Public Domain Movies - Cartoons

1930

Bosko - Box Car Blues


A public-domain Bosko cartoon about a runaway boxcar.
Credits

Directed by
Hugh Harman (uncredited)
Rudolf Ising (uncredited)

Produced by
Hugh Harman .... producer
Rudolf Ising .... producer
Leon Schlesinger .... associate producer

Original Music by
Frank Marsales

Sound Department
Bernard B. Brown .... sound recordist (uncredited)

Animation Department
Rollin Hamilton .... animator
Carman Maxwell .... animator (as Max Maxwell)

Production Companies

Leon Schlesinger Studios
1942

A Tale Of Two Kitties


A Tale of Two Kitties is an American Merrie Melodies cartoon, released in 1942, notable for the first appearance of a flesh colored canary, who would come to be known as Tweety. It was directed by Bob Clampett, written by Warren Foster, and features music by Carl W. Stalling. It was also the first appearance of Babbit and Catstello, based on the popular comedy duo Abbott and Costello. The title is an obvious pun on the Charles Dickens classic, A Tale of Two Cities.
1939

Bars and Stripes Forever


Looney Tunes
1940

The Early Worm Gets The Bird


The Early Worm Gets the Bird is a 1938 produced, 1940 released Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Tex Avery. The name is a play on the adage "The early bird gets the worm."

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