Leon Schlesinger
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- May 20, 1884
- Died
- December 25, 1949
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Leon Schlesinger (May 20, 1884 – December 25, 1949) was an American film producer who founded Leon Schlesinger Productions, which later became the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio, during the Golden Age of American animation. He was a distant relative of the Warner Brothers. As head of his own studio, Schlesinger served as the producer of Warner's Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons from 1930, when Schlesinger assumed production from his subcontractors, Harman and Ising, to 1944, when Warner acquired the studio.
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Buckaroo Bugs 1944
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Birdy and the Beast 1944
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Hare Force 1944
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Brother Brat 1944
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Censored 1944
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Hare Ribbin' 1944
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The Chow Hound 1944
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Duck Soup to Nuts 1944
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Russian Rhapsody 1944
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Gas 1944
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Swooner Crooner 1944
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Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips 1944
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A Lecture on Camouflage 1944
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Tick Tock Tuckered 1944
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The Weakly Reporter 1944
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Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike 1944
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Snafuperman 1944
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I Got Plenty of Mutton 1944
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Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears 1944
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Tom Turk and Daffy 1944
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Meatless Flyday 1944
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Booby Traps 1944
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What's Cookin' Doc? 1944
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Little Red Riding Rabbit 1944
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Puss n' Booty 1943
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An Itch in Time 1943
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Rumors 1943
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Daffy - The Commando 1943
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Inki and the Minah Bird 1943
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The Home Front 1943
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Falling Hare 1943
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Fin'n Catty 1943
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Fighting Tools 1943
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A Corny Concerto 1943
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The Gold Brick 1943
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Scrap Happy Daffy 1943
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Spies 1943
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Porky Pig's Feat 1943
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Wackiki Wabbit 1943
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Gripes 1943
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The Aristo-Cat 1943
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Fifth Column Mouse 1943
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Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk 1943
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Coming!! Snafu 1943
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Tokio Jokio 1943
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Yankee Doodle Daffy 1943
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The Wise Quacking Duck 1943
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The Unbearable Bear 1943
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Super-Rabbit 1943
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Hop and Go 1943
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To Duck.... Or Not to Duck 1943
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Point Rationing of Foods 1943
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Tortoise Wins by a Hare 1943
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Pigs in a Polka 1943
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Confusions of a Nutzy Spy 1943
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Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs 1943
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Case of the Missing Hare 1942
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My Favorite Duck 1942
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Ding Dog Daddy 1942
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A Tale of Two Kitties 1942
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The Hare-Brained Hypnotist 1942
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The Daffy Duckaroo 1942
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The Hep Cat 1942
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The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall 1942
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The Impatient Patient 1942
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Eatin' on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner 1942
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Fresh Hare 1942
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Foney Fables 1942
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The Ducktators 1942
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Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid 1942
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Wacky Blackout 1942
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Hold the Lion, Please 1942
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Lights Fantastic 1942
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The Draft Horse 1942
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Bugs Bunny! That Wacky Wabbit 1942
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The Wacky Wabbit 1942
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Daffy's Southern Exposure 1942
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Horton Hatches the Egg 1942
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The Wabbit Who Came to Supper 1942
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Crazy Cruise 1942
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Conrad the Sailor 1942
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Porky's Cafe 1942
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Who's Who in the Zoo 1942
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Porky's Pastry Pirates 1942
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Porky's Pooch 1941
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Wabbit Twouble 1941
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Rhapsody in Rivets 1941
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Porky's Midnight Matinee 1941
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Rookie Revue 1941
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Robinson Crusoe Jr. 1941
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The Brave Little Bat 1941
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All This and Rabbit Stew 1941
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The Henpecked Duck 1941
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Aviation Vacation 1941
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Meet John Doughboy 1941
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The Heckling Hare 1941
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Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt 1941
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A Coy Decoy 1941
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Hollywood Steps Out 1941
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Farm Frolics 1941
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The Trial of Mr. Wolf 1941
