
Directing
Rudolf Ising
Born — Died
1903-08-07 — 1992-07-18
Place of birth
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
63 titles
Rudolf Ising was an American producer and director of animated short films. Some of the titles he is known for are The Calico Dragon (1935), The Old Mill Pond (1936), The Hound and the Rabbit (1937), Puss Gets the Boot (1940), The Milky Way (1940), and Bats in the Belfry (1942).
Known for
6.2Walt Disney enlisted former colleagues Hugh Harman and Rudy Ising to help create this underwater Silly Symphony. Ocean waves form merbabies who are summoned to an aquatic circus playground on the sea floor, where they interact with a parade of seahorses, starfish and other marine life, before disappearing into the surface from which they came.
Merbabies
1938
7.0Jasper is given an ultimatum by his master: break one more thing and you're out. Rodent Jerry does his best to make sure that his tormentor "gets the boot".
Puss Gets the Boot
1940
6.2During the Great War, Bosko and a fearsome beast are in a dogfight. Bosko loses, but that's only the first battle.
Dumb Patrol
1931
7.3Tom hears a ghost story on the radio and is spooked by it; Jerry notices this and takes advantage of it, using a variety of tricks to scare Tom.
Fraidy Cat
1942
5.5After hours, individuals on various magazine covers in a drugstore come to life and sing, speak, or perform. Caricature celebrity depictions include George Arliss, Eddie Cantor, Sonja Henie, Benito Mussolini, Ignacy Paderewski, Edward G. Robinson, Will Rogers, and Ed Wynn. A robbery sequence features bad guys breaking into the cash register and Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on the case. King Kong also makes an appearance. A Merrie Melody cartoon.
I Like Mountain Music
1933
A mother ladybug has too many children to handle, so she puts out an ad for a maid to help with the chores. A big black spider dresses up as a maid to get in the door.
Mrs. Ladybug
1940
Film credits
1940s · 9 titles
6.2In a humorous report, "Strife" magazine follows a bear who gets drafted and goes through the rigors of Army basic training.
The Rookie Bear
1941
7.4A cow and her calf are bedding down for the night. The calf is frightened by a shadow, until it's revealed to be a jackrabbit. He follows the rabbit deep into the woods. Neither of them notices the wolf following.
Home on the Range
1940
7.0Barney has run out of firewood in mid winter. His quest for more is not too successful. Meanwhile, the beavers have been busily cutting and stacking their wood, which proves too tempting for Barney. The beavers are not pleased.
The Bear and the Beavers
1942
5.7In this animated short featuring the Bear Family, Papa Bear attempts to fix a leaky roof during a rain storm.
A Rainy Day with the Bear Family
1940
6.7Barney's on a camping trip, but the great outdoors is a bit too wild for him: first the wildlife, then the air mattress, then a bit of rain...
Bah Wilderness
1943
6.3Barney and his severely overloaded pack mule are prospecting, high on a mountain, when Barney spots gold nuggets, and a whole cave lined with gold.
The Prospecting Bear
1941
6.3Papa Bear attempts to give the family's pet canary a bath. An MGM Bear Family cartoon.
Papa Gets the Bird
1940
7.3Barney's going fishing, but just as he's getting ready to hook a whole school of trout, a rather persistent duck keeps getting in the way.
The Fishing Bear
1940
7.6Barney 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. Barney chases out the squirrel, who proceeds to drop first the nut, then himself, down Barney's noisy tin roof.
The Uninvited Pest
1943
1930s · 12 titles
5.5A streetcar conductor, Foxy has adventures with a would-be passenger hippo, a cow blocking the tracks, and a runaway train while Foxy, his passengers, and some hobos sing the title song.
Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!
1931
6.0Barney's settling in for the winter. But water leaks, a loose shutter, a noisy fire, a teakettle left on, and some stray embers all get in the way, and Barney also locks himself out. And that's just the beginning.
The Bear That Couldn't Sleep
1939
5.2Piggy and Fluffy have adventures on a riverboat and Uncle Tom is chased by skeletons promising to take him to Hallelujah Land.
Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land
1931
5.4Bosko is a Mountie in the cold, snowy north. His sergeant demands that he get his man: a peg-legged villain wanted dead or alive.
Big Man from the North
1931
5.6Piggy picks up his girlfriend and takes her to a theater where a hot jazz orchestra is playing.
You Don't Know What You're Doin'!
1931
7.8A dark and stormy night in a drugstore. The druggist mixes a potion and falls asleep. The skull-and-crossbones on the bottle comes to life and drips the potion on the druggist.
Bottles
1936
6.5Ride Him, Bosko! is a western-flavored cartoon with lots of shooting gags involving body reduction, and card characters singing! There's also an alcohol gag that has a really strong one turning a male piano player into a woman instantly!
Ride Him, Bosko
1932
4.7On a tropical island, a native boy sings "Pagan Moon" to his sweetheart. Later, he plays music underwater with an octopus-pianist and other jazz-loving sea life.
