Rollin Hamilton

Рождение : 1898-10-28, South Dakota, USA

Смерть : 1951-06-03

История

In 1924, Hamilton was Walt Disney's first hire. He worked on the Alice Comedies, but left the company in 1926 with High Harman and Rudolf Ising to help found the Warner Bros. animation department. Hamilton then left WB in 1930, and then animated for the Harman-Ising Studio until 1939.

Фильмы

Merbabies
Animation
A salt water version of "Water Babies" (1935); adorable redheaded 'merbabies' materialize out of the crashing surf and proceed to the sea floor where they conduct a circus along with a variety of sea creatures.
Toby Tortoise Returns
Animation
Toby Tortoise is back, and this time he and Max Hare box instead of racing.
Hollywood Capers
Animation
W.C.Fields enters the Warmer Bros. Studio. Beans tries to drive in, but the guard throws him and his car against a tree. Charlie Chaplin drives in, followed by Oliver Hardy on foot - but we see that it's really Beans in disguise. Oliver Owl is directing a picture; Beans sneaks onto the stage. He's watching from a catwalk when someone knocks him off, into the middle of the scene. Beans is thrown off the set, right into the set of a Frankenstein movie. He accidentally brings the robotic monster to life, and it crashes into the original studio, eating the camera. Beans tries to stop the monster, but is sent flying. He lands against a wind machine. which chops up the monster.
Beauty and the Beast
Animation
A little girl is eating too many snacks when she doesn't realize that it is her bedtime. Then the Sandman comes out of nowhere and, sure enough, the girl falls asleep in the blink of an eye. Just then, she has a dream that she is in Toyland, where she encounters all kinds of fairy tale characters.
Gay Gaucho
Director
Brownie the Bear as a young, dapper Gaucho and his adventures as a South American cowboy.
The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
Animation
Utensils and food dance, sing, and play in the kitchen, until a lump of dough turns into a monster and they all unite to stop it.
The Organ Grinder
Animation
In this Merrie Melodies animated short, an organ grinder and his monkey make their way down a city street.
Young and Healthy
Animation
Warner Bros. animated short featuring the song 'Let's Put Out the Lights (and Go to Sleep)'
The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives
Animation
Christmas Eve. A poor orphan boy trudges through the snow, pathetically. He finally arrives at his miserable cabin. While he is crying, Santa arrives and, singing the title song, offers to take the boy to his workshop. They arrive, and the toys go wild (in the full version, they sing the title song, but this has been censored in some versions due to outdated stereotypes). He plays with a few toys. A candle falls off the tree and starts a fire. The toys try in vain to fight the fire; the boy hooks up a hose to a set of bagpipes and takes care of it.
Three's a Crowd
Animation
An old man is reading a book by the fire. The clock strikes 8, and he heads off to bed. From his book, Alice in Wonderland, out crawls Alice, who turns the radio to the title tune. This wakes up Rip Van Winkle; Alice then rouses the Three Musketeers, who sing a bit. Next tune: Nero fiddles, Rome burns, and Cleopatra sizzles in a slinky dance. Uncle Tom sings a spiritual as Mr. Hyde sneaks up and abducts Alice. Tarzan to the rescue, along with several other characters who mount a spirited attack using such office supplies as pen points, matches, and a fountain pen. They box him up and carry him off.
Bosko's Dizzy Date
Animation
Honey is trying to teach violin to a difficult pupil who hates music. She call Bosko over. The pair sing and dance and play music while the kitten continues to express its disdain.
A Great Big Bunch of You
Animation
A mannequin in the city dump improvises a piano from the junk to play and sing the title song The various animals and pieces of junk all join in.
I Wish I Had Wings
Animation
An expectant father rooster fetches doctor stork, who comes out with a basket full of white chicks and one little black one, who gets crowded out of the food. After singing the title song, he manages to improvise a pair of wings and fly over the chicken coop, but regrets it when he is chased by a mean scarecrow.
You're Too Careless with Your Kisses!
