Krazy Kat filmography
Encyclopedia
After George Herriman
conceived the Krazy Kat
comic strip in 1913, the title character began appearing in animated shorts three years later. From 1916 to 1940, Krazy Kat was featured in 232 films. The following is a list of the cartoons released theatrically, separated by studio.
* Directed by Vernon Stallings
** Directed by Bill Nolan
George Herriman
George Joseph Herriman was an American cartoonist, best known for his classic comic strip Krazy Kat.-Early life:...
conceived the Krazy Kat
Krazy Kat
Krazy Kat is an American comic strip created by cartoonist George Herriman, published daily in newspapers between 1913 and 1944. It first appeared in the New York Evening Journal, whose owner, William Randolph Hearst, was a major booster for the strip throughout its run...
comic strip in 1913, the title character began appearing in animated shorts three years later. From 1916 to 1940, Krazy Kat was featured in 232 films. The following is a list of the cartoons released theatrically, separated by studio.
International Films Service
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Introducing Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse | February 18, 1916 |
| Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse Believe in Signs | February 21, 1916 |
| Krazy Kat and Ignatz Discuss the Letter 'G' | February 26, 1916 |
| Krazy Kat Goes a-Wooing | February 29, 1916 |
| He Made Me Love Him | March 3, 1916 |
| Krazy and Ignatz Mouse: A Duet | March 3, 1916 |
| Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse in Their One-Act Tragedy | March 6, 1916 |
| The Tail of the Nude Tail | March 6, 1916 |
| Krazy Kat, Bugologist | March 14, 1916 |
| Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse at the Circus | March 17, 1916 |
| Krazy Kat Demi-Tasse | March 21, 1916 |
| Krazy Kat Invalid | March 27, 1916 |
| Krazy Kat at the Swithboard | April 3, 1916 |
| A Tale That is Knot | April 14, 1916 |
| Krazy Kat the Hero | April 14, 1916 |
| Krazy Kat to the Rescue | April 14, 1916 |
| Krazy Kat at Looney Park | June 17, 1916 |
| A Tempest in a Paint Pot | July 3, 1916 |
| A Grid-Iron Hero | October 9, 1916 |
| Missing One | November 27, 1916 |
| Krazy Kat Take Little Katrina For an Airing | December 23, 1916 |
| Throwing the Bull | February 4, 1917 |
| Roses and Thorns | March 11, 1917 |
| Robbers and Thieves | April 12, 1917 |
| The Cook | April 29, 1917 |
| Moving Day | May 27, 1917 |
| All Is Not Gold That Glitters | June 24, 1917 |
| A Krazy Katastrophe | August 5, 1917 |
Bray Productions
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Great Cheese Robbery | January 16, 1920 |
| Love's Labor Lost |
January 30, 1920 |
| The Best Mouse Loses |
March 3, 1920 |
| A Tax from the Rear |
April 14, 1920 |
| Kats Is Kats |
June 4, 1920 |
| The Chinese Honeymoon | July 3, 1920 |
| A Family Affair | October 25, 1920 |
| The Hinges on the Bar Room Door | January 8, 1921 |
| The Awful Spook | January 21, 1921 |
| How I Became Krazy | January 26, 1921 |
| The Wireless Wire-Walkers | February 26, 1921 |
Winkler Pictures
In the first two seasons of the cartoon series, Krazy was depicted as a genderless feline, similar to the comic strip. From here onward, he is portrayed as a male cat.| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Hots Dogs | October 1, 1925 |
