Gene Deitch Movies

Mickey falls through the dark into the Night Kitchen where three fat bakers are making the morning cake and so begins an intoxicating dream fantasy...

The day to day existence of a little fly that wants to be a superhero and is not afraid to dream really big.

This short film is the first film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 novel, The Hobbit. The film is a considered an "ashcan copy" as it was made...

Sidney the elephant is looking for a mother, even though he's 44. The hippo and giraffe turn him down.

A deliciously scary story about a boy who outsmarts an old witch-woman before she can have him and his brothers for dinner.

In a 19th century fishing harbor, the captain of the Komquot is obsessed with catching the great white whale Dicky Moe. His obsession unnerves his...

Jerry runs into the Metropolitan Opera, trying to evade Tom.

On a snowy night in the city, Jerry is comfortably asleep in his hole inside a penthouse, while Tom tries to keep from freezing to death in the alley...

Tom and Jerry are sleeping outside during the day when a yellow bird wearing a red helmet lands on Tom, waking him up. Although the bird brushes...

Entry in the John Doormat series of shorts.

In this Cinemascope Terrytoon, Spoofy is a zany little fox that comes to life on the animator's drawing board and subdues a western gunslinger with...

Tom accompanies his owner, Clint Clobber, who has severe anger management issues, on a fishing trip.

George was a dog. His mother was a dog too. George made different sounds, which made his mother take him to the vet/veterinarian. A veterinarian/vet...

Dinky quits the cartoon business and gets a job as a spokes-duck for TV commercials.

Auntie tries to make her Nephew smile by doing goofy things, but none of it seems to work.

A short adaptation of the book by Helme Heine

Intended for a TV series in 1960, this short about Samson, a junk yard owner and his horse Delilah help a couple of kids build a bridge between their...

With his purple crayon, Harold draws a picture for his room - and then becomes part of it.

What do you do when your best toy disappears and no one will help you find it? Jules Feiffer's spunky little detective learns that if you keep on...

A CinemaScope cartoon in which Clint Clobber, in his usual job as an apartment-house manager, is annoyed no end by a brat of a girl who seems...