Dave Fleischer Movies

A documentary about the Fleischer brothers and how they revolutionized animation.

The title song is sung with the Bouncing Ball, plus animated sequence.

In this one, Max has run low on ink, so Ko-Ko finishes drawing himself and then heads over to the camera room, where he creates his own characters, a...

19th century song pluggers in vaudeville theaters and in the streets invited audiences to join in the chorus; this tradition of participation...

For customer Betty Boop, psychic reader Prof. Bimbo conjures up an adventure on a haunted tropical island in his crystal ball.

An early animated Song Car-Tune from the Fleischer Studios.

Crime strikes the vegetable world when Mrs. Mama Carrot awakens and finds her children have been carrot-napped. She summons the Irish-Potato Police...

In live action, a big kid is attacking a little kid for his "Adventures of Popeye" comic book, so Popeye gives the little kid pointers, in the form...

Popeye joins the US Navy and routs the enemy in a one-man battle, but not before he causes his commanding officer plenty of aggravation.

Made by Max Fleischer as part of Paramount's "Screen Songs" series, and combining cartoon action with live performers. Opens as a cartoon showing...

Popeye and Olive are taking a ferry run by Bluto. When they find out the fare, they decide, with Wimpy, to build a bridge. Bluto does what he can to...

Betty Boop goes to Grandma's through the woods despite wolf warnings; but Bimbo follows and gives the old story a new twist.

An "Out of the Inkwell" cartoon featuring Ko-Ko the Clown.

A small cat annoys his elder by imitating everything he does. Eventually, the bigger cat catches a mouse, knowing the copy cat won't be able to...

After drawing Betty Boop, Max Fleischer (live-action) leaves the studio; Betty and Koko try amateur dentistry, releasing enough laughing gas to...

Betty Boop and friends meet Louis Armstrong on a jungle safari.

Betty Boop's baking is interrupted by her obnoxious practical joking cousin Irving. Can Grampy out-joke the joker?

Popeye takes Olive mountain climbing. Bluto sets various traps for them along the way.

Popeye's 99-year-old father won't admit he's too old to help Popeye build a ship. Popeye tells him to build one side while he builds the other;...

Popeye gives Olive a parrot that he's trained. Bluto sets the bird free and then tries to kill it.