| The Smoke Eater | October 15, 1925 |
| A Uke-Calamity | November 1, 1925 |
| Hair Raiser | November 15, 1925 |
| The Flight that Failed | November 15, 1925 |
| The New Champ | November 30, 1925 |
| James and Gems | December 1, 1925 |
| Monkey Business | December 15, 1925 |
| A Picked Romance | January 15, 1926 |
| The Ghost Fakir | February 1, 1926 |
| Sucker Game | February 15, 1926 |
| Back To Backing | March 1, 1926 |
| Double Crossed | March 15, 1926 |
| Invalid | March 28, 1926 |
| Scents and Nonsense |
April 1, 1926 |
| Feather Pushers | April 15, 1926 |
| Cops Suey | May 1, 1926 |
| The Chicken Chaser | September 2, 1926 |
| East Is Best | September 22, 1926 |
| Shore Enough |
October 11, 1926 |
| Watery Gravey |
October 15, 1926 |
| Cheese It | November 8, 1926 |
| Dots and Dashes | November 22, 1926 |
| Gold Struck | December 10, 1926 |
| Battling For Barleycorn | 1926 |
| Horse Play | January 3, 1927 |
| Busy Birds | January 17, 1927 |
| Sharp Flats | January 31, 1927 |
| Kissed Crossed | February 14, 1927 |
| A Fool's Errand | February 28, 1927 |
| Stomach Trouble | March 14, 1927 |
| The Rug Fiend | March 28, 1927 |
| Hire a Hall | April 11, 1927 |
| Don Go On | April 23, 1927 |
| Burnt Up | May 9, 1927 |
| Night Owl | May 23, 1927 |
| On the Trail | June 6, 1927 |
| Passing the Hat | June 20, 1927 |
| Best Wishes | July 4, 1927 |
| Black and White | July 10, 1927 |
| Wild Rivals | July 18, 1927 |
| Sealing Whacks | August 1, 1927 |
| Tired Wheels | August 13, 1927 |
| Bee Cause | August 15, 1927 |
| Web Feet | August 27, 1927 |
| Skinny | August 29, 1927 |
| School Daze | September 10, 1927 |
| Rail Rode | September 24, 1927 |
| Aero Nuts | October 8, 1927 |
| Topsy Turvy | October 22, 1927 |
| Pie Curs | November 5, 1927 |
| For Crime's Sake | November 19, 1927 |
| Milk Made | December 3, 1927 |
| Stork Exchange | December 17, 1927 |
| Grid Ironed | December 31, 1927 |
| Pig Styles | January 14, 1928 |
| Shadow Theory | January 28, 1928 |
| Iced Boxed | February 11, 1928 |
| Hunger Stroke | February 25, 1928 |
| Wire and Fired | March 10, 1928 |
| Love Sunk | March 24, 1928 |
| Tong Tied | April 7, 1928 |
| A Bum Steer | April 21, 1928 |
| Gold Bricks | May 5, 1928 |
| The Long Count | May 19, 1928 |
| The Patent Medicine Kid | June 2, 1928 |
| Stage Coached | June 16, 1928 |
| The Rain Dropper | June 30, 1928 |
| A Companionate Mirage | July 14, 1928 |
| News Reeling | August 4, 1928 |
| Baby Feud | August 16, 1928 |
| Sea Swoid | September 5, 1928 |
| The Show Vote | September 15, 1928 |
| The Phantom Trail | September 29, 1928 |
| Come Easy, Go Slow | October 15, 1928 |
| Beaches and Scream | October 29, 1928 |
| Nicked Nags | November 9, 1928 |
| Liar Bird | November 23, 1928 |
| Still Waters | December 7, 1928 |
| Night Owls | December 22, 1928 |
| Cow Belles | January 5, 1929 |
| Hospitalities | January 18, 1929 |
| Reduced Weights | February 1, 1929 |
| Flying Yeast | February 15, 1929 |
| Vanishing Screams | March 1, 1929 |
| A Joint Affair | March 15, 1929 |
| Sheep Skinned | March 19, 1929 |
| The Lone Shark | April 12, 1929 |
| Gold Socks | May 10, 1929 |
| Petting Larceny | May 24, 1929 |
| Hat Aches | June 7, 1929 |
| A Fur Peach | June 22, 1929 |
| Auto Suggestion | July 6, 1929 |
