons and go to his country home to concentrate on Shakespeare, but two troublesome yet polite gophers foil his grand plans.
Cat-Tastrophy
Director
Kitty's owner introduces her to a puppy who will befriend and Kitty realizes that when the puppy grows up he becomes Kitty's enemy because dogs hate cats and makes a chase in the yard at the end of the flashback of kitty for the puppy and kitty chases the puppy and the horse gets into the garbage can.
Coo-Coo Bird Dog
Director
A self-promoted and bragging mongrel is trying to prove his status to a doubting-parrot and accidentally swallows the cuckoo from a clock. The parrot tries to extricate the cuckoo from the dog, where the cuckoo seems to be content. The cuckoo and parrot are engaged in combat within the dog, which is not a pretty picture, and following the brawl, the cuckoo is now seen emerging at intervals from the parrot's mouth, which is also not a pretty picture.
Topsy Turkey
Director
Little Bigfeather, an Indian, wants to hunt and eat moose, but a turkey oddly wants to be chased instead. Very bizarre ending in this one.
Boston Beanie
Director
A homeless cat singing, "Hallelujah! I'm a bum" encounters the home of a Mister Lavish McTavish who adopts the cat and promises him all the food he can eat... but ONLY if the cat proves his worth by capturing the mice loose in his house. As it turns out, there is only one mouse in the house who makes a deal with the cat to save his skin.
Kitty Caddy
Director
In this Columbia "Color Phantasy" cartoon (production number 9701), it's the dogs vs. the cats in a golf match. But halfway through the match, an animated, unnamed version of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby join the competition.
Swiss Tease
Director
A St. Bernard dog is dishonorably discharged from the Swiss Alps rescue corps when he samples his brandy and gets drunk. In an effort to make up for his disgrace, he sets out to rescue a skilled mountain climber who needs no help. Slapstick up and down the mountain ensues.
Up N' Atom
Director
A very dumb dog is chasing a cat. A smarter dog suggests getting the cat to come to him instead; the dog mounts a parade proclaiming "Be Kind to Cats Week" and encouraging the cat to shake hands with the nearest dog. He does; the dog has a mallet behind his back, but the cat has an endless array of protective hats. The dog then tries a marionette of an attractive female cat to lure the cat to some doors propped up in the woods; again, the cat eludes the dog. Eventually, the smart dog reappears, revealing himself as the cat in a dog costume.
Phoney Baloney
Story
A $5,000 reward is put out for the capture of a notorious wolf. Two of the wanted posters are put on the trees where the Fox and the Crow live. When they see the posters, each thinks the other is the wanted one, and they try to capture each other for the reward money. After many attempts, they end up at a police station where their mistake is pointed out to them. They then punish themselves profusely for making the error. Re-released theatrically in 1956.
Hot Foot Lights
Story
A caricature of W.C. Fields runs a theater show with four separate short stories in which nursery rhymes are sung in the beginning (by Andrews Sisters lookalikes) and then acted out.
Goofy News Views
Director
A wacky newsreel shows us a beauty pageant gone wrong, a Jimmy Durante-like judo expert, two victims of the machine age, the horror of preserving beauty, Professor Baggysacks's gyro-copter hat, a push-button-age card sharp and more.
Mr. Moocher
Story
While doing their respective yardwork, the fox and crow (next-door neighbors) overhear a radio broadcast encouraging everyone to "love thy neighbor". The fox concludes, "I'm going to love my neighbor... if it kills me!" The crow tends to make a nuisance of himself as he borrows the fox's lawn mower and destroys it. Next, he borrows everything in sight the fox owns for an upcoming "Birthday" (at which point, the fox destroys his radio). The fox installs a security system but the crow still arrives at his house through an underground route. Finally, the fox travels to the Southwestern U.S. desert planting his home atop a high rock pillar... but the crow still returns. At this point, the fox freaks out borrowing something from the crow... "Some feathers 'cause I wanna be an Indian!". The naked crow concludes that the fox is "a mental case".
