Leon Schlesinger Movie Trailers

A Cartoonist's Nightmare Trailer (1935)

21 September 1935

A cartoonist falls asleep at the drawing board and into the clutches of his own villains, until Beans the Cat comes to the rescue.

The Phantom Ship Trailer (1936)

01 February 1936

Uncle Beans and the kids are off to visit haunted ship 'The Phantom' trapped in the ice, hoping to find pirate treasure.

Pigs Is Pigs Trailer (1937)

08 January 1937

A hungry little pig eats a couple of pies off the windowsill. When it's time for dinner, he ties together the spaghetti of all the other little pigs and eats it all.

The Henpecked Duck Trailer (1941)

30 August 1941

Mrs. Duck sues Daffy for divorce in Judge Porky Pig's courtroom, charging her husband with losing their egg in an abortive magic trick.

Sniffles and the Bookworm Trailer (1939)

01 December 1939

Literary characters come to life late at night in a bookshop, serenading Sniffles the mouse with swing music until the Frankenstein monster intrudes.

Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur Trailer (1939)

22 April 1939

Casper Caveman is hungry, so he tries to hunt for a duck, Daffy Duck.

Pied Piper Porky Trailer (1939)

03 November 1939

Porky Pig stars as the Pied Piper, who thinks he has taken care of all the mice. However, there is one rogue mouse that he is unable to catch.

Patient Porky Trailer (1940)

24 August 1940

Porky checks into a hospital with a tummyache; he has the bad luck to encounter a patient posing a "Dr.

Gold Diggers of '49 Trailer (1935)

02 November 1935

Porky and Beans are prospectors during the Gold Rush. When a villain steals Porky's bag of loot, Beans races to get it back so he can marry Porky's daughter Little Kitty.

Bosko's Woodland Daze Trailer (1932)

17 December 1932

While romping through the forest, Bosko falls asleep and dreams of giants and gnomes.

Porky Pig's Feat Trailer (1943)

17 July 1943

Porky Pig and Daffy Duck owe an outrageous sum to the Broken Arms Hotel. The manager thwarts their efforts to escape without paying their bill.

Tom Turk and Daffy Trailer (1944)

12 February 1944

It's Thanksgiving, and Tom Turk is trying to avoid become the main attraction on Porky Pig's dinner table.

The Weakly Reporter Trailer (1944)

24 March 1944

A newsreel spoof with WWII homefront gags, including rationing, air raid drills and women filling in men's jobs.

Little Red Walking Hood Trailer (1937)

06 November 1937

Red walks past a pool hall; the wolf sees her and pursues her, but, she is oblivious to his come-ons.

Tortoise Beats Hare Trailer (1941)

15 March 1941

Bugs Bunny challenges slick Cecil Turtle to a race.

Porky in the North Woods Trailer (1936)

19 December 1936

Porky Pig runs a game refuge. Despite the abundant signs to the contrary, Jean-Baptiste the trapper sets numerous traps, ensnaring many animals.

Tortoise Wins by a Hare Trailer (1943)

20 February 1943

Bugs challenges Cecil Turtle to race, only this time he's wearing an aerodynamic suit like Cecil's. Unfortunately, the gambling ring has bet everything on the rabbit, and Bugs now looks like a tortoise.

Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! Trailer (1931)

05 September 1931

A streetcar conductor, Foxy has adventures with a would-be passenger hippo, a cow blocking the tracks, and a runaway train while Foxy, his passengers, and some hobos sing the title song.

A Corny Concerto Trailer (1943)

25 September 1943

Elmer Fudd introduces two pieces of classical music: "Tales of the Vienna Woods" and "The Blue Danube", and acted out by Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Laramore the Hound Dog, a family of swans, and a juvenile Daffy Duck.

Old Glory Trailer (1939)

01 July 1939

Porky Pig balks at learning the Pledge of Allegiance until Uncle Sam appears to him in a dream and gives him a lesson in American history.

