The Ouija Board

The Ouija Board 1920

6.30

Max Fleischer draws Koko and a haunted house, while his colleague and the janitor mess around with a Ouija board. When Max goes over to take a look, Koko is haunted by ghosts and inanimate objects, and escapes into the real-world studio.

1920

The Pig's Curly Tail

The Pig's Curly Tail 1926

1

Two pigs steal the snobby Mrs. Hippo's new Ford and, while being pursued by the police, they hit a stone wall, fly into the air and land in a laundry. They get involved with a clothes-wringer, their tails are caught in the rollers, and they come out with corkscrew tails. In the live action, animator Walter Lantz, as he finishes the story, is being led away by the keeper of the local insane asylum.

1926

The Clown's Pup

The Clown's Pup 1919

4.50

Max Fleischer draws a clown, who comes alive on the page. The clown doesn't like the way he is drawn and demonstrates his own artistic abilities.

1919

All Aboard for the Moon

All Aboard for the Moon 1920

5.00

An animated interpretation of a rocket voyage to the moon demonstrates the scientific principles at play in theoretical space travel (such as gravity).

1920

The Clown's Little Brother

The Clown's Little Brother 1920

6.00

Koko the Clown's little brother comes to visit and wreaks havoc in Max Fleischer's studio.

1920

The Chinaman

The Chinaman 1920

7.00

Max Fleischer considers hiring a new cartoonist. While the new guy draws Max's portrait, Koko gets into a fight with a cartoon Chinese man.

1920

Dud, the Circus Performer

Dud, the Circus Performer 1919

5.00

Dud imagines himself as a daring circus performer (which would certainly impress Mamie.)

1919

Jerry on the Job: Swinging His Vacation

Jerry on the Job: Swinging His Vacation 1920

5.00

When Mr. Givney says business at the railroad station is "too slow" to let him take vacation time, Jerry has an idea to increase ticket sales.

1920

Punches and Perfume

Punches and Perfume 1926

1

When a journeyman boxer's gal is attacked by a rival boxer, his manager says he is not ready--so he comes up with a plan to get revenge on the bully.

1926

The Circus

The Circus 1920

7.10

One of the "Out of the Inkwell" series of silent short films featuring a combination of live action and hand-drawn animation.

1920

Perpetual Motion

Perpetual Motion 1920

4.50

Part of Max Fleischer's "Out of the Inkwell" series.

1920

A Sorority Mixup

A Sorority Mixup 1927

1

Girls’ school hazing leads to human and animal drag. (MoMA)

1927

The Cuckoo

The Cuckoo 1920

1

A silent ornithology film from Bray Studios

1920

The Tail of the Monkey

The Tail of the Monkey 1926

4.70

After an organ grinder's monkey grabs a little girl's lollipop with his tail, the musician explains why monkeys are so clever with their tails.

1926

Colonel Heeza Liar, Detective

Colonel Heeza Liar, Detective 1923

6.70

Colonel Heeza Liar jumps off the drawing board and into the real world to track down a stolen rooster.

1923