Max Fleischer Color Classics
by gederbrunch | created - 16 Mar 2013 | updated - 16 Mar 2013 | Public- Genres
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1. Poor Cinderella (1934)
Passed | 11 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In her only color cartoon, Betty Boop goes to the ball thanks to her fairy godmother; later, only her foot fits the glass slipper.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jack Mercer, William Pennell, Bonnie Poe
Votes: 768
2. Little Dutch Mill (1934)
Not Rated | 9 min | Animation, Short, Musical
A miserly mill-keeper kidnaps two Dutch children, but their pet duck runs for help like Lassie.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Star: Mae Questel
Votes: 168
3. An Elephant Never Forgets (1934)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In the middle of the jungle, many animals, including an elephant, go to school.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: William Pennell, Gus Wicke
Votes: 157
4. The Song of the Birds (1935)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Musical
A destructive little boy with an air rifle shoots a baby bird and is mortified when the bird's parents, and all the other birds, go into mourning.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Beatrice Hagen, Gertrude Lawrence, Ethelreda Leopold, Ruth Peterson
Votes: 186
5. The Kids in the Shoe (1935)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The little old lady and her children live inside a giant shoe. At bedtime the kids still want to have a more fun so when the little old lady goes to bed the kids break out a guitar and piano for some swing music.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Smiley Burnette, Mae Questel
Votes: 198
6. Dancing on the Moon (1935)
Not Rated | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Honeymooning couples of various animal species take a rocket ship excursion to the moon. Spectacular lunar scenery.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Margie Hines, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 303
7. Time for Love (1935)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Musical
The courtship of two swans is interrupted by a third swan, who demonstrates his prowess at catching fish. The pen falls for him and leaves her mate, but when the interloper begins treating ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky
Votes: 124
8. Musical Memories (1935)
7 min | Animation, Short, Musical
An elderly couple recall their life while listening to music on the radio.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel
Votes: 120
9. Somewhere in Dreamland (1935)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Family
In their dreams, two poor and hungry tots enter a fantasy kingdom where there are more sweets than they can eat. But when they wake...
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 749
10. The Little Stranger (1936)
Not Rated | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A stranger deposits an egg in a duck's nest; it hatches as a baby chicken. It doesn't fit in well with its three duckling nestmates, particularly when it comes to swimming. Momma tries to ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Margaret Carthew, Ruth Clifford, Beatrice Coleman, Jack Mercer
Votes: 154
11. The Cobweb Hotel (1936)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A spider runs a hotel for flies where he keeps his guests captive. A pair of fly newlyweds arrive and check in. Fortunately, the husband is "flyweight champion". After a pitched battle ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Mae Questel, Jack Mercer
Votes: 486
12. Greedy Humpty Dumpty (1936)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Greedy Humpty Dumpty's wall of gold is not enough. He wants all the gold in the sun, too.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Jack Mercer, Gus Wicke, Mae Questel
Votes: 221
13. Hawaiian Birds (1936)
Not Rated | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A funny and great short film about birds In hawaii
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Stars: Elvia Allman, James Brought, Ellen Drew, Jack Mercer
Votes: 195
14. Play Safe (1936)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A little boy jumps on a real train and learns a lesson about safety.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Jimmie Cushman, Gertrude Lawrence, James Miller
Votes: 258
15. Christmas Comes But Once a Year (1936)
G | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
At an orphanage, the children are sad because they received broken toys as gifts. Professor Grampy sees the children while passing by in his sled and has an idea on how to give them a merry Christmas.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Everett Clark, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 778
16. Bunny Mooning (1937)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short
Two bunnies getting married.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Stars: Dorothy Compton, Beatrice Hagen, Jack Mercer, Mary Moder
Votes: 151
17. Chicken a la King (1937)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A rooster sultan is bored by his harems. A duck strongly resembling 'Mae West' entices him. Her lover arrives, and they do battle; the lovers leave, and the sultan, humiliated, turns to his harem, who beat him up.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Mae Questel, Jack Mercer
Votes: 144
18. A Car-Tune Portrait (1937)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A symphony composer lion is determined to show the audience that cartoon characters can be more than just silly and childish by having cartoons play a symphony orchestra. Things quickly ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Star: David Ross
Votes: 190
19. Peeping Penguins (1937)
Not Rated | 6 min | Animation, Short, Musical
Curious penguins investigate an abandoned cabin, heedless of their mother's warning that "curiosity killed the cat."
