Charley on the Farm, Otto Mesmer and Pat Sullivan, 1919

Farmer Alfalfa Sees New York, Paul Terry, 1916

Feline Follies, Otto Mesmer and Pat Sullivan, 1919

Bobby Bumps and the Stork, Earl Hurd, 1916

The Artists Dream, J.R. Bray, 1913

All Wrong Old Laddiebuck, Charlie Bowers, 1919

A cautionary tale reminding our boys in uniform to beware of temptresses in their newfangled auto-mobiles.

När Kapten Grogg skulle porträtteras, Victor Bergdahl, 1917

Featuring some pretty ingenius interaction between animated characters and live actors.

Petites Causes, Grands Effets, O'Galop (Maurice Rossilon) 1912

With one other anti-booze film, Le circut de l'alcool(1912) and Pour résister à la tuberculose (1918)which suggests that one can "knock out" tuberculosis with fresh air and exercise rather than medicine.

Seems legit.




With subtitles and a more contemporary soundtrack.

The Tantalizing Fly, Max Fleischer, 1919

Women's Styles and Men's Styles, Harry S. Palmer, 1915

Little Nemo, Winsor McCay, 1911

Dreamy Dud: He Resolves Not To Smoke, Wallace Carlson, 1915

Gertie the Dinosaur, Winsor McCay, 1914

I have been posting animation for two years. How I have managed to NOT post this one blows my mind.

Fragments of Les pieds nickelés (Adventures of the Leadfoot Gang) Emil Cohl, 1917-1919

The Insects Christmas, Ladislaw Starewicz, 1913

More incredible stop motion from the great Ladislaw Starevich.

Krazy Kat Goes A-Wooing, George Herriman and International Film services, 1916

Between 1916-1929, there was a series of very basically animated cartoons loosely based on Geoge Herriman's Krazy Kat. While they aren't nearly as visually rich as Herriman's strips, they do retain some of the linguistic charm via the dialogue, which is written in word balloons.

How a Mosquito Operates, Winsor McCay, 1912

Some things never change.

The Hasher's Delerium, Emil Cohl, 1910

Very early animation from Emil Cohl, way before Nancy Reagan told us to "Just Say No!"

The Cameraman's Revenge, Ladislaw Starewicz, 1912

Strange stop motion animation tells a classic tale of lust and deceit among bugs.

This is a silent film. I highly recommend adding your own narration.
"Are you off to the city again darling?"
"Yes dear. You know, work, Busy busy!"
"Oh, honey, I'll miss you mwah mwah mwah!"
"CYA, you disgusting cow, I'm off to get me some strange!"
"What was that?"
"Ciao, my dearest,now, take care of our, uh, home on the range!"
and so on. Not too loud, though, people might think you're, y'know, kinda weird.