Animation
A bee returns home late after a night out having too much honey. His wife leaves him, but quickly ends up in the clutches of an evil ladybug. The whole hive turns out to fight the ladybug and get her back.
I Love a Parade
Animation
A circus parade, to the title tune. Next, a series of sideshow acts: the wild boy, the rubber man, siamese twin pigs, a tattooed man, a hula-dancing hippo, an Indian snake (or goat) charmer. Into the ring, we have a hippo riding a horse (much to the horse's dismay), a high-wire act (again, to the title song), and finally a lion tamer.
Bosko at the Beach
Animation
Bosko, Honey, and Bruno spend a day at the beach.
Bosko's Dog Race
Animation
Bosko enters his dog, Bruno, in a dog race.
Bosko and Bruno
Animation
Bosko, carrying his hobo stick, travels along the railroad tracks with his dog, Bruno. Unfortunately, they're both on the tracks as they cross a bridge and realize that a train is coming perilously near. They manage to escape via a handcar, which was waiting for them on the tracks. however, once over the bridge, Bruno gets his foot caught near the switch. Bruno escapes, but not before allowing his poor master to think he's dead. Bosko is angry at his pet, but outrage turns to fear when the sound of another train gets them both panicking again. Luckily, the "train whistle" is only the mooing of a cow. The pair's adventures continue as they try to steal a chicken for her eggs. Finally, they end up on a runaway boxcar and have a second encounter with the obnoxious cow.
Goopy Geer
Animation
At a nightclub, the crowd demands Goopy Geer, and the lanky dog doesn't disappoint them. He gives a zany performance on the piano, but the employees and the customers are just as wacky. A gorilla waiter dances while serving. Three identical cats display a peculiar way of eating. A chicken has a nauseating way of making chicken soup. The nightclub singer tells corny jokes. Even the hat racks come to life and dance. A horse imbibing a too-strong drink provides the show-stopper.
Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee
Animation
An American Indian boy and girl sing and dance in the forest along with the animals. Trouble begins when a fire threatens baby birds in their nest.
Big-Hearted Bosko
Animation
While ice-skating on a frozen pond, Bosko and his dog discover a baby abandoned in the snow.
Pagan Moon
Animation
On a tropical island, a native boy sings "Pagan Moon" to his sweetheart. Later, he plays music underwater with an octopus-pianist and other jazz-loving sea life.
Red-Headed Baby
Animation
The old toymaker goes to sleep, and his toys immediately come to life and sing "Red-Headed Baby." A red-haired baby doll begins the song. She's soon joined by her sweetheart, a toy soldier named Napoleon. A spider briefly spoils the fun when he descends upon the toys and grabs the doll. It's up to Napoleon to save her.
Bosko's Fox Hunt
Animation
Bosko joins a wacky fox hunt. But if the hunt worries anyone, it isn't the fox.
Bosko's Soda Fountain
Animation
Bosko is a soda jerk, who gives poor service to a mouse and to his former schoolteacher. Later, he must contend with Honey's bratty kitten pupil.
Bosko the Doughboy
Animation
Bosko is a doughboy in the Great War.
Bosko Shipwrecked!
Animation
Bosko is shipwrecked on an island where he is chased by a lion and pursued by simian cannibals.
Lady, Play Your Mandolin!
Animation
In this first Merrie Melodie short, things are hopping at a certain Mexican café. And then Foxy walks in and the customers go really wild.
The Tree's Knees
Animation
Bosko the woodsman spurns cutting down trees and plays music instead. The trees and animals dance and make their own music.
Yodeling Yokels
Animation
Bosko and Honey yodel happily in the Alps until a series of disasters end with Honey rushing downriver on an ice floe.
Ups 'n Downs
Animation
Bosko runs a hot dog stand at an amusement park; but he sneaks away to the racetrack to ride his mechanical horse.
Box Car Blues
Animation
Bosko and his porcine friend are hobos in a runaway boxcar.
Sinkin' in the Bathtub
Animation
The film opens with Bosko taking a bath while whistling "Singin' in the Bathtub". A series of gags allows him to play the shower spray like a harp, pull up his pants by tugging his hair, and give the limelight to the bathtub itself which stands on its hind feet to perform a dance.
