Van Beuren Studios

Parents pretend they are in show business and their kids are ventriloquist dummies.

Farmer Al Falfa flies to Africa with the Royal Society of African Explorers to hunt in the jungle.

Faux documentary told in first-person narration, about an "adventuress" who sets sail to Guatemala with her father and two male crewmen, rescues...

In this comedy short not-so-smart copper Bert Lahr gets in over his head when he becomes a mock candidate for mayor.

Tom and Jerry are ambulance-chasing lawyers in search of more business.

The film begins with Milton riding his horse comically around the West until he hears a wanted criminal roaming the West. Upon hearing this, Milton's...

Tom and Jerry go fishing, where they encounter an affectionate but annoying fish who won't leave them alone. They hear a piano-playing octopus (with...

A "Aesop's Fable" cartoon from the Van Beuren Studios.

A series of animated short subjects created by Paul Terry and actor-turned-writer Howard Estabrook.

On Christmas Eve, the Little King sneaks two tramps into the castle. The next morning, the three men are thrilled by the presents Santa left behind.

The classic story of Robin Hood, with Cubby Bear as the prince of thieves.

Cubby the Bear as a young, dapper Gaucho and his adventures as a South American cowboy.

Cubby Bear sneaks into the Roxy Opera House on its opening night and ends up conducting an epic, animal-enacted version of Faust.

The Little King tries to teach his dog some tricks to perform in honor of a visiting sultan and his harem, who are arriving at the castle for an...

An evil spider kidnaps a housefly from a cabaret and takes her to his secret lab.

It's a straight musical involving a barbershop quartet of alley cats and some dogs summoned from the pound to quiet them to little success. The...

Bert Lahr is a big city boy hung up on tales of the Old West. When his playing cowboys and Indians causes a ruckus, he's brought before a judge who...

In this early synchronized sound cartoon from the Van Beuren cartoon factory, a dog and cat encounter huge, strange and terrifying creatures in the...

Comic strip character The Little King in an animated short, produced by Van Beuren studios.

A slow farm life is turned upside-down thanks to some magic pills....