Dave Fleischer — Director (207)

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She Reminds Me of You (1934)
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Fleischer Studios Screen Song. At a super-automated theatre, the Eton Boys (in live-action insert) sing the title song aided by the Bouncing Ball.

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Sing, Babies, Sing! (1933)
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Baby Rose Marie is dropped by an animated stork, into a chimney. She sings a song to moms everywhere, "An Orchid For You." She then is seen dressed as an Indian and performs "Hiawatha's Lullaby."

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Russian Lullaby (1931)
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A Max Fleischer Screen Songs cartoon with part of it devoted to cartoon animation and the other part to Arthur Treacy, radio's Street Singer, doing the Irving Berlin song, with words and dancing-ball double-exposed at the lower left of the frame for audience participation.

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La Paloma (1930)
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The beginning has the main character wooing a woman on a balcony with the flower she sends down then putting the moves on him.

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After the Ball (1929)
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This one covers the 19th century ballad in a very respectful manner: although the written reprise is gagged up, the song is introduced very respectfully by an unshown Irish tenor and then offered for the audience's singing without any voice-over to lead them.

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Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1929)
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In this one, a cat is cleaning a store carpet when he gets interrupted by a mouse. After they do a brief tap dance, a lady cat comes in which has the male cat already smitten.

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Koko Back Tracks (1927)
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Ko-Ko and Fitz find that everything in their cartoon world is moving backwards. After entering the real world, they go inside a clock and move the hands backward, causing life all around the city to run in reverse.

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Popeye Makes a Movie (1950)
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other title: Popeye tourne un film
Popeye and Olive prepare to make a movie while his nephews watch. The movie is a significant portion of Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves, which makes up over 80% of this release (beginning with Popeye, Olive, and Wimpy suffering in the desert), and despite admonitions, the nephews get involved a couple times, most notably tossing Popeye his can of spinach.

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Many Tanks (1942)
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other title: Avec tous nos remerciements
Bluto's in the Army; he tries to sneak off base, but can't. Popeye passes by, Bluto invites him in, then swaps uniforms. Popeye ends up in a tank drill.