Writing
Isadore Klein
Born — Died
1897-10-12 — 1986-01-01
Place of birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Known for
Writing
Credits
10 titles
Isadore "Izzy" Klein (1897-1986) was an American author-screenwriter and animator. He began his career as an author and then an animator at Disney Studios in 1936. From 1942, he worked as an author-animator for the Terrytoons studio. He stopped working as an animator in favor of scriptwriting. In the early 1960s, Klein resumed animation while remaining a screenwriter. He retired in 1969. [biography, translated and adapted, from French Wikipedia]
Known for
Singalong about an all-animal orchestra, spoofing the musicians and various instruments of the orchestra.
Philharmaniacs
1953
9.0Despite the title, the vehicles here are airplanes, not balloons. Bluto and Popeye are racing around the world; Bluto's got a sort of rocket plane, and Popeye's got a sad old prop model that has to be hand-started. He gets off to a bad start, as Bluto spins the prop, getting Popeye tangled up in it. This knocks him out; Olive puts him into his plane and gives him a push, and Popeye wakes up in the nick of time. Bluto stops off at the Eiffel Tower to woo a maiden; Popeye, with help from a lightning bolt, passes him. Bluto catches up again, and removes Popeye's engine. The plane crashes into the ocean, but fortunately, there's a case of spinach and a giant magnet nearby, so Popeye rebuilds the plane, using spinach cans to replace the missing pistons, and wins the race, as his spinach exhaust fries Bluto's plane.
Hot Air Aces
1949
5.3Various animals prepare for winter and enjoy a variety of winter sports. A hen invites us to follow her bouncing egg and sing along to Jingle Bells. Finally, a turtle dispenses hot coffee to a bird on her nest.
Snow Foolin'
1949
Singalong about wacky inventions.
Invention Convention
1953
Audrey plays baseball with Pal, but she hurts and angers a police man several times, that he chases her, but Audrey rescues him from drowning in a pond.
Law and Audrey
1952
4.0This Screen Song audience-participation short (Paramount production number X9-1)is an all-animated short with cartoon caricatures of many Hollywood personalities, and some weird, unpredictable animals prior to the bouncing ball's entrance to lead a sing-along of "Strolling Through the Park."
Strolling Thru the Park
1949
Behind the camera
Singalong about an all-animal orchestra, spoofing the musicians and various instruments of the orchestra.
Philharmaniacs
1953
9.0Despite the title, the vehicles here are airplanes, not balloons. Bluto and Popeye are racing around the world; Bluto's got a sort of rocket plane, and Popeye's got a sad old prop model that has to be hand-started. He gets off to a bad start, as Bluto spins the prop, getting Popeye tangled up in it. This knocks him out; Olive puts him into his plane and gives him a push, and Popeye wakes up in the nick of time. Bluto stops off at the Eiffel Tower to woo a maiden; Popeye, with help from a lightning bolt, passes him. Bluto catches up again, and removes Popeye's engine. The plane crashes into the ocean, but fortunately, there's a case of spinach and a giant magnet nearby, so Popeye rebuilds the plane, using spinach cans to replace the missing pistons, and wins the race, as his spinach exhaust fries Bluto's plane.
Hot Air Aces
1949
5.3Various animals prepare for winter and enjoy a variety of winter sports. A hen invites us to follow her bouncing egg and sing along to Jingle Bells. Finally, a turtle dispenses hot coffee to a bird on her nest.
Snow Foolin'
1949
Singalong about wacky inventions.
Invention Convention
1953
Audrey plays baseball with Pal, but she hurts and angers a police man several times, that he chases her, but Audrey rescues him from drowning in a pond.
Law and Audrey
1952
4.0This Screen Song audience-participation short (Paramount production number X9-1)is an all-animated short with cartoon caricatures of many Hollywood personalities, and some weird, unpredictable animals prior to the bouncing ball's entrance to lead a sing-along of "Strolling Through the Park."
Strolling Thru the Park
1949
7.0Audrey is so annoyed by the rain, she wishes strongly it wouldn't rain again. She dreams that drought hits the continent hard that she seeks the Rainmaker for help.
Audrey the Rainmaker
1951
Audrey and her dog Pal try to spend a peaceful day fishing, while avoiding the mean old truant officer.
Fishing Tackler
1957
7.0Audrey dreams she's a detective (complete with Deerstalker hat) on a case of murdered Cock Robin. She chases the suspect; a cuckoo bird (a caricature of Harpo Marx). Mary Canary confesses that she only shot Robin with a cupid arrow.
The Case of the Cockeyed Canary
1952
7.0Audrey really wants a pet, but she can't afford one. At the zoo she tries to get a baby kangaroo and seal but their mothers won' let her. Audrey then befriends a lion, who scares away the townspeople.
Hold the Lion Please
1951