A Pee-kool-yar Sit-chee-ay-shun
Director
Li'l Abner, tired of being constantly pursued by Daisy Mae, decides to run away from home but drops by to inform her that he is leaving. But she doesn't care as she informs Li'l Abner that she has a new suitor, Disgustin' Jones, cousin of Available Jones. He takes a train, airplane, ocean liner and gets as far as the Egypitian pyramids before he realizes what she told him and, while Abner doesn't want the delectable Miss Scragg---at least as drawn in the comic strip---he ain't hankerin' fer anybody else to be wooing her, and he returns to Dogpatch to put an end to any hanky-panky that might be going on in them thar hills. But Disgustin', disgusting character that he is, has about a thousand bodyguards hired to keep Abner away. They do but, then Mammy Yokum, takes a hand and quickly makes short work of the bodyguards.
Amoozin' But Confoozin'
Director
Lil' Abner is tired of his daily environment.
Red Riding Hood Rides Again
Director
This satirical version of "Red Riding Hood" was, especially the ending, very topical when released in 1941, as the US had instituted a draft lottery long before Pearl Harbor (December 7,1941.) The wolf convinces Red he is a police dog and he hastily beats a path to Grandma's house with intentions of making a meal of her. But Grandma's boyfriend shows up and takes her dancing. He then plans on eating Red, but the postman arrives with his draft induction notice.
The Crystal Gazer
Story
A theatre-crowd is gathered to listen to Zaza Raja, a renowned mystic, who answers all questions regarding people's life and future. In response to a question from a young girl in the audience, the psychic goes wonder-gazing into his crystal ball and visions ancient Egypt. In search of the answer to the question, he wanders off into the tombs of the ancient Pharaohs, where many mummies held him solve the riddle of the young lady's future. But, when Zaza Raja snaps out of his spell, he finds he has forgotten the answer. He learns the theater audience is none too pleased about it.
The Crystal Gazer
Director
A theatre-crowd is gathered to listen to Zaza Raja, a renowned mystic, who answers all questions regarding people's life and future. In response to a question from a young girl in the audience, the psychic goes wonder-gazing into his crystal ball and visions ancient Egypt. In search of the answer to the question, he wanders off into the tombs of the ancient Pharaohs, where many mummies held him solve the riddle of the young lady's future. But, when Zaza Raja snaps out of his spell, he finds he has forgotten the answer. He learns the theater audience is none too pleased about it.
The Cuckoo I.Q.
Director
A spoof of radio quiz shows. The host asks questions, with the contestant getting worse and worse punishments for wrong answers. Professor Cornelius Van Goon (a real dope) gets all the answers wrong- and pays for it.
Tom Thumb's Brother
Story
While Tom Thumb is very, very small, his kid brother, Pee Wee, is even smaller and Pee Wee's only wish is to be as big and strong as Tom. When tiny Tom is cornered by a kitten, Pee Wee comes to his brother's rescue and proves to himself that what he lacks in size, he makes up for in quality.
Tom Thumb's Brother
Director
While Tom Thumb is very, very small, his kid brother, Pee Wee, is even smaller and Pee Wee's only wish is to be as big and strong as Tom. When tiny Tom is cornered by a kitten, Pee Wee comes to his brother's rescue and proves to himself that what he lacks in size, he makes up for in quality.
The Way of All Pests
Animation
Various members of the insect world join forces to harass a man who unknowingly makes their lives miserable.
The Streamlined Donkey
Director
An exuberant little donkey lives for one thing: the joy of racing at top speed. But his mother, cautions her son to go slow and use care, for misfortune may be just around the corner. When the son tires of his mother's lectures, he leaves from home, dashing off into the desert. Meanwhile, a heinous villain enters the picture, and he uses Mother Donkey as a beast of burden. The little donkey comes back years later to find his mother missing. When the donkey learns what has happened, he dives into action, using his irrational behavior to find his mother. Then, using his superior speed and strength, he gives the miscreant a sound trouncing, thus liberating his beloved mother. The short ends happily with mother and son basking in familial bliss, and Mother Donkey reluctantly acknowledging that extreme caution is not always the only path to righteousness.
A Helping Paw
Director
A man visits the doctor and gets a new pair of glasses. The doctor's dog guides him throughout the city.
