Frank Moser

The story, such as it is, concerns a cat and mouse going off to War -- looking a lot like World War One, down to the artillery and tanks. It looks inspired, in a completely uninspired way, by WHAT PRICE GLORY.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 15 December 1933.

A Terrytoons cartoon released September 21, 1930.

A Christmas cartoon from Terrytoons.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 1 May 1932.

In this one, we go from street musicians to dog races (with a silent slo-mo scene of the dogs chasing a bicycling hare that makes no sense) to a very bizarre, and funny, scene of chicken carcasses dancing at butcher Farmer Alfalfa's shop.

The story, such as it is, concerns a cat and mouse going off to War -- looking a lot like World War One, down to the artillery and tanks. It looks inspired, in a completely uninspired way, by WHAT PRICE GLORY.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 15 December 1933.

A Terrytoons cartoon released September 21, 1930.

A Christmas cartoon from Terrytoons.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 1 May 1932.

In this one, we go from street musicians to dog races (with a silent slo-mo scene of the dogs chasing a bicycling hare that makes no sense) to a very bizarre, and funny, scene of chicken carcasses dancing at butcher Farmer Alfalfa's shop.

An Aesop’s Film Fables short.

A Terrytoons cartoon from the dawn of sound cartoons with a lot of well-timed gags, even if they average more Western than Mexican. There is also a single gag referring to Mexican jumping beans.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 1 August 1933.

A musical cartoon where we are in Hawaii with planes and flying elephants....

A Terrytoons cartoon released 22 January 1933. Paul Terry and Frank Mozer take on the story of Robin Hood with singing and sword battles. Fanny Zilch is held in tower and sends a note to Robin Hood to rescue her.

This early Terrytoon looks like a variation of a football cartoon like PIGSKIN CAPERS in which we get to see critters on their way to the stadium, then the cheerleaders, then the game. The primary distinctions seem to be that the background art indicates random classical ruins and the sight gags are a little more grotesque -- "Santa Lucia" is performed with a squeaky voice and one mouse doffs his ears and the top of his head to a female mouse.

Pre-Mighty Mouse operetta-singing mice sink a ship of evil pirates. Some animators: Frank Moser, Jerry Shields, Bill Tytla ("What seems to be the trouble down below?", puppies at coda). Pretty weird.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 11 January 1931.

Bud, Suzie and their cat fall asleep reading Huckleberry Finn, and dream of travelling down the Mississippi in a raft of their own.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 4 September 1932.

Exceedingly bizarre cartoon with the second appearance of the title character (the first was CINDERELLA) and the debut of Fanny Zilch's design (soon to start the first "Oil Can Harry" miniseries.) Whether the King's character was "inspired" by the debut of Van Beuren's Little King series, no one alive can say.

A Terrytoons cartoon released February 8, 1931.

What can one say? Large-hipped girl roach animated by Frank Moser. Crooning roach by Bill Tytla

Street brawlers pursue Terry mice in the big, bad city. Some animators: Bill Tytla (scenes with crooner), Jerry Shields, Frank Moser.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 4 October 1935.

A Terrytoon cartoon with a western flavor with cowboys and indians....

A Terrytoons cartoon released 16 October 1932.

“Canadian Capers” was produced by Terrytoons and released on August 23, 1931. Uniquely, this was assigned to only four animators: Frank Moser, Jerry Shields, Bill Tytla and Art Babbitt.

Two tramp puppies horn in on a blue ribbon show. Features two original songs by Philip A. Scheib, "Rhythm of the Rails", and a short reprise of "Five Puplets" (from the earlier cartoon of the same name). Contrast of old and new: the first scene of the puppies riding the rails was by "Connie" Rasinski, just breaking in as a full-fledged animator; the following shot of them walking the rails is by co-producer Frank Moser, who went back to the silents.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 28 May 1933.

Terrytoons version of the Robinson Crusoe story with Farmer Al Falfa.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 10 August 1934.

This early Terrytoons tells the story of sailors out at sea. They have a sword fight and even battle a shark.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 25 August 1933.

A Terrytoons cartoon involving bullfighting.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 8 September 1933.

The first year of Terrytoons were cartoons all based around food titles – Swiss Cheese taking place in Switzerland, Hawaiian Pineapple is set in Hawaii – Hungarian Goulash combines the Hungarian Rhapsody with gypsy antics. Throw in some mice and a mechanical horse and you have a Terrytoon.

A cat and mouse are out together when the cat tries to steal his mouse companions girlfriend. The mice escape to a club where they go dancing, only to be pursued by the cat again. But they eventually escape and fly off into the sunset.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 11 June 1937.

A radio station catches fire, and the mouse-girl that does the exercise program is trapped on the studio's upper floor. A boy mouse listener pulls her to safety through his radio at home.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 6 March 1936.

A Terrytoons short.

A rather wild tale of gypsy-loves-princess. Features the first use of the song "Gypsy Life", heard later in the Mighty Mouse cartoon.

The Farmer and his cat vs. the mice. A good example of the humor with which Philip A. Scheib used sound in the early days. Made during the short period when Terrytoons incorporated popular tunes from outside sources: in this case, "Good Evenin'".