Rudolf Ising Movies

Barney is settling in for his hibernation when a squirrel spots his bedtime snack: a bowl of walnuts. The squirrel sneaks in and wakes Barney up....

Gnomes greet the coming of spring by manufacturing various bright colours.

This cartoon is by Rudy Ising, and is the last of a long line of black animal musicals done at MGM in the late 30s and early 40s.

Bosko whistles "It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo" as he walks down the sidewalk in the pouring rain. His umbrella provides a good sailboat when he wants to...

Julius is a lifeguard at the beach, where he meets and falls in love with a beautiful female cat. Alice decides to help out by driving the car when...

A goldfish dreams of living in the ocean, and ends up getting there after being accidentally washed down the drain, then finds that it’s too...

Little Cheeser is a young mouse who thinks he's grown up. When Mama sends him to bed, calling him "Mama's little man," his devil side leads him to...

Bosko hunts in the jungle, but ends up playing music with the animals.

The story of a single swallow who, taking a rest from southward flight at a mission in California, ultimately brings about the famed migration of...

Bosko runs a hot dog stand at an amusement park; but Bosko sneaks away to the racetrack to ride his mechanical horse.

There is a baby contest going on in the barn, but the rooster and hen haven't hatched their brood yet.

A Chinese emperor is gladdened by the song of the nightingale and is moved to play his own song. One day the Japanese send a music box with a...

Pete schemes to kidnap Alice while she and Julius are working as lumberjacks along the river.

A flea sets up its new home in the fur of a sleeping dog.

A group of brave honey bees attempt to rescue a girl bee who's been abducted by a spider.

Bosko and his porcine friend are hobos in a runaway boxcar.

Set on a frozen pond in Holland, various animals attempt to skate on the slippery ice.

Little Cheeser and his friends, inspired by Buck Rogers (and visions of cheese), build a rocket ship and fly to the moon.

The Deacon is on his way to church in the Deep South and sees a brother from the congregation setting out to do some Sunday fishing. The preacher...

Bosko is a construction worker who impresses Honey by making music from everything in sight, including a decapitated mouse, a typewriter and a goat...