Rudolf Ising
Directing
Biography
Rudolf Ising was an American producer and director of animated short films. Some of the titles he is known for are The Calico Dragon (1935), The Old Mill Pond (1936), The Hound and the Rabbit (1937), Puss Gets the Boot (1940), The Milky Way (1940), and Bats in the Belfry (1942).
Born: August 7, 1903
Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Known For
Bottles
A dark and stormy night in a drugstore. The druggist mixes a potion and falls asleep. The skull-and-crossbones on the bottle comes to life and drips the potion on the druggist.
Home on the Range
A cow and her calf are bedding down for the night. The calf is frightened by a shadow, until it's revealed to be a jackrabbit. He follows the rabbit deep into the woods. Neither of them notices the wolf following.
The Uninvited Pest
Barney is settling in for his hibernation when a squirrel spots his bedtime snack: a bowl of walnuts. The squirrel sneaks in and wakes Barney up. Barney chases out the squirrel, who proceeds to drop first the nut, then himself, down Barney's noisy tin roof.
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.
Ride Him, Bosko
Ride Him, Bosko! is a western-flavored cartoon with lots of shooting gags involving body reduction, and card characters singing! There's also an alcohol gag that has a really strong one turning a male piano player into a woman instantly!
Alice's Wonderland
Instead of Wonderland, Alice visits the Walt Disney animation room.
Papa Gets the Bird
Papa Bear attempts to give the family's pet canary a bath. An MGM Bear Family cartoon.
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.
Bah Wilderness
Barney's on a camping trip, but the great outdoors is a bit too wild for him: first the wildlife, then the air mattress, then a bit of rain...
Bosko the Doughboy
Bosko is a doughboy in the Great War. Bullets and bombs are everywhere. (A bomb even blows up the title card.) Bosko and his fellow infantrymen are hardly safe in their trench. Bosko is happily eating from a pan full of beans when a bomb hits the pan and destroys his meal. Bosko misses Honey; he pulls out her picture and kisses it. A cannonball tears through it, making her head a gaping hole. Now Bosko is angry. He vows revenge but the moment his helmet appears above the trench, it’s hit with dozens of bullets, knocking him back down. Another soldier briefly cheers him up with harmonica music. Bosko gets his chance to be a hero when his buddy swallows a cannonball.
Filmography
as Snoring Sounds (voice)
as Barney Bear (voice)
as Barney Bear (voice)
as Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
as Barney Bear
as Papa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
as Papa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
as Coyote Panting
as (voice)
as Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
as Old Druggist (voice)
as Organ Grinder (voice) (uncredited)
as Elves (uncredited)
as First Cartoonist (uncredited)
as Evil Predator (voice) (uncredited)
as Crocodile / Octopus (voice) (uncredited)
as Croc /Villain (uncredited)
as Piggy / Guard (uncredited)
as Dying Tank (voice) (uncredited)
as Foxy (voice)
as Sergeant (voice) (uncredited)
as Cartoonist (uncredited)
as Self