| Sleepy Holler Sleepy Holler Sleepy Holler is a silent animated short film by Winkler Pictures, and stars Krazy Kat. It is also the last silent film of the series.-Plot:Krazy Kat is a hired baby-sitter who looks after three kittens owned by a hefty nagging woman. His duties include rocking the offsprings to sleep, make... |
July 19, 1929 |
Columbia Pictures
By this period, the Krazy Kat shorts started using sound. Every film here was directed Manny Gould and Ben Harrison.| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Ratskin Ratskin Ratskin is a 1929 animated cartoon released by Columbia Pictures starring Krazy Kat. It is notable for being the first cartoon to be released by Columbia Pictures and the first Krazy Kat cartoonreleased with sound.-Plot:... |
August 15, 1929 |
| Canned Music | September 12, 1929 |
| Port Whines Port Whines Port Whines is an animated short film by the Columbia Pictures Corporation. It is also the 136th Krazy Kat cartoon.-Plot:The story starts with a galleon sailing across the ocean. On it, Krazy is a seaman whose routines include mopping the main deck. After cleaning, he goes for a stroll around the... |
October 10, 1929 |
| Sole Mates | November 7, 1929 |
| Farm Relief | December 30, 1929 |
| The Cat's Meow | January 2, 1930 |
| Spook Easy | January 30, 1930 |
| Slow Beau | February 27, 1930 |
| Desert Sunk | March 27, 1930 |
| An Old Flame | April 24, 1930 |
| Alaskan Nights | May 23, 1930 |
| Jazz Rhythm | June 19, 1930 |
| Honolulu Wiles | July 17, 1930 |
| Cinderella | August 14, 1930 |
| The Band Master | September 8, 1930 |
| The Apache Kid The Apache Kid (cartoon) The Apache Kid is a cartoon short distributed by Columbia Pictures and features Krazy Kat. The film is the character's 149th film.-Plot:In a tavern, Krazy is playing the piano while his spaniel girlfriend is sitting on it and singing. After spending a few moments by that instrument, they stood up... |
October 9, 1930 |
| Lambs Will Gambol Lambs Will Gambol Lambs Will Gambol is a historic animated short subject produced by Charles B. Mintz, featuring Krazy Kat. It was released by Columbia Pictures on November 1, 1930. The short is a satire of the Wall Street Crash of 1929 with Krazy as a stock broker. The bear market and the bull market are both... |
November 1, 1930 |
| The Little Trail | December 3, 1930 |
| Rodeo Dough Rodeo Dough Rodeo Dough is an animated cartoon by Columbia pictures, and stars the comic strip character Krazy Kat.-Plot:Krazy Kat and his spaniel soul mate are cowpokes. They were riding on a horse and kissing each other. On the way, they found a flyer on a post, promoting a rodeo event which offers... |
February 13, 1931 |
| Swiss Movements | April 4, 1931 |
| Disarmament Conference | April 27, 1931 |
| Soda Poppa | May 29, 1931 |
| Stork Market | July 11, 1931 |
| Svengarlic | August 3, 1931 |
| Weenie Roast Weenie Roast Weenie Roast is a short animated cartoon distributed by Columbia Pictures, and stars Krazy Kat.-Plot:Krazy Kat and his spaniel girlfriend were singing and dancing at the beach. As they do their rhythmic leisure, they also roast some sausages for lunch above a bonfire. But because the fire was too... |
September 14, 1931 |
| Bars and Stripes | October 15, 1931 |
| Hash House Blues | November 2, 1931 |
| The Restless Sax | December 1, 1931 |
| Take for a Ride | 1931 |
