Movies: J R Bray Studios

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 passengers who appear behave amusingly and when the train itself takes on anthropomorphic life, it mak...

An animated interpretation of a rocket voyage to the moon demonstrates the scientific principles at play in theoretical space travel (such as gravity)....

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief....

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief, this time hunting and fishing where they're not allowed....

Part of Max Fleischer's "Out of the Inkwell" series....

Wild West performer Pedro Leon is the highlight of this three-minute film that shows how cowboys make rope and various other items. Within the three-minutes we learn that horsehair is the best thing to use so we see a couple men, including Leon, put ...

Krazy Kat gets falsely arrested for cheese burglaries....

Two pigs steal the snobby Mrs. Hippo's new Ford and, while being pursued by the police, they hit a stone wall, fly into the air and land in a laundry. They get involved with a clothes-wringer, their tails are caught in the rollers, and they come out ...

A black man walks into a bar. Or at least a white man with blackface on, and hilarity occurs....

After an organ grinder's monkey grabs a little girl's lollipop with his tail, the musician explains why monkeys are so clever with their tails....

When Mr. Givney says business at the railroad station is "too slow" to let him take vacation time, Jerry has an idea to increase ticket sales....

Animated short originally presented as part of the Paramount Bray-Pictograph program...

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

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 of Hamlin" style....

Dud is a disappointment to his parents....

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

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

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

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief....

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