The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1930

"Kounty Fair" Release Date: 1/6/30 Direction: Walter Lantz Story and Animation: R. C. Hamilton, "Bill" Nolan, and Tom Palmer Synchronization and Score: David Broekman Notes: Production Number: 5084 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon Not to be confused with "The County Fair" (1934) Motion Picture News erroneously lists this cartoon as a silent release. Our only copy of this cartoon has no soundtrack. If you have an original print with the soundtrack or just the soundtrack alone, please contact us.

"Chilly Con Carmen" Release Date: 1/15/30 Direction: Walter Lantz Story and Animation: R. C. Hamilton, "Bill" Nolan, and Tom Palmer Synchronization and Score: David Broekman Notes: Production Number: 5125 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon Copyrighted as "Chile Con Carmen" Incorrectly listed as "Chili Con Carmen" in Michael Fitzgerald's Universal Pictures Incorrectly listed as "Chile Con Carmen" in Jeff Lenburg's Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons Last onscreen credits for R. C. Hamilton and Tom Palmer at Lantz Russell Merritt has suggested that the 1929 Silly Symphony, "El Terrible Toreador", may have been based on an unfinished Disney Oswald cartoon. In that case, "Chilly Con Carmen" may represent the later Oswald staff finishing their version of the short.

"Kisses and Kurses" Release Date: 2/17/30 Direction: Walter Lantz Story and Animation: Walter Lantz, "Bill" Nolan, and Manuel Moreno Synchronization and Score: David Broekman Notes: Production Number: 5127 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon First onscreen credit for Manuel Moreno According to copyright synopsis of this cartoon, the villain engineers a train known as "The General", likely a reference to the 1926 Buster Keaton film of the same name.

"Broadway Folly" Release Date: 3/3/30 Direction: Walter Lantz Story and Animation: Walter Lantz, "Bill" Nolan, and Manuel Moreno Synchronization and Score: David Broekman Notes: Production Number: 5153 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon

"Bowery Bimbos" Release Date: 3/18/30 Direction: Walter Lantz Story and Animation: Walter Lantz, "Bill" Nolan, and Manuel Moreno Synchronization and Score: David Broekman Notes: Production Number: 5154 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon Working title: "Bowling Bimboes" Copyrighted as "Bowery Bimboes"

"The Hash Shop" Release Date: 4/12/30 Direction: Walter Lantz Story and Animation: Walter Lantz, "Bill" Nolan, and Manuel Moreno Synchronization and Score: David Broekman Notes: Production Number: 5167 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon Working title: "The Hash House"

"The Prison Panic" Release Date: 4/30/30 Direction: Walter Lantz Animation: "Bill" Nolan, Ray Abrams, Manuel Moreno, and Clyde Geronimi Synchronization and Score: David Broekman Notes: Production Number: 5168 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon First onscreen credits for Ray Abrams and Clyde Geronimi

"Tramping Tramps" Release Date: 5/6/30 Direction: Walter Lantz Story and Animation: Walter Lantz, "Bill" Nolan, and Manuel Moreno Synchronization and Score: David Broekman Notes: Production Number: 5157 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon Walter Lantz's final credit as an animator. The correct title of this cartoon is "Tramping Tramps", not "Trampling Tramps" as listed on this filmography previously.

"Hot for Hollywood" Release Date: 5/19/30 Direction: Walter Lantz Story and Animation: "Bill" Nolan, Ray Abrams, Manuel Moreno, and Clyde Geronimi Synchronization and Score: David Broekman Notes: Production Number: 5169 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon Working title: "Hollywood" Caricatures include Al Jolson and Charlie Chaplin The final musical score by David Broekman, James Dietrich would take over until mid-1937 Our only copy of this cartoon has no soundtrack. If you have an original print with the soundtrack or just the soundtrack alone, please contact us.

"Hells Heels" Release Date: 6/2/30 Direction: Walter Lantz Animation: "Bill" Nolan, Ray Abrams, Manuel Moreno, and Clyde Geronimi Synchronization and Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 5194 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon The first musical score by James Dietrich The first Oswald to feature the famous "Boop-Oop-a-Doop" ending tune Some sources incorrectly list this cartoon as "Nell's Yells" This cartoon is a satire of the 1930 Universal feature "Hell's Heroes". Video availability: Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection, Vol. 1 (DVD; Universal/MCA)

"My Pal Paul" Release Date: 6/20/30 Direction: Walter Lantz Animation: "Bill" Nolan, Ray Abrams, Manuel Moreno, and Clyde Geronimi Synchronization and Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 5195 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon The copyright synopsis for this cartoon refers to Oswald as "Jazzwald". Bandleader Paul Whiteman is caricatured in this cartoon which was produced to help promote the 1930 Universal feature "King of Jazz". In addition, Lantz and his staff were commissioned by Carl Laemmle to create an animated color sequence for the film. Click here to read more about it.

