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A look into the whole cupid operation; we see how the process is supposed to work, with cupids practicing their archery, and the couples handed off to the stork. But there's one particularly resistant couple (the man is a W.C. Fields caricature) who takes the whole crew to finally corral.
Jul 1936
A girl is sewing in her playroom when a boy sneaks in and lets loose a horde of mice into her doll house. She discovers them and is fascinated by them, one in particular who can speak.
Apr 1935
Happy sunshine-bottling gnomes battle gloomy swamp-dwellers.
Jan 1935
A little boy chasing after a duck encounters a cartoon frog, who tells him the story of how he saved that duck's life.
Aug 1934
Felix is handing out relief, thanks to a goose that lays golden eggs. The evil Captain Kidd sees the goose and breaks into Felix's house to get it. He brings the goose to his pirate ship. Felix arrives too late to catch the ship. Goldie won't lay for the pirates. Felix sees a cannon and turns himself into a human cannonball to catch teh ship. With help from Goldie and another cannon, he subdues the crew, wrapping them in the sail and depositing them in the hold. He and Kidd have a swordfight, but their swords melt together. Kidd chases Felix up the mast, then foolishly cuts off his own support. He falls into the hold. They sail for home, where Felix fires off cannonloads of gold coins.
Feb 1936
Molly rescues a bunch of butterflies after they are captured by a butterfly collector.
Nov 1935
The old woman who lives in the shoe is a cat. Her son Jack climbs the beanstalk and gets the golden goose.
Dec 1932
A grandfather clock comes to life and tells two children a story (presented in animated cartoon form) about clocks going to school and playing football.
Jun 1934
Felix the Cat is perched in a tree playing his guitar and serenading himself and a canary with a little ditty called "Nature and Me." It is a beautiful day in cartoon-land but Mother Nature, perhaps not a music lover, whips up a lightning-laden thunderstorm and Felix is soon seeking shelter. He finds it at the castle of King Cole, a boastful, fabricating blow-hard. The King's ancestors, tired of hearing the braggart, come out of their pictures as ghostly specters and take the King to the dungeon and pump the gassy hot-air out of him.
May 1936
Despite the warnings from her conscience, Molly drinks the same brew that got poor Rip Van Winkle drunk and made him sleep for 20 years. The bizarre bovine has a close encounter with little men, throws her own private keg party, bowls against her ghostly double and awakens the famous Washington Irving character just in time for the iris out. Just plain weird!
Dec 1935
Tom and Jerry are captured by cannibals while dancing and engaging in musical hi-jinx in the jungle. Can Jerry save their lives by impressing the chief with his yodeling skills?
Nov 1931
Waffles the Cat and Don the Dog explore a sunken ship where they meet drunk turtles singing "Sweet Adeline" and a skeletal Davy Jones.
Apr 1930
Tom and Jerry, together with their faithful hound and horse, go hunting and end up matching wits with a rascally rabbit.
Feb 1932
Farmer Alfalfa and his cat are having a wash day and mice starts a soap war.
Jul 1929
A crazy Aesop's Fables cartoon about Noah's Ark. With a storm and flood coming, Noah takes two of each animal aboard his ark. After the storm, the animals celebrate their safety by dancing.
May 1930
A series of animated short subjects created by Paul Terry and actor-turned-writer Howard Estabrook.
Apr 1929
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.
Oct 1932
Three Kittens enjoy their day at play in the kitchen. This is known for the final two minutes involving one of the most infamous moments in early animation when they encounter a rat in the wall
Jan 1933
[Animated] short of kittens taking unfair advantage of a well meaning dog, who actually is functioning as their protector.
May 1935
The Cinderella story as told by the Van Beuren Studios.
Apr 1931