A Helping Paw
Story
A man visits the doctor and gets a new pair of glasses. The doctor's dog guides him throughout the city.
The Land Of Fun
Director
A travelogue for some vacation spot, possessed of every natural attraction the tourist seeking peace could wish for.
The Land Of Fun
Story
A travelogue for some vacation spot, possessed of every natural attraction the tourist seeking peace could wish for.
The Mad Hatter
Director
Maisie is a secretary. We watch her dashing to work, then sitting through a typical day, reading novels and eating candy. But that's all prelude, as she lives to shop, particularly for hats. She tries on a wide variety of hats, but her heart is set on #36, which she's told must be special ordered. She orders it, and we switch to the hat workshop, where we see the designers, all of them clearly insane. Number 36 is let out long enough to whip one up for Maisie.
Tangled Television
Director
In this 1940 entry from Columbia Pictures' "Color Rhapsodies" series, three television pioneers demonstrate how TV works. Featured is singer Madame Dish, followed by trips to India, Egypt, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Venice. With the original main titles intact, this 1940 Screen Gems cartoon, with animation by Art Davis and Herb Rothwell plus music by Joe De Nat, was directed by Sid Marcus.
Barnyard Babies
Director
Mother Hen's kids are aspiring singers and actresses, but Chester wants to become a G-Man. This fantasy of his lands him into trouble.
The Greyhound and the Rabbit
Director
It's basically a series of visual gags that takes place on a greyhound race track with the racers chasing a mechanical rabbit attached to a gate (though the rabbit seems lifelike, at least for a cartoon).
Dreams on Ice
Director
A Color Rhapsody cartoon in which children flood the house then proceed to go to sleep.
Jitterbug Knights
Director
The king paces back and forth; a knight rushes in with the news: It's a boy! The knight visits the three wise fairies with the news, inviting them to a ball in celebration. The fairies arrive (singing), and bestow various blessings on the child (including dancing the jitterbug). There follows some general merriment and dancing, until the clock strikes three. Everyone leaves to let the baby sleep, but he's not done yet -- a full set of percussion instruments pops up in his bed, and his drum solo brings everyone back for more.
The House That Jack Built
Director
A re-telling of the classic nursery rhyme "The House That Jack Built".
Scrappy's Added Attraction
Animation
A movie theater audience sees a trailer for Scrappy's newest movie.
Peaceful Neighbors
Story
Two rival families of hens (and roosters) are arming in preparation for a battle in a property-line dispute over the division line between their two barnyard coops. After much fighting, squabbling and squawking between the two factions, two peaceful doves bring about a settlement between the two groups.
Peaceful Neighbors
Director
Two rival families of hens (and roosters) are arming in preparation for a battle in a property-line dispute over the division line between their two barnyard coops. After much fighting, squabbling and squawking between the two factions, two peaceful doves bring about a settlement between the two groups.
Little Moth's Big Flame
Writer
A 1938 Color Rhapsody.
Little Moth's Big Flame
Director
A 1938 Color Rhapsody.
Poor Elmer
Director
The staff at a large big-city hospital is all bothered and nervously awaiting the arrival of a patient, named Elmer, and the doctors and nurses are busily preparing for a major operation. Finally, a woman arrives in a large town-car, with a chauffeur, and she is followed by attendants carrying the patient on a stretcher...Elmer the Goldfish.
Window Shopping
Director
Three mice run, cavort, sing and dance around in the stores and restaurants a big city at night. They wind up in a café for an early-morning snack and stocking up on food provisions before they return to the safety of their den beneath a man-hole cover in the street.
The Foolish Bunny
Writer
Told in flashback, th story explains why one of the bunnies in the classroom is so much bigger and older than his classmates. He devoted his early years to disrupting the class rather than studying and learning his lessons, with the result that he remained behind while the other students were promoted.
The New Homestead
Animation
An animated short produced by Charles Mintz.
Hollywood Picnic
Director
Caricatures of many of the stars in Hollywood from the 1930's all playing and eating as best suits their public image.