Pagan Moon
1932
5.3Christmas Eve. A poor orphan boy trudges through the snow, pathetically. He finally arrives at his miserable cabin. While he is crying, Santa arrives and, singing the title song, offers to take the boy to his workshop. They arrive, and the toys go wild. He plays with a few toys. A candle falls off the tree and starts a fire. The toys try in vain to fight the fire; the boy hooks up a hose to a set of bagpipes and takes care of it.
The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives
1933
5.6A bee returns home late after a night out having too much honey. His wife leaves him, but quickly ends up in the clutches of an evil large predator.
You're Too Careless with Your Kisses!
1932
5.9Bosko is a doughboy in the Great War. Bullets and bombs are everywhere. (A bomb even blows up the title card.) Bosko and his fellow infantrymen are hardly safe in their trench. Bosko is happily eating from a pan full of beans when a bomb hits the pan and destroys his meal. Bosko misses Honey; he pulls out her picture and kisses it. A cannonball tears through it, making her head a gaping hole. Now Bosko is angry. He vows revenge but the moment his helmet appears above the trench, it’s hit with dozens of bullets, knocking him back down. Another soldier briefly cheers him up with harmonica music. Bosko gets his chance to be a hero when his buddy swallows a cannonball.
Bosko the Doughboy
1931
5.2A beloved Italian organ grinder plays his music and sings his song through an immigrant-filled ghetto neighborhood, where hard-scrabble kids and well-proportioned matrons get hep to the beat that flows from the organ grinder's calliope. There are lots of spoofs of life on the Lower East Side and lots of monkeyshines as the organ grinder's pet performs "42nd Street" and imitates some Hollywood greats. The monkey takes wing and gets behind the wheel of a car, driving all over the area and wrecking everything.
The Organ Grinder
1933
Behind the camera
6.2Walt Disney enlisted former colleagues Hugh Harman and Rudy Ising to help create this underwater Silly Symphony. Ocean waves form merbabies who are summoned to an aquatic circus playground on the sea floor, where they interact with a parade of seahorses, starfish and other marine life, before disappearing into the surface from which they came.
Merbabies
1938
6.2Walt Disney enlisted former colleagues Hugh Harman and Rudy Ising to help create this underwater Silly Symphony. Ocean waves form merbabies who are summoned to an aquatic circus playground on the sea floor, where they interact with a parade of seahorses, starfish and other marine life, before disappearing into the surface from which they came.
Merbabies
1938
7.0Jasper is given an ultimatum by his master: break one more thing and you're out. Rodent Jerry does his best to make sure that his tormentor "gets the boot".
Puss Gets the Boot
1940
6.2During the Great War, Bosko and a fearsome beast are in a dogfight. Bosko loses, but that's only the first battle.
Dumb Patrol
1931
6.2During the Great War, Bosko and a fearsome beast are in a dogfight. Bosko loses, but that's only the first battle.
Dumb Patrol
1931
7.3Tom hears a ghost story on the radio and is spooked by it; Jerry notices this and takes advantage of it, using a variety of tricks to scare Tom.
Fraidy Cat
1942
5.5After hours, individuals on various magazine covers in a drugstore come to life and sing, speak, or perform. Caricature celebrity depictions include George Arliss, Eddie Cantor, Sonja Henie, Benito Mussolini, Ignacy Paderewski, Edward G. Robinson, Will Rogers, and Ed Wynn. A robbery sequence features bad guys breaking into the cash register and Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on the case. King Kong also makes an appearance. A Merrie Melody cartoon.
I Like Mountain Music
1933
5.5After hours, individuals on various magazine covers in a drugstore come to life and sing, speak, or perform. Caricature celebrity depictions include George Arliss, Eddie Cantor, Sonja Henie, Benito Mussolini, Ignacy Paderewski, Edward G. Robinson, Will Rogers, and Ed Wynn. A robbery sequence features bad guys breaking into the cash register and Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on the case. King Kong also makes an appearance. A Merrie Melody cartoon.
I Like Mountain Music
1933
A mother ladybug has too many children to handle, so she puts out an ad for a maid to help with the chores. A big black spider dresses up as a maid to get in the door.
Mrs. Ladybug
1940
6.2In a humorous report, "Strife" magazine follows a bear who gets drafted and goes through the rigors of Army basic training.
The Rookie Bear
1941
6.2In a humorous report, "Strife" magazine follows a bear who gets drafted and goes through the rigors of Army basic training.
The Rookie Bear
1941
5.5A streetcar conductor, Foxy has adventures with a would-be passenger hippo, a cow blocking the tracks, and a runaway train while Foxy, his passengers, and some hobos sing the title song.
Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!
1931
5.5A streetcar conductor, Foxy has adventures with a would-be passenger hippo, a cow blocking the tracks, and a runaway train while Foxy, his passengers, and some hobos sing the title song.
Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!
1931
7.4A cow and her calf are bedding down for the night. The calf is frightened by a shadow, until it's revealed to be a jackrabbit. He follows the rabbit deep into the woods. Neither of them notices the wolf following.
Home on the Range
1940
7.4A cow and her calf are bedding down for the night. The calf is frightened by a shadow, until it's revealed to be a jackrabbit. He follows the rabbit deep into the woods. Neither of them notices the wolf following.
