George Gordon

Birth : 1906-09-02,

Death : 1986-05-24

History

George Gordon (September 2, 1906 – May 24, 1986) was a film and TV animator and director of animated productions. Starting in film in 1930, he moved to TV in its early days. Gordon is credited with hundreds of cartoons from 1937 through 1983. Gordon began working with animation in 1930 at the Moser-Terry-Coffman Studio as an animator on the Jesse and James and Farmer Al Falfa series . After two years, he moved to Terrytoons along with one of his previous employers, Paul Terry. In 1937, Gordon left Terrytoons for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio to work as an animator. During his career at MGM, he was able to work on the Barney Bear and Tom and Jerry. Gordon was later promoted to the director position on animations. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Movies

Bat★21
Screenplay
Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back. Hambleton knows the area he's in is going to be carpet-bombed but a temporary shortage of helicopters causes a delay. Working with an Air Force reconnaissance pilot, Capt. Bartholomew Clark, he maps out an escape route.
Two Breaths To...
Director
This animated film dramatizes the danger of working in oxygen-deficient conditions. It was intended for viewing by mine and construction workers in order to promote safety and prevent accidents.
The Ant from Uncle
Director
To bar the Ant from subterranean refuge, the Aardvark strives to plug every ant hole in existence and, to his dismay, discovers a hole of volcanic proportions which is the dwelling of Charlie's huge, older kin.
Rhapsody of Steel
Writer
Animated industrial movie about the steel industry.
Destination Earth
Story
A Martian explorer discovers the secrets behind the USA's prosperity — oil and free enterprise.
Your Safety First
Director
An animated film about the development of the automobile from the perspective of futuristic consumers.
It's Everybody's Business
Story Developer
Animated propaganda advocating for the importance of unregulated capitalism to the American way of life.
What Makes Us Tick
Associate Producer
An optimistic overview and explanation of the stock market with animated examples.
Fresh Laid Plans
Director
Cold War propaganda allegory about farm markets.
Inside Cackle Corners
Director
Cold-War propaganda film where the importance of research and development in capitalism is stressed.
Albert in Blunderland
Director
Albert, an auto mechanic is listening to a radio broadcast about a society based on the "coordinated cooperation of ants". He becomes excited about the idea, and becomes a little careless. The hood of the car, crashes down on his head, knocking him out cold. While unconcious, he dreams about being a worker among ants in the state-controlled nation of Antrolia. At first he is enthusiastic, but soon becomes disenchanted. When he threatens to strike, the soldier ants drag him before a firing squad. Just as he is being executed, he wakes up. He jumps into the car, races to the radio station and assaults the speaker, who is still extolling the virtures of state-planning boards and a controlled, planned economy. The speech, on red paper, flies into the air, as the mechanic grabs the microphone to give the audience "the real low-down on them ants".
The Traitor Within
Director
In this cartoon film directed at the non-medical public, cancer statistics are given, cancer myths are refuted, cancer warning signals are presented, and the growth and effect of cancer cells within the body are shown. Cartoons illustrate: normal cell function in the body; the appearance and growth of neoplastic cells and their destruction of normal cells; cure of cancer by surgery, radiation therapy, and radium implants; spread of untreated cancer through the lymphatic system to the circulatory system; and the danger signals that indicate that cancer is present, e.g. any sore that does not heal, irregular bleeding or discharge from any natural body orifice, progressive change in any wart, mole, or birthmark, persistent indigestion, hoarseness, persistent cough, difficult swallowing, or any change in normal bowel habits. A pathologist is shown examining tissue under a microscope.
Private Snafu Presents Seaman Tarfu in the Navy
Director
Private Snafu (Situation Normal All Fucked Up) presents his brother Tarfu (Things Are Really Fucked Up) who was a carrier pigeon keeper and has joined the Navy
The Unwelcome Guest
Director
Barney Bear runs afoul of a foul-smelling skunk who wants to steal his berries.
