John Randolph Bray
Production
Biography
John Randolph Bray was a pioneer Animator in the early life of American cinema, primarily through his Bray Studios.
Known For
"All sounds travel in waves much the same as ripples in water." Educational film produced by Bray Studios New York, which was the dominant animation studio based in the United States in the years surrounding World War I.
How the Telephone Talks
Dud imagines himself as a daring circus performer (which would certainly impress Mamie.)
Dud, the Circus Performer
Part of Max Fleischer's "Out of the Inkwell" series.
Perpetual Motion
Max Fleischer considers hiring a new cartoonist. While the new guy draws Max's portrait, Koko gets into a fight with a cartoon Chinese man.
The Chinaman
Max Fleischer draws the upper and lower halves of the Clown's body, which dance around separately before coming together. Max interacts with his creation before ultimately washing the Clown off the page with water.
Out of the Inkwell
An animated dachshund fools his live-action creator by eating the sausages he has drawn.
The Artist's Dreams
After an organ grinder's monkey grabs a little girl's lollipop with his tail, the musician explains why monkeys are so clever with their tails.
The Tail of the Monkey
The McDougall Kids go to the park to play.
Fat and the Canary
A rich boy gets his well-deserved punishment.
Oh Boy
A "Hot Dog" Cartoon
Jungle Belles
A training film to help soldiers.
How to Fire the Lewis Machine Gun
Bobby works at his father's office; there is some question of payment, however.
Bobby Bumps, Office Boy
This is apparently a series of stills of the Statue of Liberty being designed and built - with animation credited to Max Fleischer.
A Word About "Miss" Liberty
A plagiarised version of Winsor McCay's short from 1914
Gertie the Dinosaur
When an artist's creativity is constantly interrupted by mice, he orders two cartoon characters to get ride of them or else they'll be the ones evicted. When all else fails, they use music to lead the mouse horde away.
The Pied Piper
Max Fleischer draws a clown, who comes alive on the page. The clown doesn't like the way he is drawn and demonstrates his own artistic abilities.
The Clown's Pup
Animated-live action short. An artist is quietly painting landscapes of the countryside when he wanders into an abandoned house which Dinky tries to fool him into thinking it's haunted.
Just Spooks
In this story he comes to the rescue of a baseball team and becomes the star pitcher and hitter.
Colonel Heeza Liar at the Bat
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Look Out Below
Dud imagines the glory to be derived from killing a lot of animals.