Movies by Rudolf Ising

The First Swallow

The First Swallow

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 swallows to the mission at San Juan Capistrano.

Little Gravel Voice

Little Gravel Voice

A little burro is beloved by all the cute wild creatures until he opens his mouth and they hear the horrible braying.

Barney Bear's Victory Garden

Barney Bear's Victory Garden

Barney Bear grows a victory garden that a gopher is only too happy to gobble up.

Bats in the Belfry

Bats in the Belfry

A trio of belfry-dwelling bats explain to us, musically (and demonstrate), why they are associated with nuttiness. Especially the smallest.

The Flying Bear

The Flying Bear

Barney's an aviation mechanic for the Army. His plane is a cute little prop that's not only much smaller than the jets but much more anthropomorphic.

The Bear and the Beavers

The Bear and the Beavers

Barney 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.

Big Man from the North

Big Man from the North

Bosko is a Mountie in the cold, snowy north. His sergeant demands that he get his man: a peg-legged villain wanted dead or alive.

The Pups' Christmas

The Pups' Christmas

On Christmas morning two pups and the household's children are up early. The pups are frightened by a large stuffed dog, a train set, a crying doll, a toy tank, and other toys.

I Like Mountain Music

I Like Mountain Music

After 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.

The Chinese Nightingale

The Chinese Nightingale

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 mechanical bird; the nightingale feels rejected and leaves. Soon the clockwork breaks down, and the emperor dispatches his crow to go look for the songbird. The emperor, meanwhile, grows sicker with the passing months.

The Homeless Flea

The Homeless Flea

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

Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!

Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!

A streetcar conductor has adventures with a would-be passenger hippo, a cow blocking the tracks, and a runaway train while he, his passengers, and some hobos sing the title song.

The Little Bantamweight

The Little Bantamweight

The big bantamweight fight is in a few months and papa rooster is getting nervous: the eggs start hatching, and all the males look like real fighters - except for one little runt.

The Fishing Bear

The Fishing Bear

Barney'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.

Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land

Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land

Piggy and Fluffy have adventures on a riverboat and Uncle Tom is chased by skeletons promising to take him to Hallelujah Land. One of the "Censored 11" banned from TV syndication by United Artists in 1968 for racist stereotyping.

Private Snafu Presents Seaman Tarfu in the Navy

Private Snafu Presents Seaman Tarfu in the Navy

Private Snafu (Situation Normal All Fucked Up) presents his brother Tarfu (Things Are Really Fucked Up) who was a carrier pigeon keeper and has joined the Navy

Dance of the Weed

Dance of the Weed

A clumsy yokel of a male weed courts a delicate female flower ballerina by trying to dance with her.

Little Buck Cheeser

Little Buck Cheeser

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

You're Too Careless with Your Kisses!

You're Too Careless with Your Kisses!

A 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.

Barnyard Babies

Barnyard Babies

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