Polar Pest
Director
Barney just wants to hibernate for the winter, but his nephew, just in from the North Pole, has other plans.
Bear Raid Warden
Director
Barney takes his air-raid warden post too seriously, telling first an owl (shining eyes) and then a firefly to put their lights out. The firefly isn't at all happy and keeps pestering Barney. Then Barney finds a huge offender: a cabin that's all lit up. Looks familiar...
The Tree Surgeon
Director
The tree surgeon (a donkey) races to the giant sequoia, which isn't feeling well. His techniques, though, seem better suited to treating a person.
A Few Quick Facts: Air Transport/Ships/China/Fire
Director
Animated cartoon from the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
Innertube Antics
Director
A donkey, putting a small pile of rubber out for wartime recycling, is dismayed by the much larger piles his neighbors have put out. He goes into the backyard and finds, in his lawn, a huge buried inner tube - but it has a mind of its own.
The Stork's Holiday
Director
The stork tells about a harrowing encounter with a gun emplacement. As a result, he declares himself "closed for the duration."
The Yankee Doodle Mouse
Animation
As Tom and Jerry stage their typical fight sequences, the patriotic soldier theme of the title is evidenced by such things as a carton of eggs labeled "Hen Grenades"; Jerry dropping light bulbs from an airplane like bombs; and Jerry sending a telegram with the message "Sighted Cat - Sank Same." Musical phrasings from various patriotic war songs are heard throughout.
The Lonesome Mouse
Animation
Jerry crashes a vase onto Tom's head, which gets Mammy to throw Tom out. Jerry at first revels in his freedom, but soon tires of this, and, under a flag of truce, hatches a plan with Tom.
Sufferin' Cats!
Animation
Tom fights with another cat over Jerry.
Fine Feathered Friend
Animation
Chased by Tom around the barnyard, Jerry takes refuge under a hen, who, in her nest, is sitting on eggs. Tom has to figure out ways to get Jerry out from under the protective hen.
Puss n' Toots
Animation
Tom is playing with Jerry when a cute lady cat is delivered to Mammy for her to take care of. Tom is smitten at first sight.
Dog Trouble
Animation
Tom's chasing Jerry when he runs right into a sleeping dog and the two of them must work together to fend him off.
Fraidy Cat
Animation
Tom hears a ghost story on the radio and is spooked by it; Jerry notices this and takes advantage of it, using a variety of tricks to scare Tom.
The Night Before Christmas
Animation
It's snowy and cold outside, and warm inside where Jerry squeezes past a mousetrap to cavort under a present-laden Christmas tree. Mistaking the sleeping Tom for a plush toy, Jerry wakes him and a mad chase ensues.
Romeo in Rhythm
Animation
This cartoon is by Rudy Ising, and is the last of a long line of black animal musicals done at MGM in the late 30s and early 40s.
The Milky Way
Animation
The three little kittens have lost their mittens and are sent to bed without dinner. From their room, they see the Milky Way and sail up to it, using a basket and helium balloons, passing through some fanciful astronomical bodies, until they reach a Milky Way filled with every conceivable form of milk.
Home on the Range
Animation
To the sound of the title song being sung by a campfire, a cow and her calf are bedding down for the night. The calf is frightened by a shadow, until it's revealed to be a jackrabbit. He follows the rabbit deep into the woods, but neither of them notices the wolf following until it's too late for the calf. The calf is trapped in a niche under some rocks, which the wolf quickly digs out. The wolf is closing in on the calf when the rabbit tries to distract him, to no avail.
Puss Gets the Boot
Animation
Jasper is given an ultimatum by his master: break one more thing and you're out. Rodent Jerry does his best to make sure that his tormentor "gets the boot".
Peace on Earth
Animation
Two baby squirrels ask grandpa to explain what "men" are when he comes in singing "peace on earth, goodwill to men". Grandpa tells the story of man's last war. This classic animation short was an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee.