Conrad the Sailor Trailer (1942)

28 February 1942

Conrad, a sailor aboard a Navy battleship, is swabbing the deck when he is interrupted and tormented by Daffy Duck.

A Feud There Was Trailer (1938)

23 September 1938

The McCoys and the Weavers are two feuding hillbilly clans. Elmer Fudd, Peacemaker, attempts to end the fighting; but violence and zaniness win out.

Buckaroo Bugs Trailer (1944)

26 August 1944

Red Hot Ryder is sent to catch the Masked Marauder (Bugs Bunny) who is terrorizing a small Western town.

Yodeling Yokels Trailer (1931)

01 June 1931

Bosko and Honey yodel happily in the Alps until a series of disasters end with Honey rushing downriver on an ice floe.

I Got Plenty of Mutton Trailer (1944)

11 March 1944

A wolf, deprived of meat by war rationing and starving, sees an article in the newspaper about a sheepdog leaving his flock to join the army and thinks it will be easy pickings.

Believe It or Else Trailer (1939)

03 June 1939

In this Ripley's Believe It or Not! parody, some of the supposed curiosities we are shown are a man who daily drinks fifty quarts of milk, the world's loudest hog caller, a human basketball, a new giant telescope showing life on Mars, and a man who saws people in half.

The Fire Alarm Trailer (1936)

09 March 1936

2 puppets are left to their uncle's attention who works at the Fire house.

The Hep Cat Trailer (1942)

03 October 1942

A cat-about-town fancies himself such an irresistible "hunk" he momentarily resembles Victor Mature. His wooing of a cute kitten gets derailed by a prankster dog using a cat hand puppet to trap him.

Sinkin' in the Bathtub Trailer (1930)

19 April 1930

The music-happy Bosko and Honey take a car ride, but bad luck briefly interrupts their fun.

My Green Fedora Trailer (1935)

03 May 1935

A rabbit is told by his mother to watch out for his baby brother Elmer while she's out of the house, but a wolf has other plans for Elmer after he hears the older brother sing "My Green Fedora.

The Ducktators Trailer (1942)

01 August 1942

A wartime cartoon that satirizes the Axis leaders of World War II.

Scrap Happy Daffy Trailer (1943)

20 August 1943

During World War Two, Daffy Duck owns a junkyard which collects scrap metal to use in building weapons to continue the Allied fight against the Axis powers.

The Wise Quacking Duck Trailer (1943)

01 May 1943

An exceedingly mild-mannered man is sent out to kill a duck for dinner by his wife. Unfortunately for him, he picks Daffy Duck as his victim.

The Cat Came Back Trailer (1936)

08 February 1936

Mama cat is teaching her kittens to catch mice. Meanwhile, across the basement, mama mouse is teaching her little ones how to avoid cats.

Joe Glow, the Firefly Trailer (1941)

07 March 1941

A firefly with a miner's lighted helmet explores a camper's tent and the various people-sized items that, from his perspective, are gigantic, then utters the cartoon's single line of dialog.

Wackiki Wabbit Trailer (1943)

03 July 1943

On a tropical island, a pair of castaways look to Bugs as a source of food.

Little Pancho Vanilla Trailer (1938)

07 October 1938

Little Pancho Vanilla dreams of becoming a bullfighter, but his mother tells him that's impossible. The greatest bullfighter in Mexico, Don Jose, is coming to town; Pancho tells the local women he's better, so he goes to the amateur tryout, but he gets thrown out because he's so small.

Jeepers Creepers Trailer (1939)

23 September 1939

Police officer Porky is called to investigate strange noises at a house that might be haunted. Before he arrives, we tour the house and hear some evil-sounding cackles, which, it turns out, are coming from a radio – one that a ghost was listening to.

I Haven't Got a Hat Trailer (1935)

02 March 1935

It's recital day at the schoolhouse. First up: Porky, who recites The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. A nervous kitten recites Mary Had a Little Lamb.