Pussy Willie
Writer
An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon.
Ice Man's Luck
Director
An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon.
Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid
Animation
Original short that introduced Bosko, never released. Producer-directors Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising showed it to various studio executives as a pilot for the Bosko character.
Hold 'Em Ozzie
Director
An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon.
Farmyard Follies
Director
An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon.
A Horse Tale
Director
An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon.
Poor Papa
Animation
Oswald gets a visit from the stork ... again and again and again. He has to resort to a variety of strategies to stop the continual flow of babies.
Tall Timber
Animation
An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit short, Walt Disney's earlier character, before going on to create Mickey Mouse. Here he is canoeing in the wilderness.
The Fox Chase
Animation
Oswald is with his mates in a fox hunt, but he finds his horse is stubborn and won't let him ride at first. Meanwhile, the sly fox outwits the dogs and riders in pursuit at every turn.
Ozzie of the Mounted
Animation
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, goes in pursuit of Peg-Leg Pete.
Ride 'Em Plow Boy
Animation
In a foreshadowing of what was to become a staple of the Mickey shorts, Oswald manages his farm along to a musical beat.
Sagebrush Sadie
Animation
Oswald plays a cowboy who must rescue Sadie from a runaway stagecoach and Pegleg Pete.
Bright Lights
Animation
Oswald would like to see Mlle. Zulu the Shimmy Queen but he's short on cash. Seeing the more stately gentlemen being admitted without tickets, he tries to fool the bouncer into thinking he's important by puffing up his chest and striding in. It doesn't work, and he's forced to try a second plan, sneaking in under another patron's shadow. He gets caught and spends his time being chased by the bouncer throughout the theater.
The Ol' Swimmin' Hole
Animation
A pastoral outing as Oswald and his friends take in the delights on a swimming hole.
Neck 'n' Neck
Animation
Oswald takes Miss Rabbit out for a ride in his jalopy and soon finds himself in a race with a chasing police car.
Harem Scarem
Animation
A lost animated short centered on Oswald the Lucky Rabbit's disadventures in the Moroccan desert. Some drawings survived and were put together in an animated clip.
Empty Socks
Animation
The Christmas celebration of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
The Ocean Hop
Animation
Oswald the Rabbit enters an airplane race with a makeshift aircraft and ends up riding a dachshund lifted into the air by balloons. Meanwhile, his peg-legged rival tries to cheat his way to victory.
All Wet
Animation
Oswald takes a job as a lifeguard to keep an eye on Miss Rabbit, who in turn stages a boating accident hoping Oswald will come to save her.
Great Guns
Animation
Oswald's country is at war, like many other volunters he joins the army and finds himself soon in the trenches. A short battle leaves him wounded, but at least in the field hospital where his girlfriend is working.
The Mechanical Cow
Animation
Oswald wakes up grumpy and takes it out on his alarm clock, afterward trying his best to wake up the mechanical cow sleeping in the bed beside him, with limited success. They finally do get going, sailing around the barnyard offering milk to denizens of the farm. When kidnappers arrive and takes Oswald's girlfriend away, he and the cow set off to rescue her.
Oh Teacher
Animation
Oswald's sweetheart is stolen by a schoolyard bully, so he has to fight him during recess to win her back.
Trolley Troubles
Animation
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit runs a trolley but finds the job is more trouble than its worth in his debut short.
Alice in the Big League
Animation
Alice attempts to umpire a big league baseball game where the animals begin to take exception to her bad calls.
Alice in the Klondike
Animation
Julius and Alice go prospecting for gold in the Klondike and strike it rich. However, they have to protect their claim against Pete, who wants to take it for himself.
Alice's Channel Swim
Animation
Julius and Pete have a contest to swim across the English Channel, with Alice as the referee.
Alice's Picnic
Animation
Alice and her friends decide to go to the park and have a picnic. Everything is going well until a gang of rats steals their food. Alice and her friends decide to go after the rats and get their food back.