The Bear That Couldn't Sleep
Animation
Barney's settling in for the winter. But water leaks, a loose shutter, a noisy fire, a teakettle left on, and some stray embers all get in the way, and Barney also locks himself out. And that's just the beginning.
Jitterbug Follies
Animation
Count Screwloose and J.R. the Wonder Dog are promoting a $10,000 swing contest. They plan to skip town with the entry fees, but a menacing thug from the "Citizens for Fair Play" convinces them otherwise. The contestants: A singing hippo, "Mother Goose" who starts out as an old woman, then sheds her disguise to reveal a pretty girl, and a fan-dancing ostrich. Throughout, a couple of penguins are heckling. The ostrich proves wildly popular, and Screwloose fears he'll have to give the prize to her, when he gets an idea. He dresses J.R. up as the ostrich and sends him out, but the penguins use a box of sausages to expose the dog. The crowd runs Screwloose and J.R. out, and they grab a ride on a train where the penguins are waiting for them.
Petunia Natural Park
Animation
As a narrator describes the scene, we watch the whole Katzenjammer clan camping in the park of the title, a composite of several national parks in the western USA. There are several spot gags, including Mama taking a picture of a bear and ending up being photographed by several bears. Mama has a run-in with the law for picking a flower; The Captain has his own for feeding a bear, which turns out to be a ranger/cop in disguise.
What a Lion!
Animation
The Captain and Inspector are hunting lions in Africa, though their attempts to sneak up are hampered by alarm clocks and squeaky shoes. Fortunately, there's a lion ready for them: it's the boys, dressed in a lion costume, with an "ah-ooga" horn for the roar. They're soon chasing the Captain, when their costume gets stuck and pulled off. The captain comes in to the costume after them, but the boys manage to tie him up. Before long they've run into a real (sleeping) lion. They provoke it (in costume), and get its head stuck in a hollow log. Then they go taunt the Captain again and bring him over to the log, where the lion is still stuck; he whacks it with a board and pulls it out, then tries to remove the costume when the boys walk up behind him. The inevitable chase starts slowly, then speeds into a cave.
The Captain's Pup
Animation
The mangiest pup at Pete's Pooch Palace catches the Captain's eye. He takes it home, but Mama is less than thrilled; she forbids it to stay in the house. The Captain pretends to put it out, but hides it under his coat. At the dinner table, though, it is soon exposed. Confined to the back yard, the dog howls the night away. The Captain is sent outside to quiet it, but is too tired to make it out the door. He finally gets there and sneaks the dog back inside to his own bed.
Blue Monday
Animation
The Captain, after much wrestling with his alarm clock, finally wakes up to discover there's no buttons (for suspenders) on his ding-busted pants. He chews out Mama; she tells him if he doesn't like the housekeeping, he can do it himself, and storms out. What follows is pretty much the usual bunch of man-keeping-house jokes: a voracious vacuum, an overflowing sink, crashing dishes, and a dozen crises at once. And still no buttons on the pants.
Cleaning House
Animation
Mama has everyone working on spring cleaning, or so she thinks; in fact, everyone's slacking off in various ways. The Captain is the only one to get caught and face her wrath, though. To escape, he fakes illness, but the boys catch him at it. Mama calls the doctor; the boys intercept him and impersonate him. They get revealed, but so does the Captain, and Mama puts him to work doing everyone's job.
The Dog and the Bone
Director
In this first (and close to the last) cartoon done in Sepia Tone, Puddy the Pup is walking along with a bone in his mouth and, while crossing on a log running over a stream he sees the magnified reflection of the bone in the water. An impish devil appears and urges him to drop his bone and dive into the water after the bigger one. He does and finds nothing while losing his bone. He finds another bone at an Italian restaurant and as he returns over the same stream the imp appears again. Will Puddy be fooled again?
A Bully Frog
Director
A Terrytoons cartoon released 18 September 1937.
