Rudolf Ising
21 credits on HibingeTV
American animator, director, and producer (1903-1992) who, with Hugh Harman, founded Harman-Ising Productions. The duo created Bosko, the first Looney Tunes star, and produced the early Merrie Melodies for Leon Schlesinger and Warner Bros. Ising generally handled the Merrie Melodies while Harman directed the Looney Tunes. Their studio also later produced Happy Harmonies for MGM.
Directed
Animation, Comedy
Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid is a 1929 pilot short animated by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. It was never released to theaters but was used as a demonstration reel to sell the Looney Tunes concept to Leon Schlesinger and Warner Bros. In the short, animator Rudolf Ising draws Bosko on a pad of paper; the character comes to life, talks, sings, and plays the piano before being sucked back into the inkwell. This is the first appearance of Bosko and the founding document of the Looney Tunes franchise. The film is in the public domain.
Animation · Comedy
Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid
1929 - Animation
Animation, Comedy
A college freshman goat arrives on campus and becomes the life of the party, leading a musical parade through a surreal academic world. A Harman-Ising Merrie Melodies short. The film entered the public domain through non-renewal.
Animation · Comedy · Music
Freddy the Freshman
1932 - Animation
Animation, Short
A Merrie Melodies short directed by Rudolf Ising, and the first appearance of Goopy Geer, a tall, lanky piano-playing dog who entertains patrons at a nightclub. The cartoon is built around the Herman Hupfeld title song, with gags involving a gorilla waiter, a drunk horse seeing hallucinations in a mirror, and a chicken swimming in soup before it is served. Goopy Geer appeared in only three shorts before fading into obscurity, but the character remains a charming artifact of the early Merrie Melodies era when each cartoon was built around a song. The film is in the public domain.
Animation · Short · Comedy · Music
Goopy Geer
1932 - Animation
Animation, Comedy
Piggy and his girlfriend journey to a caricatured minstrel-show "Hallelujah Land" in this early Merrie Melodies short, the final theatrical appearance of the character Piggy. A Rudolf Ising-directed Harman-Ising production. The film entered the public domain through non-renewal.
Animation · Comedy · Music
Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land
1931 - Animation
Animation, Comedy
Bosko works on a construction site, finding musical inspiration in every girder and rivet, in this early Looney Tunes short. A Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising-directed cartoon, the third in the Looney Tunes series. The film entered the public domain through non-renewal.
Animation · Comedy · Music
Hold Anything
1930 - Animation
Animation, Comedy
A circus parade springs to life with a procession of animals and performers, building to a series of musical sight gags. A Rudolf Ising-directed Merrie Melodies short. The film entered the public domain through non-renewal.
Animation · Comedy · Music
I Love a Parade
1932 - Animation
Animation, Comedy
A band of mice throws a jazz party in a writer's office at night, until the family cat crashes the celebration. A Rudolf Ising-directed Merrie Melodies short that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short. The film entered the public domain through non-renewal.
Animation · Comedy · Music
It's Got Me Again!
1932 - Animation
Animation, Musical
Lady, Play Your Mandolin! is a 1931 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Rudolf Ising — the first entry in the Merrie Melodies series and Ising's solo directorial debut. Set in a Mexican cantina, the short features a drunken horseman who arrives at a saloon where a beautiful senorita plays the mandolin. The cartoon was intended to promote Warner Bros.' newly acquired music catalog. The film is in the public domain.
Animation · Musical · Comedy
Lady, Play Your Mandolin!
1931 - Animation
Animation, Musical
One More Time is a 1931 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Rudolf Ising for Leon Schlesinger Productions. The short features a police dog character named Foxy (similar to Mickey Mouse) who sings and dances through a musical adventure. The cartoon was part of the early Merrie Melodies series, which Warner Bros. used to promote its music catalog. The film is in the public domain.
Animation · Musical · Comedy
One More Time
1931 - Animation
Animation, Musical
Pagan Moon is a 1932 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Rudolf Ising for Harman-Ising Productions and Leon Schlesinger. The seventh entry in the Merrie Melodies series, the short features a tropical island setting with musical numbers and animated performances. As a 1932 work, the film is in the public domain.
