Early Version Of MMA?

From Walter Lantz Productions in 1936 (and released theatrically by Universal Pictures) here's Oswald Rabbit starring in "Battle Royal."  In this one, boxing champ Oswald goes toe-to-toe with wrestling champ Punchy Pig.  With story by Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod, music by James Dietrich, and animation by Ed Benedict and Fred Kopietz, this cartoon was produced by directed by Walter Lantz.

Enjoy!

Heap Fun Swinging Cartoon

From Walter Lantz Productions---and Universal Pictures---in 1942, we present "Boogie Woogie Sioux," part of the Lantz studio's Swing Symphony series.

With story by Ben (Bugs) Hardaway and Milt Schaffer; animation by Bob Bentley; music by Darrell Calker; this cartoon was directed by Alex Lovy.

Time For Monkeyshines!

From the Walter Lantz studio (and released theatrically by Universal Pictures) in 1937, we present those mischievous monkeys, Meany, Miny, and Moe in "House of Magic."

With story by Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod, animation by Manuel Moreno, George Dane, and Louis Zukor, and music by Jimmy Dietrich, this cartoon was produced and directed by Walter Lantz himself.

Enjoy!

Time For A Race Riot, Friends and Neighbors!

From Universal Pictures in 1929, we present Oswald the Lucky Rabbit starring in the Walter Lantz cartoon "Race Riot."

Story and animation by Walter Lantz, Bill Nolan, and Tom Palmer with musical synchronization and score by Bert Fiske.

Time For An Oswald Cartoon!

From Universal Pictures in 1933, we present Oswald the Lucky Rabbit starring in "Five and Dime," a Walter Lantz-Bill Nolan cartoon.

Animation by Ray Abrams, Tex Avery, Cecil Surry, Jack Carr, and Ernest Smythe; musical score by James Dietrich.

Maybe The Seattle Mariners Could Use Him

From 1943, here's Woody Woodpecker starring in the Walter Lantz cartoon "The Screwball."

In this one, Woody goes to a baseball game and causes all sorts of havoc.

Released theatrically by Universal Pictures, this cartoon, with music by Darrell Calker, animation by LaVerne Harding, and story by Ben Hardaway and Milt Schaffer, was produced by Walter Lantz and directed by Alex Lovy.

Enjoy!

Time For A Cartoon, Boys and Girls!

From 1944, here's a Walter Lantz Swing Symphony cartoon, "Jungle Jive."  This cartoon, which included the piano work of Bob Zurke, was directed by James (Shamus) Culhane, with story by Ben Hardaway and Milt Schaffer, animation layout by Art Heinemann, animation by Paul J. Smith and Emery Hawkins, music by Darrel Calker, and backgrounds by Philip DeGuard.

Released by Universal Pictures.

Enjoy, Cats and Dolls!

Here's A Snappy One

Let's go back to 1930 for this Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon, "Snappy Salesman," directed by Walter Lantz and produced and released by Universal Pictures.



 

Go Ahead! Start Huffin' and Puffin'!

From 1964, here are Woody Woodpecker, along with his nephew Knothead and niece Splinter, in "Three Little Woodpeckers" from Walter Lantz Productions, released by Universal Pictures.

Directed by Sid Marcus, with story by Cal Howard, animation by Ray Abrams and Art Davis, settings by Ray Huffine and Art Landy, and music by Walter Greene.

Grace Stafford Lantz (Walter's wife) did Woody's voice, with other voice characterizations provided by June Foray (as Knothead and Splinter), and Daws Butler (as the Big Bad Killer Wolf).

 

How Bout Some Animation History?

This is believed to have been the first animation segment done in Technicolor (this looks like the two-strip variety). This is a segment from the 1930 Universal feature "The King of Jazz," which starred Paul Whiteman and his orchestra.



The animation was supervised by director-animators Walter Lantz and Bill Nolan.