The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1932

"Grandma's Pet" Release Date: 1/18/32 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Artists: Manuel Moreno, Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, Lester Kline, and Vet Anderson Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 481

"Mechanical Man" Release Date: 2/15/32 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Artists: Manuel Moreno, Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, Lester Kline, and Vet Anderson Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 482 Reissued as "The Mechanical Man" by Guild/Firelight

"Wins Out" Release Date: 3/14/32 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Artists: Manuel Moreno, Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, Lester Kline, and Vet Anderson Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 483

"Beau and Arrows" Release Date: 3/28/32 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Artists: Manuel Moreno, Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, Lester Kline, and Vet Anderson Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 484 Reissued as "Beaus and Arrows" by Guild/Firelight Jeff Lenburg and Leonard Maltin both incorrectly list this cartoon as "Beaus and Arrows"

"Making Good" Release Date: 4/11/32 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Artists: Manuel Moreno, Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, "Bill" Weber, and Vet Anderson Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 485 First onscreen credit for Bill Weber

"Let's Eat" Release Date: 4/21/32 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Artists: Manuel Moreno, Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, "Bill" Weber, and Vet Anderson Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 486 Working Title: "Foiled!" Jeff Lenburg incorrectly lists the release date of this cartoon as being April 20, 1932.

"The Winged Horse" Release Date: 5/9/32 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Artists: Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, "Bill" Weber, Vet Anderson, and Bunny Ellison Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 487 Reissued as "The Wing Horse" by Guild/Firelight First animation credit for Bunny Ellison

"Cat Nipped" Release Date: 5/23/32 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Artists: Manuel Moreno, Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, Vet Anderson, Lester Kline, and Bunny Ellison Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 488

"A Wet Knight" Release Date: 6/20/32 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Artists: Manuel Moreno, Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, "Bill" Weber, Vet Anderson, Lester Kline, and Bunny Ellison Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 489

"A Jungle Jumble" Release Date: 7/4/32 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Artists: Manuel Moreno, Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, "Bill" Weber, Vet Anderson, Lester Kline, and Bunny Ellison Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 490 Reissued as "The Jungle Jumble" by Guild/Firelight Last onscreen credit for Bunny Ellison

"Day Nurse" Release Date: 8/1/32 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Artists: Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, "Bill" Weber, Jack Carr, and Charles Hastings Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 491 Starting around this period in 1932, Lantz and Nolan split into two separate units. These units are easily differentiated, those listing Ray Abrams or Tex Avery first were directed by Bill Nolan, those with Manuel Moreno and Lester Kline were Lantz's (even though the credits of the Oswalds may list both Lantz and Nolan). This cartoon was only directed by Bill Nolan, despite the misleading credits First onscreen credit for Jack Carr

"The Athlete" Release Date: 8/29/32 Direction: Walter Lantz Artists: Manuel Moreno, Lester Kline, George Cannata, and "Bill" Weber Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 581 First Pooch the Pup cartoon Obviously a spoof of the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, Claifornia. All of the Pooch cartoons were directed by Lantz only, despite the fact that many books claim that Lantz and Nolan worked as a directing team on this series.

"The Busy Barber" Release Date: 9/12/32 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Artists: Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, "Bill" Weber, Jack Carr, and Charles Hastings Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 492 This cartoon was only directed by Bill Nolan, despite the misleading credits The correct title of this cartoon is "The Busy Barber," not "Busy Barbers" as listed on this filmography previously.

"The Butcher Boy" Release Date: 9/26/32 Direction: Walter Lantz Artists: Manuel Moreno, Lester Kline, George Cannata, and "Bill" Weber Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 580 A Pooch the Pup cartoon Our only copy of this cartoon is a Guild/Firelight reissue print. If you have a print with original opening and closing titles, please contact us.

"Carnival Capers" Release Date: 10/10/32 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Artists: Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, "Bill" Weber, Jack Carr, and Charles Hastings Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 493 This cartoon was only directed by Bill Nolan, despite the misleading credits

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"The Crowd Snores" Release Date: 10/24/32 Direction: Walter Lantz Artists: Manuel Moreno, Lester Kline, George Cannata, and "Bill" Weber Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 582 A Pooch the Pup cartoon This cartoon is a satire of the 1932 Warner Bros. feature "The Crowd Roars" directed by Howard Hawks and starring James Cagney.

"The Under Dog" Release Date: 11/7/32 Direction: Walter Lantz Artists: Manuel Moreno, Lester Kline, George Cannata, and "Bill" Weber Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 583 A Pooch the Pup cartoon The first Pooch short to use the "Kingdom Coming" opening

"Wild and Woolly" Release Date: 11/21/32 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Artists: Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, "Bill" Weber, Jack Carr, and Charles Hastings Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 494 Copyrighted as "Wild and Wooly" Reissued as "Wild and Wooly" by Guild/Firelight This cartoon was only directed by Bill Nolan, despite the misleading credits

"Cats and Dogs" Release Date: 12/5/32 Direction: Walter Lantz Artists: Manuel Moreno, Lester Kline, George Cannata, and "Bill" Weber Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 584 A Pooch the Pup cartoon

"Teacher's Pests" Release Date: 12/19/32 Direction: Walter Lantz and "Bill" Nolan Artists: Ray Abrams, Fred Avery, "Bill" Weber, Jack Carr, and Charles Hastings Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 495 Reissued as "The Teachers Pest" by Guild/Firelight Some sources incorrectly list this cartoon as "Teacher's Pest" This cartoon was only directed by Bill Nolan, despite the misleading credits