The Little Match Girl
Story
A small girl makes her living selling matches on the streets of New York. It's winter, and the hustling crowds at best ignore her, and some are outright rude. She takes shelter and, to try to stave off the cold a bit, lights a match. It gets blown out; this happens again, then on the third try, she falls into a dream. In this dream, cherubs attend her, she gets a new doll, then a new dress. The cherubs put her on a throne. Then a storm comes, and she goes toward a candle. That candle goes out, and we see that back in the real world, so did her match and her life. An angel comes along and takes her soul.
The Little Match Girl
Director
A small girl makes her living selling matches on the streets of New York. It's winter, and the hustling crowds at best ignore her, and some are outright rude. She takes shelter and, to try to stave off the cold a bit, lights a match. It gets blown out; this happens again, then on the third try, she falls into a dream. In this dream, cherubs attend her, she gets a new doll, then a new dress. The cherubs put her on a throne. Then a storm comes, and she goes toward a candle. That candle goes out, and we see that back in the real world, so did her match and her life. An angel comes along and takes her soul.
The Air Hostess
Director
A little boy (as pilot/crew/mechanic) and a little girl (the title air hostess) do their best to get a delapitated airplane airborne and take their full load of adult passengers to their destination. They fail spectacularly.
The Air Hostess
Story
A little boy (as pilot/crew/mechanic) and a little girl (the title air hostess) do their best to get a delapitated airplane airborne and take their full load of adult passengers to their destination. They fail spectacularly.
Canine Capers
Story
Scrappy and his dog Yippy are delivering newspapers that have a story about a stray-dog roundup by the city dog-pound. Yippy swallows the horn on Scrappy's bicycle, and starts honing when he tries to bark. This gets the attention of the dogcatcher who grabs Yippy and tosses him into the dog-pound. Scrappy finally gets Yippy free along with all the other dogs, who band together and take off after the dogcatcher.
Scary Crows
Story
Farm-boy Scrappy and his dog awaken at dawn and, all day long, they work in the fields only to have crows undo their hard work, tear up the fields and eat the crops. They keep beating off the crows and finally win out just as the sun sets.
Scary Crows
Director
Farm-boy Scrappy and his dog awaken at dawn and, all day long, they work in the fields only to have crows undo their hard work, tear up the fields and eat the crops. They keep beating off the crows and finally win out just as the sun sets.
Indian Serenade
Director
Against the background of the Grand Canyon, a young Indian boy and an-equally-young Indian maiden fall in love. While they are romancing along in the beautiful scenery, their little dog gets into a hassle with a snake. The snake was harmless, the animation was outstanding.
Scrappy's Music Lesson
Story
An old German music teacher has Scrappy running scales on the violin, while Pete the Parrot laughs at every mistake. this makes the teacher angry, but Pete will have his way.
A Boy and His Dog
Writer
An obnoxious little toddler boy scares and hits a whimpering puppy in his charge until his mother comes in and puts him to bed and scolds him for his cruelty. Asleep, the boy dreams that the puppy has grown to dinosaur size, bursting through walls, chasing down the brat until retribution looks nigh.
Dizzy Ducks
Animation
Two kids battle ducks. One of them decides to be a jerk for most of it. Turns out it was all a dream.
In My Gondola
Story
Major Google
Director
Barney Google, in a parody of the radio program, Major Bowles Amateur Hour, stages his own version, but uses catch-phrases all through the broadcast used by Bowles on his. Things go well until hillbilly Snuffy Smith gets an early gong and hooked-from-the-stage during his talent presentation.
Spark Plug
Director
Barney, Snuffy and Lowezie are in attendance at the track to see Spark Plug take part in a big race. Unfortunately, he's so slow that he doesn't finish until the next morning. Incredibly,though he next gets a one-on-one race against the legendary Man O'War. It looks like he'll be super loser again, except that Rudy the Ostrich kisses him,which gives Sparky the adrenaline to win instead.
Scrappy's Pony
Story
Scrappy and Oopie are playing, when a pony arrives from Hollywood. Scrappy tries to ride him, but the pony throws him. When Oopie gives him sugar cubes, the pony takes a liking to him.
