Rudolf Ising Movies

After the last human has left the department store, the toys proceed to the music department where they start performing the Warren/Dubin song "We're...

A Chinese emperor is gladdened by the song of the nightingale and is moved to play his own song. One day the Japanese send a music box with a...

A trio of belfry-dwelling bats explain to us, musically (and demonstrate), why they are associated with nuttiness. Especially the smallest.

Barney's settling in for the winter. But water leaks, a loose shutter, a noisy fire, a teakettle left on, and some stray embers all get in the way,...

Alice and her cat are driving along the coast when they accidentally ride off a cliff and into the ocean. They trick a fish into towing them along...

Julius and Pete have a contest to swim across the English Channel, with Alice as the referee.

Bunnies, turtles, and other small woodland animals play. A child skunk remains apart, heartbroken that he has no friends.

Mrs. Mouse is reading "A Visit from St. Nicholas" to her brood when a cat tries to break in. The cat overhears them arguing about the existence of...

A king is bored with the stupid people in his court. He goes out in search of young people.

Alice and Julius are in a traveling medicine show, and part of their job is to sell patent medicine to audiences.

A little burro is beloved by all the cute wild creatures until he opens his mouth and they hear the horrible braying.

The cat of the house has its nap interrupted by two playing puppies, which sets off a chain of events.

In this animated short featuring the Bear Family, Papa Bear attempts to fix a leaky roof during a rain storm.

Bosko is shipwrecked on an island where he is chased by a lion and pursued by simian cannibals.

This cartoon is by Rudy Ising, and is the last of a long line of black animal musicals done at MGM in the late 30s and early 40s.

Little Cheeser and his friends, inspired by Buck Rogers (and visions of cheese), build a rocket ship and fly to the moon.

Private Snafu (Situation Normal All Fucked Up) presents his brother Tarfu (Things Are Really Fucked Up) who was a carrier pigeon keeper and has...

In a humorous report, "Strife" magazine follows a bear who gets drafted and goes through the rigors of Army basic training.

A mannequin in the city dump improvises a working piano from junk, then plays and sings the title song. Various discarded items join in with song or...

A canary is frustrated by being caged. One day the kind old lady who owns him opens a nearby window, and also leaves the door to the cage open....