The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1937

"The Golfers" Release Date: 1/11/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod Artists: Laverne Harding, Ed Benedict, and Leo Salkin Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 102 A Meany, Miny, and Moe cartoon Most copies of this cartoon have the gag involving the black caricature omitted We only have the original opening and closing titles of this cartoon. If you have a complete print, please contact us.

"House of Magic" Release Date: 2/8/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod Artists: Manuel Moreno, George Dane, and Louis Zukor Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 103 Working title: "Magic Shop" A Meany, Miny, and Moe cartoon Released to the home movie market by Hollywood Film Enterprises-Cine Art Film as "Magic Gloves"

"Everybody Sing" Release Date: 2/22/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod Artists: Bill Mason and Ray Abrams Musical Score: Irving Actman and Frank Loesser Notes: Production Number: 824 The Oswald design is modified slightly. Here, the rabbit is considerably slimmer here than he was last year. Jeff Lenburg and Leonard Maltin both incorrectly list this cartoon as "Everybody Sings" Beginning in 1937, Lantz began to try alternative musical directors to James Dietrich. Lantz would use George Lessner, Nathaniel Shilkret, and song writing duo, Irving Actman and Frank Loesser.

"The Big Race" Release Date: 3/8/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod Artists: Manuel Moreno, George Nicholas, and Ben Clopton Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 104 A Meany, Miny, and Moe cartoon We only have the original opening and closing titles of this cartoon. If you have a complete print, please contact us.

"Duck Hunt" Release Date: 3/8/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod Artists: Laverne Harding, Dick Bickenbach, and Jack Dunham Musical Score: Irving Actman Notes: Production Number: 825 We only have the original opening and closing titles of this cartoon. If you have a complete print, please contact us.

"The Lumber Camp" Release Date: 3/15/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod Artists: Manuel Moreno, Lester Kline, and Fred Kopietz Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 105 A Meany, Miny, and Moe cartoon

"The Birthday Party" Release Date: 3/29/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod Artists: Manuel Moreno, Louis Zukor, and George Dane Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 826 Released to the home movie market by Hollywood Film Enterprises-Cine Art Film as "The Quint's Birthday" We only have the opening and closing titles of this cartoon. The images below came from a 16mm print (not owned by us). If you have a complete print, please contact us.

"The Steel Workers" Release Date: 4/26/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod Artists: Ray Abrams, Leo Salkin, and Ed Benedict Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 106 A Meany, Miny, and Moe cartoon

"Trailer Thrills" Release Date: 5/3/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod Artists: Ray Abrams and Bill Mason Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 827 We only have the original opening and closing titles of this cartoon. If you have a complete print, please contact us.

"The Stevedores" Release Date: 5/24/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod Artists: Manuel Moreno, George Nicholas, and Ben Clopton Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 107 A Meany, Miny, and Moe cartoon We only have the original opening and closing titles of this cartoon. If you have a complete print, please contact us.

"The Wily Weasel" Release Date: 6/7/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod Artists: Manuel Moreno, Fred Kopietz, and Lester Kline Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 828 Copyrighted as "The Wiley Weasel" We only have the opening and closing titles of this cartoon. The images below came from a 16mm print (not owned by us). If you have a complete print, please contact us.

"The Country Store" Release Date: 7/5/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod Artists: La Verne Harding, Jack Dunham, and Leo Salkin Musical Score: George Lessner Notes: Production Number: 108 Includes reused animation from "Gopher Trouble" (1936) A Meany, Miny, and Moe cartoon

"The Playful Pup" Release Date: 7/12/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod Artists: Manuel Moreno, Fred Kopietz, and Lester Kline Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 829 We only have the original opening and closing titles of this cartoon. If you have a complete print, please contact us.

"Fireman's Picnic" Release Date: 8/16/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod Artists: Ray Abrams, Ed Benedict, and Bill Mason Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 109 A Meany, Miny, and Moe cartoon We only have the original opening and closing titles of this cartoon. If you have a complete print, please contact us.

"The Rest Resort" Release Date: 8/23/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod Artists: Manuel Moreno, George Nicholas, and Ben Clopton Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 110 Last onscreen credit for Manuel Moreno at Lantz A Meany, Miny, and Moe cartoon Our only copy of this cartoon has a "Cartoon Network" logo and Japanese subtitles. If you have an original print, please contact us.

"Ostrich Feathers" Release Date: 9/6/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod Artists: Ray Abrams, Ted Dubois, and Ralph Somerville Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 111 Last onscreen credit for Ray Abrams at Lantz A Meany, Miny, and Moe cartoon We only have the original opening and closing titles of this cartoon. If you have a complete print, please contact us.

"The Air Express" Release Date: 9/20/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod Artists: Lester Kline, Fred Kopietz, and Laverne Harding Musical Score: James Dietrich Notes: Production Number: 112 The final Meany, Miny, and Moe cartoon The final musical score by James Dietrich for Lantz We only have the original opening and closing titles of this cartoon. If you have a complete print, please contact us.

"Lovesick" Release Date: 10/4/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Victor McLeod and Win Smith Artists: Uncredited Musical Direction: Nathaniel Shilkret Music: George Lessner Notes: Production Number: 830 Win Smith (noted for his work on the early Mickey Mouse comics) gets his first onscreen credit at Lantz We only have the original opening and closing titles of this cartoon. If you have a complete print, please contact us.

"Keeper of the Lions" Release Date: 10/18/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Charles Bowers Artists: Uncredited Musical Direction: Nathaniel Shilkret Music: George Lessner Notes: Production Number: 831 Animation pioneer, Charles Bowers joined the Lantz staff in 1937 as a storyman. To streamline the product of the films, Bowers created a new character - the Dumb Cluck. This cartoon marks the first appearance of Oswald's short-lived costar.

"The Mechanical Handy Man" Release Date: 11/8/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Charles Bowers Artists: Ray Fahringer, Ted Dubois, and Ed Benedict Musical Direction: George Lessner Notes: Production Number: 833 We only have the original opening and closing titles of this cartoon. If you have a complete print, please contact us.

"Football Fever" Release Date: 11/15/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod Notes: Production Number: 836 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.

"The Mysterious Jug" Release Date: 11/29/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Victor McLeod and James Miele Artists: Lester Kline, Fred Kopietz, and George Nicholas Musical Direction: Nathaniel Shilkre Notes: Production Number: 832 We only have the original opening and closing titles of this cartoon. If you have a complete print, please contact us.

"The Dumb Cluck" Release Date: 12/20/37 Direction: Walter Lantz Story: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod Animators: Jack Dunham, Dick Marion, and Ed Benedict Musical Direction: George Lessner Notes: Production Number: 835 We only have the original opening and closing titles of this cartoon. If you have a complete print, please contact us.