Alice's Three Bad Eggs
Animation
Alice and Julius have to hold their western fort against The Three Bad Eggs and a band of marauding Indians.
Alice's Knaughty Knight
Animation
Pete, dressed in a suit of armor, steals away the female that Julius is after. So Julius devises his own suit of armor, made mostly out of junk, to win her back.
Alice's Auto Race
Animation
Alice, Julius and Peter enter a road race. Pete, of course, tries to cheat by pulling such stunts as switching road signs, but Julius is on to Pete's tricks.
Alice in the Alps
Animation
Alice and Julius go ice-skating in the Swiss Alps, and later go on a mountain-climbing expedition with Pete.
Alice the Collegiate
Animation
Alice gets a job teaching football at a local college, where the star quarterback is none other than Julius.
Alice at the Rodeo
Animation
Julius wins a bronc-riding contest at the rodeo. However, Pete steals his prize money, so Julius must go after him to get it back.
Alice at the Carnival
Animation
Alice and Julius visit a carnival where they ride the rides and take in the sideshow.
Alice Foils the Pirates
Animation
Julius discovers that Alice has been captured by Pete and held prisoner on his pirate ship. He sets out to rescue Alice.
Alice the Golf Bug
Animation
Alice, Julius and Pete compete in a golf tournament.
Alice the Lumberjack
Animation
Pete schemes to kidnap Alice while she and Julius are working as lumberjacks along the river.
Alice's Brown Derby
Animation
Another horse race with Julius riding a mechanical horse and Pete unsuccessfully trying to cheat to win.
Alice's Spanish Guitar
Animation
Putrid Pete becomes infatuated with Alice's guitar playing, so he kidnaps her and imprisons her in his castle.
Alice Cuts the Ice
Animation
Julius tries to elope with Alice's maid. Alice gets ahold of a policeman and they give pursuit.
Alice the Fire Fighter
Animation
When the local hotel is found to be on fire, the firemen (all of them Julius the cat lookalikes), led by Fire Chief Alice, are called in. The residents are busy escaping the blaze while the cats get to work helping them out of the building and putting out the flames. When a feline tenant gets caught on the top floor, one of the firemen bravely saves her by riding a smoke cloud up to reach her, but when they get back to the ground, he finds her expiring from smoke inhalation. He saves the day by rolling the smoke out of her with a rolling pin, and when she revives the two fall instantly in love.
Alice Charms the Fish
Animation
Alice and Julius go fishing where Alice charms the fish ashore with a tune from her flute.
Alice Plays Cupid
Animation
Julius is a lifeguard at the beach, where he meets and falls in love with a beautiful female cat. Alice decides to help out by driving the car when the two decide to elope.
Alice Wins the Derby
Animation
Alice, Julius, and one other character are in a combined auto/horse race. Julius gets off to a bad start when his car takes off, without him, in the wrong direction; it takes him a while to get it straightened out. Alice and the bad guy battle a bit for the lead, which Alice takes; they pass a detour, which the bad guy changes the sign for. Julius, taking the bad road, eventually drives up a cliff and, after a mighty struggle at the top, makes it, in third place, to the changeover. Alice and the bad guy ride off on horses; Julius has a wind-up wooden horse. Julius' horse keeps breaking down, eventually losing the back legs (Julius uses an empty thought balloon to hold up the rear). Alice's horse jumps a fence, and won't continue. The bad guy looks like he'll win, but Alice makes a mighty leap and knocks him off to win the race
Alice the Piper
Animation
The rats are out of control in Hamlin; they've taken over the kitchen, but when they take over the King's bedroom, that's the last straw. He posts a $5 reward, which the rats change to $5,000. Alice and Julius accept the challenge; they play a tune and the rats gather around, but they won't fall for the old "follow me into the river" trick. Fortunately, a very powerful vacuum cleaner is nearby, and Alice and Julius suck all the rats into it. The king gives them their reward: $5.
Alice Hunting in Africa
Animation
Alice and Julius go on a safari in Africa to hunt wild game, but they get very different results.
Bosko and Honey
Animation