Classics from the Van Beuren Studio

Farmer Al Falfa goes on a disastrous hunting trip in this animated Aesop's Fables short.

Mice sold into slavery and driven to pick cotton by whip-cracking cats plot their escape to freedom.

A romance between two office workers--knockoffs of Mickey and Minnie Mouse--is threatened their lecherous boss.

Two passengers refuse to pay their cab fare, so the taxi drives chase after them.

Shows a stylized representation of how cartoons are made from the artists drawings, to the photography of those drawings with a movie camera, to the sounds and music added to the film with dogs, pigs and living cameras being the actors.

Van Beuren animated short. A retelling of Jack in the Beanstalk with a twist.

As two feline sweethearts sail along Moonlight Bay, the moon invites them up for a visit. They discover the moon is not made of green cheese, as is rumored, but is actually a land of candy, ice cream and cake.

A farmer, his family and all the barnyard animals are bullied by the rooster, who is vain and mean to everyone. He thinks one of his hens has cheated on him and knocks out the peacock. He can't stand to see 2 ducks in love and beats up the boy duck to steal his girl. The rooster is challenged to a fight by Runty Duck. Bully Rooster gets drunk on gasoline while the rest of the barnyard animals a partying because of the upcoming fight. The fight starts and Runty Duck seems to be getting the best of Bully Rooster. In the last moments, Runty KOs the Rooster and wins. Every one celebrates the win and carries Runty on their shoulders.

A king plays with his dog in the throne room when a sultan arrives on an elephant with several women. They stay for dinner and the night while the king keeps trying to get close to the women. A game of chase ensues, but will the king win?

A live-action little boy is caught stealing jam! When he asks his big sister how she knew he had done it, she answers "A little bird told me." This launches an animated segment about a newspaper run by birds and how they got the scoop on the little boy's crime.

The chef of pastrytown enlists his helpers and some safari animal crackers to create cute pastries and a wedding cake for a bride and groom.

Happy sunshine-bottling gnomes battle gloomy swamp-dwellers.

On a rainy day, an animated coffee pot tells the story of how his family went on a picnic to three live action kids.

Felix is feeding his various pets: a bird, two dogs, and a goldfish. But Annabelle the goldfish is unhappy; she's lonely. Felix sets out to catch her a friend. The fish drag him underwater. After a bit of searching, he finds a goldfish, but the fish cries for help, and Felix finds himself on trial before King Neptune. He's accused of wanting to eat the fish, but after he explains himself, Neptune gives him a fish from the fish orphanage, and everyone lives happily.