The Cleaning Day
Director
Kiko the Kangaroo has problems with his house cleaning when Ozzie the Ostrich keeps getting in his way...
The Homeless Pup
Director
A Terrytoons cartoon released 23 July 1937.
Pink Elephants
Director
In this 1937 Terrytoon, one of the funniest ever made by the studio, a drunk goat is scared by the appearence of three pink elephants. The goat runs into Farmer Al Falfa's house.
Ozzie Ostritch Comes to Town
Director
A Terrytoons cartoon released 28 May 1937.
Puddy's Coronation
Director
Puddy and Kiko watch a king's coronation parade on a large Television receiver. They fight and Puddy's knocked out, and dreams he's now a despotic monarch that puts Kiko into a torture chamber.
School Birds
Director
A German-accented bird teacher gives his bird pupils a firsthand lesson in the dangers of cats when one attempts to break into their school.
Bug Carnival
Director
A Terrytoons cartoon released 16 April 1937.
The Hay Ride
Director
A Terrytoons cartoon released 2 April 1937.
Flying South
Director
A Terrytoons cartoon released 19 March 1937.
Red Hot Music
Director
When a band at radio station KIKO starts playing hot music, the instruments start spitting out flames, and the whole building is soon ablaze. The band can't stop playing as Kiko the fireman tries to put it out.
The Big Game Haunt
Director
A Terrytoons cartoon released 19 February 1937.
The Book Shop
Director
A Terrytoons cartoon released 5 February 1937.
The Tin Can Tourist
Director
Farmer Al Falfa and Puddy the Pup bring their gadget-filled trailer to the Tin Can Tourist Camp, but their fun is spoiled by angry bees.
Salty McGuire
Director
A Terrytoons cartoon released 6 January 1937.
Skunked Again
Director
Kiko the Kangaroo and Farmer Al Falfa and all the animals take an expedition to the North Pole in a dirigible but the skunks are made to ride in a small- trailer towed by the dirigible...or back of the blimp. Once there they all participate in winter sports. The local walrus lodges a complaint against the visitors.
Cats in a Bag
Director
During Christmas, Puddy the Pup finds a bag of kittens abandoned in the snow.
Farmer Al Falfa's 20th Anniversary
Director
The barnyard animals throw Al a party commemorating his long career as an animated star. But as happened often before, and would again, uninvited skunks crash the affair, stink up the farmhouse, and all descends into destruction and chaos.
A Battle Royal
Director
A Terrytoons cartoon released 30 October 1936.
Sunken Treasures
Director
A Terrytoons cartoon released 16 October 1936.
Kiko Foils the Fox
Director
Kiko plays a fife and manages the two well-known pieces for that "The Girl I Left Behind Me" and "Yankee Doodle."
Farmer Al Falfa in The Health Farm
Director
Farmer Al Falfa runs a rural fitness resort with all the workout gags, involving dumbbells, rowing machines, steam boxes, etc. Kiko the Kangaroo helps expose one of the guests as a criminal in disguise, and a big reward is forthcoming.
Kiko and the Honey Bears
Director
When a mother bear gets burdened by the pesky antics of her cubs, she places a sign in front of her house to hire a caretaker. Immediately Kiko, who is passing by, reads the ad and takes the job.
Farmer Al Falfa's Prize Package
Director
Farmer Al Falfa receives a gift from his brother Hank in Australia: a pet kangaroo named Kiko, who proves to be a demanding and mischievous house guest.
Puddy Pup and the Gypsies
Director
A Terrytoons cartoon released 24 July 1936.
The Hot Spell
Director
Farmer Al Falfa and Puddy's farm is shriveling up under the intense heat. A peddler provides magic explosive pills that cause it to rain, and the crops swell up instantly. Unfortunately, it's all a dream.
A Tough Egg
Director
A Terrytoons cartoon released 26 June 1936.
The Western Trail
Director
A Terrytoons cartoon released 3 April 1936.