The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1935


NOTE: In 1935, Carl Laemmle, the founder of Universal, was eventually forced out and things began to change. Lantz now had the opportunity to ask Universal for permission to make his studio independent. So it was decided on November 16, 1935 that Lantz could break off and claim the studio for his own even though it remained on the Universal lot.


Robinson Crusoe Isle

"Robinson Crusoe Isle"

Release Date: 1/7/35
Direction: Walter Lantz
Artists: Fred Avery, Jack Carr, Ray Abrams, Joe D'Igalo, Ernest Smythe, and Victor McLeod
Musical Score: James Dietrich

Notes:
  • Production Number: 689
  • Includes reused animation from "Shipwreck" (1931)

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    The Hillbilly

    "The Hillbilly"

    Release Date: 2/1/35
    Direction: Walter Lantz
    Story: Vic McLeod
    Artists: Fred Avery, Jack Carr, Ray Abrams, Joe d'Igalo, Ernest Smythe, and Virgil Ross
    Musical Score: James Dietrich

    Notes:
  • Production Number: 693
  • Reissued as "Hill Billy" by Guild/Firelight
  • Some sources incorrectly list this cartoon as "Hill Billys"
  • Last onscreen credits for Jack Carr, Joe d'Igalo, and Ernest Smythe at Lantz.
  • Historian Tom Klein speculates this short to be an uncredited Tex Avery-directed effort.
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    Two Little Lambs

    "Two Little Lambs"

    Release Date: 3/11/35
    Direction: Walter Lantz
    Artists: Manuel Moreno, George Grandpre, Lester Kline, Verne Harding, Fred Kopietz, and Victor McLeod
    Musical Score: James Dietrich

    Notes:
  • Production Number: 695
  • Reissued as "The Two Little Lambs" by Guild/Firelight
  • The final appearance of Dopey Dick.
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    Do a Good Deed

    "Do a Good Deed"

    Release Date: 3/25/35
    Direction: Walter Lantz
    Musical Score: James Dietrich (uncredited)
    No Story or Animation Credits Listed

    Notes:
  • Production Number: 696

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    Candyland

    "Candyland"

    Release Date: 4/22/35
    Direction: Walter Lantz
    Story and Lyrics: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod
    Artists: Manuel Moreno, Lester Kline, Fred Kopietz, Bill Mason, and La Verne Harding
    Musical Score: James Dietrich

    Notes:
  • Production Number: 691
  • A Cartune Classic
  • Our only copy of this cartoon is a reissue print. If you have a copy with original opening and closing titles, please contact us.

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    Elmer the Great Dane

    "Elmer the Great Dane"

    Release Date: 4/29/35
    Direction: Walter Lantz
    Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod
    Animation: Fred Avery, Ray Abrams, and Cecil Surry
    Musical Score: James Dietrich

    Notes:
  • Production Number: 698
  • The first appearance of Oswald's dog, Elmer the Great Dane. Elmer became a frequent player in most of the Oswalds for the next three years.

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    Springtime Serenade

    "Springtime Serenade"

    Release Date: 5/27/35
    Direction: Walter Lantz
    Story and Lyrics: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod
    Artists: Manuel Moreno, Lester Kline, Fred Kopietz, Bill Mason, and La Verne Harding
    Musical Score: James Dietrich

    Notes:
  • Production Number: 697
  • A Cartune Classic

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    Towne Hall Follies

    "Towne Hall Follies"

    Release Date: 6/3/35
    Direction: Walter Lantz
    Story and Lyrics: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod
    Artists: Fred Avery, Ray Abrams, and Cecil Surry
    Musical Score: James Dietrich

    Notes:
  • Production Number: 699
  • Last onscreen credit for Fred "Tex" Avery at Lantz until 1954.
  • Historians Joe Adamson and Tom Klein speculate this short to be an uncredited Tex Avery-directed effort.