Home on the Range
1940
5.9Several Chinese residents play music. A dragon frees himself from a cage and goes after them, but fireworks are shoved down the dragon's throat. This causes him to explode and turn into a walking dragon skeleton.
One Step Ahead of My Shadow
1933
5.9Several Chinese residents play music. A dragon frees himself from a cage and goes after them, but fireworks are shoved down the dragon's throat. This causes him to explode and turn into a walking dragon skeleton.
One Step Ahead of My Shadow
1933
6.0Barney's settling in for the winter. But water leaks, a loose shutter, a noisy fire, a teakettle left on, and some stray embers all get in the way, and Barney also locks himself out. And that's just the beginning.
The Bear That Couldn't Sleep
1939
6.0Barney's settling in for the winter. But water leaks, a loose shutter, a noisy fire, a teakettle left on, and some stray embers all get in the way, and Barney also locks himself out. And that's just the beginning.
The Bear That Couldn't Sleep
1939
6.0Barney's settling in for the winter. But water leaks, a loose shutter, a noisy fire, a teakettle left on, and some stray embers all get in the way, and Barney also locks himself out. And that's just the beginning.
The Bear That Couldn't Sleep
1939
6.9A hound chases a young rabbit, ultimately cornering him against a tree. But the dog doesn't want to eat the rabbit, just make friends. The bunny takes his new friend (who he names Sniffy) to where the rest of the rabbits are playing football and, after introductions, they join in. Soon a fox happens along.
The Hound and the Rabbit
1937
6.9A hound chases a young rabbit, ultimately cornering him against a tree. But the dog doesn't want to eat the rabbit, just make friends. The bunny takes his new friend (who he names Sniffy) to where the rest of the rabbits are playing football and, after introductions, they join in. Soon a fox happens along.
The Hound and the Rabbit
1937
NRA look at the career of Warner Bros. animator and director Robert McKimson.
Behind the Tunes: Drawn to Life - The Art of Robert McKimson
2007
5.7Bosko and Bruno escape from a speeding train via a handcar; make a failed attempt to steal a chicken; and end up on a runaway boxcar.
Bosko and Bruno
1932
6.0The last Goopy Geer cartoon. The king returns to his castle, and asks where the queen is; she's in the parlor, and won't be seen, according to the title song. He goes to his throne and summons his jester, Goopy Geer. A black knight arrives and threatens one of the young ladies in court; Goopy Geer fights him off, first with an ax, then in armor from kitchen utensils, then butting him with a mounted animal head, which makes the knight's armor fall apart. He pulls it together again and runs away.
The Queen Was in the Parlor
1932
6.0The last Goopy Geer cartoon. The king returns to his castle, and asks where the queen is; she's in the parlor, and won't be seen, according to the title song. He goes to his throne and summons his jester, Goopy Geer. A black knight arrives and threatens one of the young ladies in court; Goopy Geer fights him off, first with an ax, then in armor from kitchen utensils, then butting him with a mounted animal head, which makes the knight's armor fall apart. He pulls it together again and runs away.
The Queen Was in the Parlor
1932
5.2Piggy and Fluffy have adventures on a riverboat and Uncle Tom is chased by skeletons promising to take him to Hallelujah Land.
Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land
1931
5.6A cartoonist draws Bosko, who promptly comes to life.
Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid
1929
6.0The music-happy Bosko and Honey take a car ride, but bad luck briefly interrupts their fun.
Sinkin' in the Bathtub
1930
6.0The music-happy Bosko and Honey take a car ride, but bad luck briefly interrupts their fun.
Sinkin' in the Bathtub
1930
6.7Bosko keeps Wilbur occupied with tales of his past exploits while Honey steps out on an errand.
Bosko's Parlor Pranks
1934
5.2Bosko is a soda jerk, who gives poor service to a mouse and to his former schoolteacher. Later, he must contend with Honey's bratty Wilbur.
Bosko's Soda Fountain
1931
5.2Bosko is a soda jerk, who gives poor service to a mouse and to his former schoolteacher. Later, he must contend with Honey's bratty Wilbur.
Bosko's Soda Fountain
1931
5.3Bosko the woodsman spurns cutting down trees and plays music instead. The trees and animals dance and make their own music.
The Tree's Knees
1931
5.3Bosko the woodsman spurns cutting down trees and plays music instead. The trees and animals dance and make their own music.
The Tree's Knees
1931
5.4Bosko is a Mountie in the cold, snowy north. His sergeant demands that he get his man: a peg-legged villain wanted dead or alive.
Big Man from the North
1931
5.4Bosko is a Mountie in the cold, snowy north. His sergeant demands that he get his man: a peg-legged villain wanted dead or alive.
Big Man from the North
1931
7.0A young worm is chased by the Early Bird, but then a snake and two crows join the chase.
The Early Bird and the Worm
1936
7.0A young worm is chased by the Early Bird, but then a snake and two crows join the chase.
The Early Bird and the Worm
1936
5.9Late at night, the mice come out and sing and play to the title tune, among others. That is, until the cat arrives, but he's quickly sent packing.
It's Got Me Again!
1932

