Van Beuren Studios Page 5

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...

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

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

Cubby The Bear is a jockey and prepares to race....

Tom and Jerry are doughnut-makers competing against an assortment of weirdos for first prize at a bakers' convention.

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 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...

Dinner Time is noted as the first sound cartoon short made after Warner Bros.' success with The Jazz Singer and produced even before Walt Disney's...

Farmer Alfa goes hunting big game.

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...

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

A catfish living in a submarine in a lake, lures a cat to pursue her. Their playful antics are interrupted by an octopus, and a fight ensues.

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

Tom and Jerry are hoboes, but the city is demolishing the hobo camp. They hop a ride on a freight train. The train comes to a lumber camp, where the...

This Tom and Jerry cartoon (the human versions, not the cat and mouse) is an opportunity for the animators to have fun with the medium. There is no...

Felix is feeding his various pets: a bird, two dogs, and a goldfish. But Annabelle the goldfish is unhappy; she's lonely. Felix sets out to catch her...

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

Cubby the Bear participates in a roman chariot race for his girl friend.