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    At Your Service

    "At Your Service"

    Release Date: 7/8/35
    Direction: Walter Lantz
    Story and Lyrics: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod
    Animation: Ray Abrams, Cecil Surry, Sid Sutherland, and Virgil Ross
    Musical Score: James Dietrich

    Notes:
  • Production Number: 801
  • Last onscreen credit for Virgil Ross at Lantz
  • First and only onscreen credit for Sid Sutherland at Lantz

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    Three Lazy Mice

    "Three Lazy Mice"

    Release Date: 7/15/35
    Direction: Walter Lantz
    Story and Lyrics: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod
    Artists: Manuel Moreno, Lester Kline, Fred Kopietz, Bill Mason, and La Verne Harding
    Musical Score: James Dietrich

    Notes:
  • Production Number: 800
  • A Cartune Classic
  • Our only copy of this cartoon is a reissue print. If you have a copy with original opening and closing titles, please contact us.

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    Bronco Buster

    "Bronco Buster"

    Release Date: 8/5/35
    Direction: Walter Lantz
    Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod
    Artists: Fred Kopietz, Lester Kline, Bill Mason, and La Verne Harding
    Musical Score: James Dietrich
    Music: The Sons of the Pioneers

    Notes:
  • Production Number: 802
  • First onscreen credit for Bill Mason
  • Reissued as "The Bronco Buster" by Guild/Firelight

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    Amateur Broadcast

    "Amateur Broadcast"

    Release Date: 8/26/35
    Direction: Walter Lantz
    Story and Lyrics: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod
    Animation: Cecil Surry, Ray Abrams, and Ed Benedict
    Musical Score: James Dietrich

    Notes:
  • Production Number: 803
  • Last onscreen credit for Cecil Surry at Lantz
  • Reissued as "The Amateur Broadcast" by Guild/Firelight

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    The Quail Hunt

    "The Quail Hunt"

    Release Date: 9/23/35
    Direction: Walter Lantz
    Story: Walter Lantz and Vic McLeod
    Artists: Fred Kopietz, Bill Mason, Ed Benedict, and Ray Abrams
    Musical Score: James Dietrich

    Notes:
  • Production Number: 805
  • Fell into the public domain in 1963
  • Historian Joe Adamson speculates this short to be an uncredited Tex Avery-directed effort.

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    Fox and the Rabbit

    "Fox and the Rabbit"

    Release Date: 9/30/35
    Direction: Walter Lantz
    Story and Lyrics: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod
    Artists: Manuel Moreno, Lester Kline, Fred Kopietz, Bill Mason, and La Verne Harding
    Musical Score: James Dietrich

    Notes:
  • Production Number: 804
  • The final "Cartune Classic"
  • The teacher's dialogue, "Go home! Go to bed! Scram!" is muted out of most reissue prints. Click here to hear it.

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    Monkey Wretches

    "Monkey Wretches"

    Release Date: 11/11/35
    Direction: Walter Lantz
    Story and Lyrics: Walter Lantz and Vic McLeod
    Artists: Manuel Moreno, Lester Kline, Fred Kopietz, and Bill Mason
    Musical Score: James Dietrich

    Notes:
  • Production Number: 806
  • First appearance of Meany, Miny, and Moe (the Three Stooges-esque monkeys) not yet differentiated here. Lantz felt they had some real potential as future cartoon stars.

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    Case of the Lost Sheep

    "Case of the Lost Sheep"

    Release Date: 12/9/35
    Direction: Walter Lantz
    Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod
    Artists: Manuel Moreno and Lester Kline
    Musical Score: James Dietrich

    Notes:
  • Production Number: 807
  • Copyrighted as "The Case of the Lost Sheep"
  • Reissued as "The Case of the Lost Sheep" by Guild/Firelight
  • The first appearance of Manuel Moreno's soft, white Oswald. In an attempt to catch up with Disney, Lantz assigned Moreno to completely redesign the character.

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    Doctor Oswald

    "Doctor Oswald"

    Release Date: 12/30/35
    Direction: Walter Lantz
    Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod
    Artists: Ray Abrams and Fred Kopietz
    Musical Score: James Dietrich

    Notes:
  • Production Number: 808
  • Reissued as "Dr. Oswald" by Guild/Firelight
  • 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.

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