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Stars: Mae Questel, Dorothy Compton, Beatrice Hagen, Jack Mercer
Votes: 174
20. Educated Fish (1937)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Family
A rebellious fish refuses to listen to his teacher until he ventures out into the real world and discovers the importance of education.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Stars: Dorothy Compton, Rosita Dickerson, Diane Gibby, Beatrice Hagen
Votes: 313
21. Little Lamby (1937)
Approved | 8 min | Comedy, Animation, Family
The fox spots a little lamb and disguises himself with a beard and bushy eyebrows. He posts an announcement for a baby contest, and the animal mothers spruce up their little ones (a rabbit ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Dorothy Compton, Beatrice Hagen
Votes: 128
22. The Tears of an Onion (1938)
7 min | Animation, Short
Because the onion boy smells and makes everyone's eyes water,!none of the other vegetable kids will play with him.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 76
23. Hold It (1938)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Do you know what the kitty cat is up to when you're not looking? A neighborhood of housecats unhappily put outside in the cold for the night get up to plenty in this Fleischer "Color ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Mae Questel, Dorothy Compton, Beatrice Hagen, Jack Mercer
Votes: 123
24. Hunky and Spunky (1938)
Not Rated | 9 min | Animation, Short, Western
A short film about a mother and her son, she teaches him life skills later on the son gets niked by a man so the young donkey can be his work slave and his mother saves him.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 319
25. All's Fair at the Fair (1938)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A cartoon look at the World's Fair in its glory. These fairs were monster events that highlighted new technology and electromechanical innovations. A classic look into the future from 50 years ago.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 257
26. The Playful Polar Bears (1938)
Not Rated | 8 min | Animation, Short, Family
A joyfully contented group of polar bears encounter danger when hunters arrive.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 97
27. Always Kickin' (1939)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short
Hunky is teaching her son Spunky how to kick properly. She has him practice with a mattress propped against a tree. Spunky befriends a family of birds who are building a nest. Spunky copies... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 100
28. Small Fry (I) (1939)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Junior wants to be a Big Fry, but learns the hard way that he just isn't ready for smoking in the pool room when he should be in the school room.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 256
29. The Barnyard Brat (1939)
Not Rated | 6 min | Animation, Short
Disobedient donkey Spunky's pranks create havoc amongst the sheep, geese and chicks until he's publicly decried; a barnyard bully is not more appreciated than a schoolyard one. But when the... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 106
30. The Fresh Vegetable Mystery (1939)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
After a series of vegetable disappearances,a potato policeman goes out to catch the kidnappers.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 250
31. Little Lambkin (1940)
Not Rated | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A precocious toddler, wanting to return to his watermelon patch and a pair of animal friends in the country, tampers with the electronic gadgets in his new city home and creates chaos.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 169
32. Ants in the Plants (1940)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short
Lots of gags as the little guy fights the bad guy. The insects are living together peacefully, and everybody is going along with their daily business as the evil ant-eater is attacking the ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 214
33. A Kick in Time (1940)
Not Rated | 8 min | Animation, Short
Spunky is kidnapped and sold at an auction to a cruel Italian peddler. It's up to Hunky to save him.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Shamus Culhane | Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 113
34. Snubbed by a Snob (1940)
Not Rated | 6 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
A young horse says hi to little donkey Spunky. But the horse's mother pulls him away, saying we don't associate with that kind. Spunky makes a few more overtures, and eventually they set ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Stan Quackenbush | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Jack Mercer
Votes: 119
35. You Can't Shoe a Horse Fly (1940)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Family
Hunky and Spunky are settling in for a nap, but a horse fly sees them and sees dinner. After battling the fly for a while, the youngster enlists dad's help. But the fly is merely stunned, ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Jack Mercer
Votes: 137
36. Vitamin Hay (1941)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short
It's time for lunch, and Spunky (the baby donkey) is expected to feed on healthy (and awful-tasting) Vitamin Hay. He resists, and wanders out of the barn to look for more interesting things to eat.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 76
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