Max Fleischer
Max Fleischer (July 19, 1883 – September 11, 1972) was an Polish Jewish American animator, inventor, film director and producer. Fleischer was a pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon and served as the head of Fleischer Studios. He brought such animated characters as Betty Boop, Koko the Clown, Popeye and Superman to the movie screen and was responsible for a number of technological innovations including the Rotoscope. (Wikipedia)
Invisible Ink
as HimselfKoko The Clown continually interrupts an animator, who turns his attention to trapping the clown.
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Cartoon Factory
as VariousKoko the Clown discovers a machine that can make cartoons.
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More Pep
as Uncle Max (voice)In a return to the Out of the Inkwell format, Betty Boop invents a pep formula to speed up lazy...
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Koko Nuts
as HimselfKoko the clown is sent to the nut house by Max.
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Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self (archive footage)From the A&E "Biography" series, a review of the birth, development and cinematic history of...
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The Ouija Board
as HimselfMax Fleischer draws Koko and a haunted house, while his colleague and the janitor mess around...
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Modeling
as CartoonistA man with a huge hooked nose enters the Fleischer studios to have his bust sculpted. Meanwhile,...
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Perpetual Motion
as CartoonistPart of Max Fleischer's "Out of the Inkwell" series.
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Bubbles
as HimselfMax and Koko The Clown bet who can blow the biggest soap bubble.
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Bed Time
as HimselfFirst, Max, in his pyjamas, gets back up and draws an isolated mountain area and puts Koko on...
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Surprise
as Cartoonist (uncredited)Koko is trying to rescue his sweetheart, who is trapped atop a rugged mountain. However, when...
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Just a Gigolo
as PresenterIrene Bordoni sings the title song in French and English with a Bouncing Ball. Cartoon...
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Birthday
as SelfA birthday celebration with Max Fleischer's Inkwell Clown.
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The Chinaman
as uncreditedMax Fleischer considers hiring a new cartoonist. While the new guy draws Max's portrait, Koko...
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Koko Packs 'Em
as Cartoonist (uncredited)Max is moving out of his studio, so Ko-Ko the Inkwell Clown packs up everything in sight (even...
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Fishing
as HimselfMax is too rushed to do a thorough job of drawing Koko this morning. Max is going fishing....
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Balloons
as HimselfThe Inkwell Clown goes for a balloon ride. Later, Max's studio is filled with so many balloons...
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The Reunion
as Cartoonist (uncredited)Max helps the Inkwell Clown prepare for a family reunion.
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Fleischer Studios Behind The Scenes
as SelfThis fascinating and informative 1938 film, part of Paramount's Popular Science series, offers a...
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The Clown's Little Brother
as HimselfKoko the Clown's little brother comes to visit and wreaks havoc in Max Fleischer's studio.
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The Puzzle
as HimselfKoko the Clown and his creator, Max Fleischer, go on a strange journey to Puzzle Town.
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KoKo's Klock
as HimselfMax asks Ko-Ko to act as his alarm clock before going to sleep. While Max sleeps, Ko-Ko goes to...
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Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
as HimselfA reporter interviews Max Fleischer about his creation, and Betty illustrates with excerpts from...
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Ko-Ko the Barber
as HimselfIn this 1925 Out of the Inkwell short, Ko-Ko the Clown becomes a barber. As usual, he eventually...
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The Dresden Doll
as HimselfIn this one, Max has run low on ink, so Ko-Ko finishes drawing himself and then heads over to...
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The Tantalizing Fly
as uncreditedA film in the “Out of the Inkwell” series, an early animated short from Max Fleischer.
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The Fortune Teller
as CartoonistMax and Koko get mixed up with a live action gypsy fortune teller and then caught up with ghosts...
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Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons
as himself (archival footage)Leonard Maltin tells about the Fleischer Studio between featuring assorted cartoons from the...
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Koko in Toyland
as Cartoonist (uncredited)In this Christmas season release, Max assembles a toy train track while Ko-Ko the Clown visits a...
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Ko-Ko on the Run
as himselfKo-Ko competes against a rival clown in a race.
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Koko the Hot Shot
as himselfMax creates a penny arcade with a shooting gallery, much to the detriment of Ko-Ko and Fitz the Dog.
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Ko-Ko's Haunted House
as uncreditedA friend of KoKo's animator draws a haunted house, and KoKo and his dog Fitz go inside. There,...
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Ko-Ko Makes 'Em Laugh
as CartoonistKo-Ko and Fitz try to make a humorless Indian laugh.
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Koko Needles the Boss
as HimselfArtist Max Fleischer draws a spool of thread and a needle. The needle then penetrates a blank...
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Koko Gets Egg-Cited
as CartoonistKo-Ko gathers eggs on a farm while Max works on an incubator.
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Koko Trains 'Em
as HimselfMax Fleischer and his wife or girlfriend have a cute little dog with them at the studio. Max...
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Ko-Ko's Tattoo
as uncreditedMax draws a tattoo of a cat on his coworker, and Fitz chases the cat around when the tattoo...
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