Lost Cartoons
Here are some cartoons that are either lost, were lost until recently, exist but are inaccessible or are available but not in their original form
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- DirectorSeymour KneitelJames TyerStarsJackson BeckCarl MeyerJack MercerSnuffy Smith, a returning war veteran, wants peace and quiet. He settles in the mountains, only to have his peace shattered by two violently feuding families.Black and White print found in 2016 and uploaded to YouTube, original color lost
- DirectorSeymour KneitelPrint in UCLA archives
- DirectorSeymour KneitelAl EugsterStarsJackson BeckJack MercerMae QuestelPrint in UCLA archives, audio from the short is on an audio work-disc available on YouTube
- DirectorHoward PostStarsBradley BolkeShari LewisMay not exist as it was taken off Paramount's release schedule after Shamus Culhane took over
- DirectorShamus CulhaneStarsWill Jordan
- DirectorShamus CulhaneMusic cue sheet is known to exist, it is speculated that a copy might exist in Paramount's vaults under a different label
- DirectorShamus CulhaneStarsLionel WilsonA 16mm print does exist in Paramount's vault and was screened for Jerry Beck when he was working at Nickelodeon
- DirectorTed EshbaughGoofy Goat thwarts a road hog in order to make it to the glee club on time and play the accordion in an amateur talent show.Black and White print found, original color lost
- DirectorWalt DisneyOswald works for a rich banker as his limousine driver. Unfortunately, he gets fired for flirting with his daughter, Sadie. However, soon afterwards, the banker's bank is robbed by Pete. Oswald eventually stops him and presumably gets his job back.Storyboards exist
- DirectorWalt DisneyOswald plays a cop who woos a nurse who wanders into the park. Pete then gets Oswald drunk and woos the nurse wearing Oswald's stolen uniform.Storyboards exist
- DirectorWalt DisneyOswald is a tourist in a Moroccan cafe and falls in love with a dancing girl, who he inevitably has to rescue from the clutches of Pete.drawings from a small part of the film survive and were compiled into a short video clip
- DirectorWalt DisneyOswald takes Ortensia ("Sadie") out for a ride in his jalopy and soon finds himself in a race with a chasing police car.Condensed 2 minute version is available online, an addition 50 seconds are in the Kyoto Toy Film Museum archives
- DirectorWalt DisneyOswald and Ortensia/Sadie are travelling on a mountain road. When her stagecoach gets away, Oswald tries to rescue her. Sadie for Oswald. Pete tries to beat him to it. Resulting in both vying to rescue her.Storyboards exist
- DirectorWalt DisneyIn a foreshadowing of what was to become a staple of the Mickey shorts, Oswald manages his farm along to a musical beat.Storyboards exist
- DirectorWalt DisneyOswald sneaks away from school in order to visit a circus sideshow, and is chased through the circus by the police.Storyboards exist
- DirectorDave FleischerDave Tendlar
- DirectorDave FleischerPrint in UCLA archives, not to confused with the 1949 Screen Song of the same name
- DirectorDave FleischerNot to be confused with the similarly titled Screen Song from 1929, In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree. Only Talkatoon which has no print known to exist.
- DirectorDave FleischerGrim NatwickStarsMargie HinesBilly MurrayBimbo becomes a long distance accordion champ and comes through with a load of credit.Found and uploaded to YouTube by Tommy Stathes
- DirectorDave FleischerRudy ZamoraCard sharp Bimbo competes in a heated poker tournament to buy himself a ticket for the sunny South.Found and uploaded to YouTube by Tommy Stathes
- DirectorDave FleischerShamus CulhaneStarsBilly MurrayFound in 2011 by Jerry Beck before being uploaded to YouTube in 2013
- DirectorDave FleischerDave TendlarStarsJack MercerKate WrightBetty's young cousin, Buzzy, takes the train to visit Betty. On the train, she's helpful, in a bratty kind of way, using her chewing gum to stick on a sleeping man's toupee, watering the flowers in a lady's hat, etc. At Betty's house, she sees the boys next door playing marbles and tries to join in; she proves better at things like walking on a fence than the boys, and even fares well with the goat the boys unleash.Found in some private collections and uploaded to YouTube
- DirectorDave FleischerMyron WaldmanStarsJack MercerKate Wright
- DirectorDave FleischerStarsJack MercerMae QuestelBetty Boop and her little cousin Buzzy attend the opera recital of "Madame Shrill, Soprano Supreme". Buzzy isn't a fan of the high-brow stuff, though, and turns it into a swing fest.Located in Russia in 2019 and preserved by Asifa-Hollywood and The UCLA Film and Television Archive in 2020 before being uploaded to YouTube in 2022 by UCLA
- DirectorDave FleischerMyron WaldmanStarsMae QuestelBetty Boop is a poor-but-honest-actress in the Gay 90s who, hungry and cold, gets a job as a singer in a dance-hall saloon. The villainous owner makes unwanted advances, annoys and slaps her around a little, until a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman shows up. The villain kidnaps Betty and flees with her in his dog-sled, drawn by a dachshund. The hero dons his skis and after a wild chase, Betty is rescued and the mustachioed villain is laid low, never again to molest innocent young ladies.Print was found by Jerry Beck without any audio before a a print was found by Steve Stanchfield