Birdy and the Beast Trailer (1944)

19 August 1944

Tweety is set upon by a fat, jowly cat, who winds up with, among other things, a dozen eggs and a gallon of gasoline in his mouth instead of the little bird.

Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land Trailer (1931)

28 November 1931

Piggy and Fluffy have adventures on a riverboat and Uncle Tom is chased by skeletons promising to take him to Hallelujah Land.

You Don't Know What You're Doin'! Trailer (1931)

21 October 1931

Piggy picks up his girlfriend and takes her to a theater where a hot jazz orchestra is playing.

An Itch in Time Trailer (1943)

04 December 1943

Elmer threatens to give his dog a bath if he doesn't stop scratching, but the poor pooch is the victim of a hungry flea whose tools of the trade include pickaxes and dynamite.

Super-Rabbit Trailer (1943)

03 April 1943

Bugs Bunny becomes a superhero who does battle with a rabbit-hating cowboy and his horse.

Battling Bosko Trailer (1932)

06 February 1932

Bosko is a brave little boxer who battles the champion, Gas House Harry. The enormous brute proves a bit much, even for a plucky underdog.

Hollywood Capers Trailer (1935)

19 October 1935

W.C.Fields enters the Warmer Bros. Studio. Beans tries to drive in, but the guard throws him and his car against a tree.

Lady, Play Your Mandolin! Trailer (1931)

02 August 1931

Things are hopping at a certain Mexican cafe and then Foxy walks in and the customers go really wild.

Daffy Duck in Hollywood Trailer (1938)

03 December 1938

Daffy Duck causes trouble on a Hollywood film set.

Porky the Fireman Trailer (1938)

03 June 1938

Fireman Porky and friends try to save a theatrical boarding house and its inhabitants from an inferno.

Honeymoon Hotel Trailer (1934)

17 February 1934

After introducing the small town of Bugtown, inhabitated by bugs, this short shows what happens to two honeymooning lovebugs at the Honeymoon Hotel, due to the fact that their love is a little bit too hot.

Hare-um Scare-um Trailer (1939)

12 August 1939

Facing high meat prices, a man decides to take his dog and go hunt for his own. Unfortunately, the crazy rabbit they are after is cleverer than they are.

Porky's Super Service Trailer (1937)

03 July 1937

Porky owns a full-service gas station; he deals with a wide variety of problems, like a bump that migrates to different parts of the car.

Censored Trailer (1944)

15 July 1944

Private Snafu wants to tell his sweetheart, Sally Lou, that he thinks his unit will be sent to the South Pacific.

The Girl at the Ironing Board Trailer (1934)

22 August 1934

An early Merrie Melodies featuring the title song.

Big Man from the North Trailer (1931)

31 January 1931

Bosko is a Mountie in the cold, snowy north. His sergeant demands that he get his man: a peg-legged villain wanted dead or alive.

You Ought to Be in Pictures Trailer (1940)

18 May 1940

Daffy Duck convinces Porky Pig to quit the cartoon biz and try his luck in the features. Porky's adventures begin when he tries to enter the movie studio.

A Tale of Two Kitties Trailer (1942)

21 November 1942

Two alley cats, Babbitt and Catsello, decide to make a meal out of Orson as he sleeps in his nest atop a telephone pole.

Wacky Blackout Trailer (1942)

10 July 1942

We tour a farm and see how the various animals are preparing for the war, in a series of blackout skits.

All This and Rabbit Stew Trailer (1941)

20 September 1941

Bugs Bunny heckles a black hunter and escapes from a bear. One of the “Censored 11” banned from TV syndication by United Artists in 1968 for racist stereotyping.

Bosko and Honey Trailer (1932)

19 November 1932

This is an unreleased cartoon that eventually went on to have most of its animation recycled by Bosko's Dizzy Date.