Animation · Musical · Comedy
Pagan Moon
1932 - Animation
Animation, Short
The very first Looney Tunes cartoon, directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising for Leon Schlesinger and Warner Bros. Bosko, a cheerful, rubber-limbed character, sings the title song in his bathtub before a series of gags involving his car, his girlfriend Honey, and a goat. The short established the formula for the early Looney Tunes: a song-based cartoon built around Bosko, animated in the round, fluid style that Harman and Ising had developed at Disney. The title tune, "Sinkin' in the Bathtub," was the first of many popular songs the series would showcase. The film is in the public domain.
Animation · Short · Comedy · Music
Sinkin' in the Bathtub
1930 - Animation
Animation, Musical
Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! is a 1931 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Rudolf Ising for Leon Schlesinger Productions. The short features Foxy, an early Mickey Mouse-like character, who rides a streetcar and encounters various musical passengers. The cartoon is notable as one of the earliest Merrie Melodies entries, part of the series that Warner Bros. used to promote songs from their music catalog. The film is in the public domain.
Animation · Musical · Comedy
Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!
1931 - Animation
Animation, Comedy
Bosko revels on the farm, dancing with a cow, playing a horse's tail like a violin, and getting tipsy with three pigs in this early Looney Tunes short. A Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising-directed cartoon. The film entered the public domain through non-renewal.
Animation · Comedy · Music
The Booze Hangs High
1930 - Animation
Animation, Short
A Merrie Melodies short directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising for Leon Schlesinger and Warner Bros. A crowd of animals and humans gathers at a carnival, where gags pile up around a merry-go-round, a sideshow, and a fireworks finale. The title song, like all early Merrie Melodies, is the real point of the cartoon, with the animation built around showcasing the tune. The short is a time capsule of early sound animation, made when Warner Bros. was still finding its footing in the cartoon business. The film is in the public domain.
Animation · Short · Comedy
You Don't Know What You're Doin'!
1931 - Animation
Produced
Acted In
Animation, Comedy
Bosko endures the mud, shells, and absurdities of the First World War trenches, keeping spirits up with music until the bees and bullets prove too much. An early Looney Tunes short directed by Hugh Harman. The film entered the public domain through non-renewal.
Animation · Comedy · War
Bosko the Doughboy
1931 - as Dying Tank (voice) (uncredited)
Animation, Comedy
Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid is a 1929 pilot short animated by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. It was never released to theaters but was used as a demonstration reel to sell the Looney Tunes concept to Leon Schlesinger and Warner Bros. In the short, animator Rudolf Ising draws Bosko on a pad of paper; the character comes to life, talks, sings, and plays the piano before being sucked back into the inkwell. This is the first appearance of Bosko and the founding document of the Looney Tunes franchise. The film is in the public domain.
Animation · Comedy
Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid
1929 - as Cartoonist (uncredited)
Animation, Comedy
Piggy and his girlfriend journey to a caricatured minstrel-show "Hallelujah Land" in this early Merrie Melodies short, the final theatrical appearance of the character Piggy. A Rudolf Ising-directed Harman-Ising production. The film entered the public domain through non-renewal.
Animation · Comedy · Music
Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land
1931 - as Croc /Villain (uncredited)
Animation, Musical
Pagan Moon is a 1932 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Rudolf Ising for Harman-Ising Productions and Leon Schlesinger. The seventh entry in the Merrie Melodies series, the short features a tropical island setting with musical numbers and animated performances. As a 1932 work, the film is in the public domain.
Animation · Musical · Comedy
Pagan Moon
1932 - as Crocodile / Octopus (voice) (uncredited)
Animation, Musical
Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! is a 1931 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Rudolf Ising for Leon Schlesinger Productions. The short features Foxy, an early Mickey Mouse-like character, who rides a streetcar and encounters various musical passengers. The cartoon is notable as one of the earliest Merrie Melodies entries, part of the series that Warner Bros. used to promote songs from their music catalog. The film is in the public domain.
Animation · Musical · Comedy
Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!
1931 - as Foxy (voice)
Animation, Short
A Merrie Melodies short directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising for Leon Schlesinger and Warner Bros. A crowd of animals and humans gathers at a carnival, where gags pile up around a merry-go-round, a sideshow, and a fireworks finale. The title song, like all early Merrie Melodies, is the real point of the cartoon, with the animation built around showcasing the tune. The short is a time capsule of early sound animation, made when Warner Bros. was still finding its footing in the cartoon business. The film is in the public domain.
Animation · Short · Comedy
You Don't Know What You're Doin'!
1931 - as Piggy / Guard (uncredited)