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Porky's Preview 1941
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Toy Trouble 1941
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Porky's Ant 1941
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Goofy Groceries 1941
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Tortoise Beats Hare 1941
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Joe Glow, the Firefly 1941
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The Cat's Tale 1941
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The Haunted Mouse 1941
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The Crackpot Quail 1941
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Sniffles Bells the Cat 1941
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The Fighting 69½th 1941
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Elmer's Pet Rabbit 1941
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Love Thy Neighbor 1940
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Bedtime for Sniffles 1940
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The Sour Puss 1940
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Prehistoric Porky 1940
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Patient Porky 1940
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A Wild Hare 1940
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The Egg Collector 1940
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Porky's Baseball Broadcast 1940
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Tom Thumb in Trouble 1940
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A Gander at Mother Goose 1940
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You Ought to Be in Pictures 1940
as Self, Producer
Sniffles Takes a Trip 1940
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The Hardship of Miles Standish 1940
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Porky's Poor Fish 1940
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The Bear's Tale 1940
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Slap Happy Pappy 1940
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Cross Country Detours 1940
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Elmer's Candid Camera 1940
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The Film Fan 1939
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Screwball Football 1939
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Sniffles and the Bookworm 1939
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- The March of Time
The March of Time 1939
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Pied Piper Porky 1939
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Naughty Neighbors 1939
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Jeepers Creepers 1939
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Porky's Hotel 1939
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Little Brother Rat 1939
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Hare-um Scare-um 1939
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Wise Quacks 1939
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Old Glory 1939
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Believe It or Else 1939
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Polar Pals 1939
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Naughty But Mice 1939
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Thugs with Dirty Mugs 1939
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Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur 1939
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Porky and Teabiscuit 1939
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Bars and Stripes Forever 1939
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Prest-O Change-O 1939
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Porky's Tire Trouble 1939
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Robin Hood Makes Good 1939
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Hamateur Night 1939
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Having a Wonderful Time with Angels in Dirty Places 1938
as self
The Mice Will Play 1938
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Count Me Out 1938
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Daffy Duck in Hollywood 1938
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The Daffy Doc 1938
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The Night Watchman 1938
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Porky in Egypt 1938
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You're an Education 1938
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Little Pancho Vanilla 1938
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Porky in Wackyland 1938
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A Feud There Was 1938
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Cracked Ice 1938
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Wholly Smoke 1938
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Porky & Daffy 1938
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Porky's Spring Planting 1938
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Cinderella Meets Fella 1938
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Porky's Party 1938
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Have You Got Any Castles 1938
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Katnip Kollege 1938
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Porky the Fireman 1938
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Now That Summer Is Gone 1938
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Porky's Hare Hunt 1938
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Porky's Five & Ten 1938
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A Star Is Hatched 1938
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What Price Porky 1938
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Porky's Poppa 1938
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Daffy Duck & Egghead 1938
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Porky's Hero Agency 1937
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The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos 1937
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Little Red Walking Hood 1937
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The Case of the Stuttering Pig 1937
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The Lyin' Mouse 1937
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Rover's Rival 1937
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I Wanna Be a Sailor 1937
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Dog Daze 1937
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Speaking of the Weather 1937
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Get Rich Quick Porky 1937
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A Sunbonnet Blue 1937
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Porky's Railroad 1937
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Plenty of Money and You 1937
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Porky's Badtime Story 1937
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Egghead Rides Again 1937
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Porky's Super Service 1937
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Streamlined Greta Green 1937
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Porky's Building 1937
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Porky and Gabby 1937
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Ain't We Got Fun 1937
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Porky's Duck Hunt 1937
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She Was an Acrobat's Daughter 1937
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Porky's Romance 1937
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I Only Have Eyes for You 1937
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Picador Porky 1937
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Porky's Road Race 1937
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Porky the Wrestler 1937
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Pigs Is Pigs 1937
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Porky in the North Woods 1936
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The CooCoo Nut Grove 1936
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Don't Look Now 1936
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Little Beau Porky 1936
