Movies: Philip A. Scheib

A Terrytoons cartoon released 2 April 1937....

The Hare gets his second chance at beating the Tortoise in a foot race, but a canine police officer thwarts his chance at redemption....

This early Mighty Mouse cartoon -- actually, he was still called 'Super Mouse' at this point -- is one of the better ones, due to the large number of good comedy gags inserted -- cats hiding behind skinny trees, mice running down cats' gullets and in...

A Terrytoons cartoon released 20 July 1945. Mice live in an abandoned shack and have a friend in a Goofy-like dog named Rover, who protects them from the cats. The Country Cats hatch a plan to bump the dog off and gain access to the Mice Morsels. The...

Farmer Al Falfa and his dog try to have a private picnic, but Heckle & Jeckle decide to freeload. The usual hijinks ensue as the farmer and his dog try to get rid of the magpies. Eventually, the farmer gives them a stick of dynamite disguised as a ho...

Behind the scenes look at Terrytoons....

In the town of Nowhere, the main street is divided by a broad green line. The mice live on one side. The cats live on the other, and never cross over the line, until an evil spirit convinces one of the cats to cross the line. Chaos ensues until Might...

A Terrytoons cartoon released 19 February 1937....

A young couple's marriage is jeopardized by the husband's descent into alcoholism....

A timid pig tries to go swimming at the beach, but somehow he keeps getting tangled up with Sourpuss's fishing line....

This is actually a "Super Mouse" cartoon. The character was not known as "Mighty Mouse" until The Wreck of the Hesperus. In the altered-for-TV version, however, he is "Mighty Mouse."...

Papa Bear gets extremely tired of his oversized dog Pago causing problems- so much that he is ready to execute him. Of course, he becomes soft-hearted and lets the dog go, only to be treated to another more frustrating experiences as a result of the ...

The origin story of Super Mouse (later changed to "Mighty Mouse")....

A well-to-do Spanish merchant offers a fortune in gold and the hand of his daughter in marriage to any matador who can kill the bull in the ring. But the bull defeats all comers who challenge him. Finally, Mighty Mouse enters the ring and clobbers th...

A Terrytoons cartoon released 20 July 1945. A twisted version of some famous fairy tales! The Wolf introduces himself and explains that he's misunderstood! Red Riding Hood comes along, and the Wolf changes into his zoot suit, grabs Red and makes her ...

The superist hero of them all, Mighty Mouse, easily brushes aside molten lava and stems the tide of an island volcano, set off by the torrid dancing of Krakatoa Katy, the hottest dancer of them all. Then he carries all of the island natives to the sa...

Short sponsored by Western Electric to explain to the general public how their newest technology works. Animation by Frank Moser and Paul Terry....

Mighty Mouse rescues a Sultan and all his palace residents from an attack by evil cats on flying carpets....

Mighty Mouse animated short, although here he is still called Super Mouse. Saul's Lunch Wagon is quiet during the day. At night, all the mice hold a jitterbug dance party! Super Mouse battles a gang of pesky cats who are trying to eat the mice who ha...

Three bunny rabbits have fun playing with a jovial snowman who has come to life. But along comes a villainous bear who wants to put the snowman on a hot stove....