"Not So Quiet" Release Date: 6/30/30 Direction: Walter Lantz Animation: "Bill" Nolan, Ray Abrams, Manuel Moreno, Clyde Geronimi, and "Pinto" Colvig Synchronization and Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 5196 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon This cartoon is a satire of the 1930 Academy Award-winning Universal feature "All Quiet on the Western Front". Ironically, the score for that film was provided by former Lantz musical director David Broekman.

"Spooks" Release Date: 7/14/30 Direction: Walter Lantz Animation: "Bill" Nolan, Ray Abrams, Manuel Moreno, Clyde Geronimi, and "Pinto" Colvig Synchronization and Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 2205 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon This cartoon is a satire of the 1925 Universal feature "The Phantom of the Opera" which was reissued with sound in January 1930. Pinto Colvig provides the voice of the hippo in this short. Video availability: Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection, Vol. 1 (DVD; Universal/MCA)

"Cold Feet" Release Date: 8/13/30 Direction: Walter Lantz Animation: "Bill" Nolan, Ray Abrams, Manuel Moreno, Clyde Geronimi, and "Pinto" Colvig Synchronization and Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 2206 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon

"Snappy Salesman" Release Date: 8/18/30 Direction: Walter Lantz Animation: "Bill" Nolan, Ray Abrams, Manuel Moreno, Clyde Geronimi, and "Pinto" Colvig Synchronization and Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 5082 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon Quite possibly a withheld 1929 entry

"Henpecked" Release Date: 8/20/30 Direction: Walter Lantz Animation: "Bill" Nolan, Ray Abrams, Manuel Moreno, Clyde Geronimi, and "Pinto" Colvig Synchronization and Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 2210 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon Pinto Colvig provides the voice of Oswald in this cartoon while Walter Lantz provides the voice of one of the rabbit's many nephews. In the first two editions of his Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons, Jeff Lenburg incorrectly cited "Hen Fruit" as the working title of this cartoon. "Hen Fruit" is actually the name of a 1929 Winkler Oswald short that holds historical significance as the first Universal cartoon produced with sound. In the third and latest edition of his book, Lenburg has not only removed this fallacy but also the entry for "Henpecked" completely.

"The Singing Sap" Release Date: 9/8/30 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Animation: Clyde Geronimi, Manuel Moreno, Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, Lester Kline, and "Pinto" Colvig Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 141 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon First cartoon co-directed by William "Bill" Nolan. First onscreen credits for Fred "Tex" Avery and Lester Kline. First time James Dietrich is credited under "Musical Score" instead of "Synchronization and Score" This cartoon's title is a play on the 1928 Warner Bros. feature "The Singing Fool" starring Al Jolson. Pinto Colvig provides the voice of the hippo in this short.

"The Detective" Release Date: 9/22/30 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Animation: Clyde Geronimi, Manuel Moreno, Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, Lester Kline, and "Pinto" Colvig Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 142 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon Click here to see the original poster for "The Detective" Includes reused animation from "Amature Nite" (1929)

"The Fowl Ball" Release Date: 10/13/30 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Animation: Clyde Geronimi, Manuel Moreno, Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, Lester Kline, and "Pinto" Colvig Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 143 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon Some sources incorrectly list this cartoon as "The Foul Ball" Our only copy of this cartoon is a Guild/Firelight reissue. If you have a print with original opening and closing titles, please contact us. In this short, Oswald sings the song "Johnny Schmoker", a traditional German folk tune brought to America by the Pennsylvania Dutch and first published under the title "Jemmy Boker" in 1863. The song involves an old German musician telling his friend Johnny Schmoker about the many instruments he can play. He describes each one and goes through the motions while he sings. It is likely that musical director James Dietrich, himself of German ancestry, had an influence on the inclusion of this song in this cartoon.

"The Navy" Release Date: 11/3/30 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Animation: Clyde Geronimi, Manuel Moreno, Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, Lester Kline, and "Pinto" Colvig Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 144 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon The first cartoon where Oswald wears shoes Pinto Colvig provides the voice of Oswald in this short.

"Mexico" Release Date: 11/17/30 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Animation: Clyde Geronimi, Manuel Moreno, Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, Lester Kline, and "Pinto" Colvig Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 145 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon Our only copy of this cartoon has no soundtrack. If you have an original print with the soundtrack or just the soundtrack alone, please contact us.

"Africa" Release Date: 12/1/30 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Animation: Clyde Geronimi, Manuel Moreno, Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, Lester Kline, and "Pinto" Colvig Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 146 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon The first appearance of the popular Oswald the Lucky Rabbit theme song. Click here to view sheet music, courtesy of David Gerstein. Includes reused animation from the Lantz studio's sequence in the 1930 Universal feature "King of Jazz".

"Alaska" Release Date: 12/15/30 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Animation: Clyde Geronimi, Manuel Moreno, Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, Lester Kline, and "Pinto" Colvig Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 147 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon Pinto Colvig provides the voice of the dead-pan singer in this cartoon

"Mars" Release Date: 12/29/30 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Animation: Clyde Geronimi, Manuel Moreno, Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, Lester Kline, and "Pinto" Colvig Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 148 An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon Includes reused animation from "Africa" Michael Fitzgerald incorrectly lists this cartoon as a January 1931 release.