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Milk and Money 1936
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Toy Town Hall 1936
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Porky's Moving Day 1936
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Porky's Poultry Plant 1936
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Porky the Rain-Maker 1936
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I Love to Singa 1936
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When I Yoo Hoo 1936
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Bingo Crosbyana 1936
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Fish Tales 1936
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The Blow Out 1936
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The Fire Alarm 1936
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Page Miss Glory 1936
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The Cat Came Back 1936
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The Phantom Ship 1936
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Alpine Antics 1936
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I Wanna Play House 1936
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Flowers for Madame 1935
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Gold Diggers of '49 1935
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Hollywood Capers 1935
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Little Dutch Plate 1935
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A Cartoonist's Nightmare 1935
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The Lady in Red 1935
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The Merry Old Soul 1935
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Country Mouse 1935
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Into Your Dance 1935
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My Green Fedora 1935
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I Haven't Got a Hat 1935
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Country Boy 1935
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Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name 1935
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Pop Goes Your Heart 1934
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Those Beautiful Dames 1934
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Buddy's Circus 1934
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The Girl at the Ironing Board 1934
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Buddy's Bearcats 1934
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Buddy of the Apes 1934
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Buddy's Trolley Troubles 1934
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Buddy's Garage 1934
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Beauty and the Beast 1934
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Buddy and Towser 1934
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Honeymoon Hotel 1934
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Pettin' in the Park 1934
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Buddy the Gob 1934
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Sittin' on a Backyard Fence 1933
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Buddy's Show Boat 1933
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Buddy's Beer Garden 1933
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I've Got to Sing a Torch Song 1933
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Buddy's Day Out 1933
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We're in the Money 1933
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The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon 1933
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The Man from Monterey 1933
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Shuffle Off to Buffalo 1933
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I Like Mountain Music 1933
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Bosko in Person 1933
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The Organ Grinder 1933
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Young and Healthy 1933
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One Step Ahead of My Shadow 1933
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Bosko in Dutch 1933
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The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives 1933
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Bosko's Woodland Daze 1932
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Haunted Gold 1932
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Three's a Crowd 1932
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Bosko and Honey 1932
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Bosko's Dizzy Date 1932
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A Great Big Bunch of You 1932
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Bosko the Drawback 1932
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I Wish I Had Wings 1932
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The Big Stampede 1932
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Ride Him, Bosko 1932
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You're Too Careless with Your Kisses! 1932
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Bosko the Lumberjack 1932
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Ride Him, Cowboy 1932
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Bosko's Store 1932
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I Love a Parade 1932
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Bosko at the Beach 1932
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The Queen Was in the Parlor 1932
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Bosko's Dog Race 1932
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Moonlight for Two 1932
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It's Got Me Again! 1932
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Bosko and Bruno 1932
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Goopy Geer 1932
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Bosko's Party 1932
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Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee 1932
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Big-Hearted Bosko 1932
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Freddy the Freshman 1932
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Battling Bosko 1932
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Pagan Moon 1932
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Bosko at the Zoo 1932
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Red-Headed Baby 1931
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Bosko's Fox Hunt 1931
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Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land 1931
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Bosko's Soda Fountain 1931
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You Don't Know What You're Doin'! 1931
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Bosko the Doughboy 1931
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One More Time 1931
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Bosko Shipwrecked! 1931
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Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! 1931
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Lady, Play Your Mandolin! 1931
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The Tree's Knees 1931
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Yodeling Yokels 1931
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Bosko's Holiday 1931
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Dumb Patrol 1931
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Ups 'n Downs 1931
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Ain't Nature Grand! 1931
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Big Man from the North 1931
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Box Car Blues 1930
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Hold Anything 1930
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Congo Jazz 1930
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Cryin' for the Carolines 1930
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Sinkin' in the Bathtub 1930
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Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid 1929
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