Scrappy's Pony
Director
Scrappy and Oopie are playing, when a pony arrives from Hollywood. Scrappy tries to ride him, but the pony throws him. When Oopie gives him sugar cubes, the pony takes a liking to him.
Scrappy's Boy Scouts
Animation
Oopie wants to join the Boy Scouts, against the wishes of Scrappy and the others.
Let's Ring Doorbells
Director
A Columbia Scrappy cartoon released November 7, 1935.
Tetched in the Head
Story
Tiny Barney Google sleeps under a tree. Along comes his enormous wife, who begins to do the washing. Six babies ranked in a tub persecute Barney.
Scrappy's Trailer
Story
Scrappy and Oopie are tootling along in a car-and-trailer rig, which is larger on the inside than the outside. It's able to submerge and fly, and contains a cow, and a tree that contains a wasp nest and a bear.
Scrappy's Trailer
Director
Scrappy and Oopie are tootling along in a car-and-trailer rig, which is larger on the inside than the outside. It's able to submerge and fly, and contains a cow, and a tree that contains a wasp nest and a bear.
Little Rover
Story
A dog is tired of living in a house and decides to leave for the fun and excitement of the big city. However, it turns out to be not exactly the way he thought it would be.
Little Rover
Director
A dog is tired of living in a house and decides to leave for the fun and excitement of the big city. However, it turns out to be not exactly the way he thought it would be.
The Gold Getters
Writer
The adventures of Scrappy and his dog.
The Gold Getters
Director
The adventures of Scrappy and his dog.
The Shoemaker and the Elves
Animation
A homeless waif, staggering through a roaring snow storm, wanders into a small town. and no one except a poor shoemaker will give the little boy shelter from the storm. That night, the elves come in with their equipment and material, and make a new supply of shoes for the old man. In the morning, see what has happened, the old man tells the boy he has brought him luck, and can stay with him as his adopted son.
Happy Butterfly
Story
Scrappy is butterfly hunting, and captures a singing butterfly, who turns out to have a magic ring, which Oopie grabs.
Happy Butterfly
Director
Scrappy is butterfly hunting, and captures a singing butterfly, who turns out to have a magic ring, which Oopie grabs.
Babes at Sea
Director
A toddler chases a frog out of his house to a nearby well where, falling into the bucket, he arrives at the bottom of the well, to be magically greeted by underwater seababies and various creatures, including the octopus law officer. Eventually he returns to the well bucket and is raised back up to be rescued by his mother.
Holiday Land
Director
Scrappy does not want to get up and go to school. As the days peel off his calendar, the dates representing holidays come to life. Father time, in particular, takes Scrappy on a holidays tour.
Holiday Land
Story
Scrappy does not want to get up and go to school. As the days peel off his calendar, the dates representing holidays come to life. Father time, in particular, takes Scrappy on a holidays tour.
Concert Kid
Story
Oopie is to give a violin concert, but doesn't want to play. Scrappy gives him a stick of chewing gum, which calms him. However, the gum gets on the two of them.
Concert Kid
Director
Oopie is to give a violin concert, but doesn't want to play. Scrappy gives him a stick of chewing gum, which calms him. However, the gum gets on the two of them.
The Trapeze Artist
Story
Krazy Kat takes a girl to the circus. She is swept off her feet by the man on the flying trapeze. Krazy gets jealous and injures the dashing young man. He ends up in court, pleading his case.
The Trapeze Artist
Director
Krazy Kat takes a girl to the circus. She is swept off her feet by the man on the flying trapeze. Krazy gets jealous and injures the dashing young man. He ends up in court, pleading his case.
Scrappy's Expedition
Story
Scrappy goes to the South Pole with many radio personalities.
Scrappy's Expedition
Director
Scrappy goes to the South Pole with many radio personalities.
Scrappy's Relay Race
Story
Scrappy and the Champ compete on horseback, in cars and airplanes to win the race.
Scrappy's Relay Race
Director
Scrappy and the Champ compete on horseback, in cars and airplanes to win the race.
Scrappy's Theme Song
Story
Scrappy and company are putting on a show in the barn. All they need is a good theme song for the balcony scene, which Scrappy writes. Unfortunately, while everyone else remembers the music, he keeps forgetting his part.
