Van Beuren Studios Movies

  • 1929
    No Children

    No Children

    No Children

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

    No Children
  • 1932
    Fly Frolic

    Fly Frolic

    Fly Frolic

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

    Fly Frolic
  • 1931
    Trouble

    Trouble

    Trouble

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

    Trouble
  • 1932
    Jolly Fish

    Jolly Fish

    Jolly Fish

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    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...

    Jolly Fish
  • 1930
    Jungle Jazz

    Jungle Jazz

    Jungle Jazz

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

    Jungle Jazz
  • 1930
    Western Whoopee

    Western Whoopee

    Western Whoopee

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    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...

    Western Whoopee
  • 1933
    Hizzoner

    Hizzoner

    Hizzoner

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

    Hizzoner
  • 1934
    The Knife of the Party

    The Knife of the Party

    The Knife of the Party

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    A Theatrical Company is facing bankruptcy while being stuck in a hostile town, miles from home, in a hotel where they are already well in arrears in...

    The Knife of the Party
  • 1932
    Pencil Mania

    Pencil Mania

    Pencil Mania

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    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...

    Pencil Mania
  • 1932
    The Wild Goose Chase

    The Wild Goose Chase

    The Wild Goose Chase

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    In this Van Beuren cartoon, various animals are singing "Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella" before we go to a couple of cats-one male, one female-looking...

    The Wild Goose Chase
  • 1934
    Adventure Girl

    Adventure Girl

    Adventure Girl

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

    Adventure Girl
  • 1932
    The Last Frontier

    The Last Frontier

    The Last Frontier

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    A frontier newspaper editor Kirby battles outlaw Tiger Morris who is causing indian uprisings to drive away settlers so that he will can claim a gold...

    The Last Frontier
  • 1932
    A Cat-Fish Romance

    A Cat-Fish Romance

    A Cat-Fish Romance

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    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.

    A Cat-Fish Romance
  • 1932
    Chinese Jinks

    Chinese Jinks

    Chinese Jinks

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

    Chinese Jinks
  • 1934
    No More West

    No More West

    No More West

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    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...

    No More West
  • 1934
    Bubbling Over

    Bubbling Over

    Bubbling Over

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    In this all-black short musical comedy, a woman has a husband so lazy she can stick a pin in him without him waking up... but announcing lunch gets...

    Bubbling Over
  • 1936
    The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg

    The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg

    The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg

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    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....

    The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg
  • 1934
    The Parrotville Fire Department

    The Parrotville Fire Department

    The Parrotville Fire Department

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    2nd Cartoon in the Rainbow Parade Series by Van Beuren.

    The Parrotville Fire Department
  • 1935
    Molly Moo-Cow and the Butterflies

    Molly Moo-Cow and the Butterflies

    Molly Moo-Cow and the Butterflies

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    Molly rescues a bunch of butterflies after they are captured by a butterfly collector.

    Molly Moo-Cow and the Butterflies
  • 1934
    Cubby's Stratosphere Flight

    Cubby's Stratosphere Flight

    Cubby's Stratosphere Flight

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    A Rube Goldberg-style flying machine transports Cubby to the North Pole, where he ducks an angry polar bear/traffic cop into an igloo/speakeasy which...

    Cubby's Stratosphere Flight