| Piano Mover | January 4, 1932 |
| Love Krazy | January 30, 1932 |
| Hollywood Goes Krazy | February 13, 1932 |
| What a Knight | March 14, 1932 |
| Soldier Old Man | April 2, 1932 |
| Birth of Jazz | April 13, 1932 |
| Ritzy Hotel | May 9, 1932 |
| Hic-Cups the Champ | May 28, 1932 |
| Paper Hanger | June 21, 1932 |
| Lighthouse Keeping | August 15, 1932 |
| Seeing Stars Seeing Stars (cartoon) Seeing Stars is a short animated film distributed by Columbia Pictures, and features Krazy Kat.-Plot:At a music hall, a trio of singers performed by their microphones while an orchestra behind them plays. Enjoying their act are guests who dance on a square similar to a boxing ring... |
September 12, 1932 |
| Prosperity Blues | October 8, 1932 |
| The Crystal Gazebo | November 7, 1932 |
| The Minstrel Show | November 21, 1932 |
| Snow Time Snow Time Snow Time, also known as Alaska Daze in some reissues, is an animated short film distributed by Columbia Pictures, and as part of the Krazy Kat series.-Plot:... |
November 30, 1932 |
| Wedding Bells | January 10, 1933 |
| The Medicine Show | February 7, 1933 |
| Wooden Shoes | February 25, 1933 |
| Bunnies and Bonnets | March 29, 1933 |
| The Broadway Malady | April 18, 1933 |
| Russian Dressing | May 1, 1933 |
| House Cleaning | June 1, 1933 |
| Antique Antics | June 14, 1933 |
| Ouf of the Ether | September 5, 1933 |
| Whacks Museum | September 29, 1933 |
| Krazy Spooks | October 13, 1933 |
| Stage Krazy | November 13, 1933 |
| The Bill Poster | November 24, 1933 |
| The Curio Shop | December 15, 1933 |
| The Autograph Hunter | January 5, 1934 |
| Southern Exposure | February 5, 1934 |
| Tom Thumb | February 16, 1934 |
| Cinder Alley | March 9, 1934 |
| Bowery Daze | March 30, 1934 |
| Busy Bus | April 20, 1934 |
| Masquerade Party | May 11, 1934 |
| The Trapeze Artist | September 1, 1934 |
| Katnips of 1940 | October 12, 1934 |
| Krazy's Waterloo | November 16, 1934 |
| Goofy Gondolas | December 21, 1934 |
| The Bird Man | February 1, 1935 |
| Hotcha Melody | March 15, 1935 |
| The Peach Conference | April 26, 1935 |
| The King's Jester | May 20, 1935 |
| Garden Gaieties | August 1, 1935 |
| A Happy Family | September 27, 1935 |
| Kannibal Kapers | December 27, 1935 |
| The Bird Stuffer | February 1, 1936 |
| Lil' Ainjil | March 19, 1936 |
| Highway Snobbery | August 9, 1936 |
| Krazy's Newsreel | October 24, 1936 |
| The Merry Cafe | December 26, 1936 |
| The Lyin' Hunter | February 12, 1937 |
| Krazy's Race of Time | May 6, 1937 |
| The Masque Raid | June 25, 1937 |
| Railroad Rhythm | November 20, 1937 |
| Sad Little Guinea Pigs | February 22, 1938 |
| The Auto Comic | March 4, 1938 |
| Little Buckaroo | April 11, 1938 |
| Krazy Magic | May 20, 1938 |
| Krazy's Travel Squawks | July 4, 1938 |
| Gym Jams | September 9, 1938 |
| Hot Dogs on Ice | October 21, 1938 |
| The Lone Mountie | December 10, 1938 |
| Krazy's Bear Tale (a.k.a. Goldilocks and the Three Bears) | January 27, 1939 |
| Golf Chumps | April 6, 1939 |
| The Little Lost Sheep | October 2, 1939 |
| Krazy's Shoe Shop | October 2, 1939 |
Screen Gems
Though focusing on other characters, Screen Gems made two more shorts for the Krazy Kat series.| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Mouse Exterminator | January 26, 1940 |
| News Oddities | July 19, 1940 |