Scrappy's Theme Song
Director
Scrappy and company are putting on a show in the barn. All they need is a good theme song for the balcony scene, which Scrappy writes. Unfortunately, while everyone else remembers the music, he keeps forgetting his part.
Scrappy's Dog Show
Director
Scrappy tries to enter his dog in a dog show.
Scrappy's Toy Shop
Story
Scrappy comes down to open up his toy store and let customer Oopie in. Oppie begins to wreak havoc, but when the toys begin to attack the two of them, they defend themselves.
Scrappy's Toy Shop
Director
Scrappy comes down to open up his toy store and let customer Oopie in. Oppie begins to wreak havoc, but when the toys begin to attack the two of them, they defend themselves.
Scrappy's Television
Story
By converting a radio, Scrappy has a new invention, a TV set that he shares with his friends as they change channels watching various shows until they land on an exciting boxing match.
Scrappy's Television
Director
By converting a radio, Scrappy has a new invention, a TV set that he shares with his friends as they change channels watching various shows until they land on an exciting boxing match.
Movie Struck
Story
Scrappy in Hollywood.
Technoracket
Director
Scrappy runs a farm where Oopie is a farmhand. He sees a front-page newspaper article about "Technocracy," and he decides to fire everybody. Scrappy then builds mechanical robot farm workers and livestock with predictably disastrous results.
Technoracket
Story
Scrappy runs a farm where Oopie is a farmhand. He sees a front-page newspaper article about "Technocracy," and he decides to fire everybody. Scrappy then builds mechanical robot farm workers and livestock with predictably disastrous results.
Beer Parade
Animation
Scrappy and Oopie, though little boys, happily celebrate the return of beer after fourteen years, with the help of brew-guzzling gnomes, apparently from the "Rip Van Winkle" story. They leave an allegorical "Prohibition" figure (ugly old man in stovepipe hat) stripped and chased off.
The Flop House
Director
Scrappy runs a dime-a-night flop house, cheerfully sprinkling disinfectant around before the night's customers arrive. They're all animal people except Oopie, who as usual can't help but make trouble, and breaks things and makes a racket enough that the other denizens can't sleep.
The Black Sheep
Animation
Color clash in the barnyard.
The Little Pest
Animation
The cartoon follows Scrappy as he tries to get rid of his baby brother, Oopy, so he can go on a fishing trip with his dog. The more Oopy insists on tagging along, the more violent Scrappy turns against him.
Halloween
Director
Toby the Pup organises a Halloween celebration. Some witches and elves join the party.
Toby the Milkman
Director
The title character gets some milk from a cow's udder for the first few inches of the bottles before filling the rest of them with water. Then he and his horse would deliver the stuff at various houses.
Toby the Showman
Director
Toby conducting an orchestra playing Irving Berlin's "Alexander's Ragtime Band" while that band is spitting tobacco in the spittoons nearby!
Animated Hair Cartoon, No.18
Animation Supervisor
The “Animated Hair” films, featuring artwork by “Marcus” (not well-known animator Sid Marcus, but a caricaturist for the original humorous Life Magazine) were relatively easy for the studio to produce, using one artist (his hand usually seen on screen drawing the image) and the gimmick of manipulating one caricature with stop motion to create a second caricature (usually by rearranging a hair-do). Audiences were thrilled. Fifty one “Animated Hair” shorts were produced between 1924 and 1927. (from: thekidshouldseethis.com/post/animated-hair-cartoon-no-18-1925)
Animated Hair Cartoon, No.18
Himself
The “Animated Hair” films, featuring artwork by “Marcus” (not well-known animator Sid Marcus, but a caricaturist for the original humorous Life Magazine) were relatively easy for the studio to produce, using one artist (his hand usually seen on screen drawing the image) and the gimmick of manipulating one caricature with stop motion to create a second caricature (usually by rearranging a hair-do). Audiences were thrilled. Fifty one “Animated Hair” shorts were produced between 1924 and 1927. (from: thekidshouldseethis.com/post/animated-hair-cartoon-no-18-1925)