Max Fleischer Movies

An extremely brief rundown of the history and construction of the lunch wagon, commonly found on studio lots-- that still manages to fit in a little...

Directed by Dave Fleischer.

Popeye, feeling sorry for the puppies in the window of Olive Oyl's pet shop, buys all the animals (mostly dogs) and sets them free. A parrot declines...

Part of the 'Inkwell Imps' series.

Marcus draws a bird, finally turning it upside down to show a perfect likeness to Galli Curci. Likenesses in the short also include W. H. Taft,...

Popeye takes Olive to a stage show of a hypnotist (Bluto), who also levitates objects. While he's doing this, Popeye makes him lose his...

Popeye takes Olive roller skating in a rink. She's never skated before, so he has to teach her, and she's not a quick learner. Before long Olive ends...

Popeye and Olive Oyl can't ignore it when produce vendor Bluto comes by with his terribly overloaded cart, whipping his horse and denying it water....

Fleischer Studios giving "Please Go 'Way and Let Me Sleep" the 'Screen Song' bouncing ball treatment.

When Olive Oyl's house burns down, firefighters Popeye and Wimpy decide to build her a new house.

A British reissue of a Fleischer Inklings short with sound narration.

A humanized dog comes from a bar and fights with his shadow in the dark just before a bouncing ball comes on and the singer warbles "I'm Afraid to...

Rip Van Winkle is being thrown out for nonpayment of rent (for twenty years). Popeye happens by and carts the sleeper home, but soon discovers that...

A poor boy and girl in rags gather wood in the snow. They pass by a tailor, a butcher and a baker, all of whom pity the children. Later, they arrive...

Series of animated vignettes linked by a disembodied hand which appears to be drawing the illustrations.

Lost film that introduces Max Fleischer's rotoscope animation to the public with the fluid movement of the Clown character. The Clown is animated...

Betty encounters The Little King when, bored by the opera, he sneaks out to join in with her rodeo routine.

An educational short

Max is inspired by a cute puppy, and gives Ko-Ko a trained dog to show off in a circus ring. The dog performs a variety of tricks, but things get out...

Betty Boop tries to give Pudgy the Pup a bath, with slapstick results.