Most Viewed From J.R. Bray Studios

Wallace Carlson walks viewers through the production of an animated short at Bray Studios.

Max Fleischer considers hiring a new cartoonist. While the new guy draws Max's portrait, Koko gets into a fight with a cartoon Chinese man.

Forbidden Fruit begins with New York in the grip of a banana shortage. Residents sing (or scream) “Yes! We Have No Bananas,” the hit...

A film in the “Out of the Inkwell” series, an early animated short from Max Fleischer.

Max Fleischer draws Koko and a haunted house, while his colleague and the janitor mess around with a Ouija board. When Max goes over to take a look,...

This one is amusing in its early use of the rubber tire school of animation as Mr. Givny informs Jerry that they are out of coal for the train. The...

One of the "Out of the Inkwell" series of silent short films featuring a combination of live action and hand-drawn animation.

Bobby Bumps and Fido call up their creator Earl Hurd on the telephone and get invited over for the day.

One of the series of Bobby Bumps silent animated shorts made at Bray Studios.

Girls’ school hazing leads to human and animal drag. (MoMA)

A rare spoof. With the success of the 1925 film, The Lost World, it is common that when something is popular and successful, it is bound to be a...

Created in conjunction with Lipton as a soft-sell for its products, Tea Pot Town seems largely inspired by the Sunshine Makers narrative. Just as...

Directed by Dave Fleischer.

Mischievous schoolboy Bobby disobeys his teacher and swings on a dangerous giant school bell.

A man reads in the newspaper that Bolsheviks are on the loose and that the public should beware of odd acting strangers. He spots a pipe smoking man...

Bobby Bumps, his dog Fido, and a shady mouse get into a jar of jam--and trouble.

A silent ornithology film from Bray Studios

Animated film based on the comic strip "Jerry on the Job" - a man on the station platform tells Jerry Flannigan and Mr. Givney that he knows how to...

When the New Monia station is overrun with mice, Mr. Givney can only shoot them one at a time, but Jerry uses a flute to lure them out, "Pied Piper...