Ub Iwerks — Playwright (4)

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The Bully (1932) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Bully
director: Ub Iwerks
other title: Flip sur le Ring
"Bully" is a Bluto-type - you know: big, gruff guy with a cigar, small bowler hat, needs a shave....Here, he picks a fight with poor Flip. Before you know it, a neutral party comes along, shows the two guys a sign advertising "boxing to-night" and advises them to take it to the arena, where at least they could pick up some bucks if they're going to fight.

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The Milkman (1932) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Milkman
director: Ub Iwerks
other title: Flip laitier
Flip, the owner of a dairy farm, wakes up one morning and goes to milk his cow. He has problems with a pesky fly who is eventually swatted by the cow's tail. Flip then takes the milk into town to deliver it. While in town, he encounters a bratty little kid who just won't leave him alone. Eventually Flip and the kid make up and become friends.

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Puddle Pranks (1930) IMDb TMDB
Puddle Pranks
director: Ub Iwerks
other title: La promenade de Flip
Flip pulls up at his girlfriend's house in a cricket-drawn carriage. They play the harmonica and they ride along until they are attacked by a pelican. The cricket is eaten, but Flip and his girl escape. They then go swimming in a nearby swimming hole. The pelican spots them and tries again to eat them, but is swallowed by a giant fish when he dives in the water.

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Fiddlesticks (1930) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Fiddlesticks
director: Ub Iwerks
other title: Flip fait des claquettes
Flip the Frog was Iwerks' first creation. He made his debut appearance in "Fiddlesticks." In this cartoon, Iwerks supplied Flip with a bow tie and buttons, but there is no mistaking that Flip is a frog. When he first appears in "Fiddlesticks," Flip hops on all fours from one lily pad to the next as he crosses a pond. And he doesn't talk. He croaks...