Pat Matthews Movie Trailers

The Pied Piper of Basin Street Trailer (1945)

15 January 1945

In this swing version of the famous tale, a small town is overrun with rats. The mayor (caricature of Lou Costello) is in a quandary.

The Tell-Tale Heart Trailer (1953)

17 December 1953

A man's sanity is a point of contention as he confesses to murdering an elderly man, driven by the victim's pale blue 'vulture eye', culminating in guilt-induced auditory hallucinations of the victim's beating heart.

Mousie Come Home Trailer (1946)

15 April 1946

Andy Panda and his dog, Milo, share their house with an obnoxious mouse who enjoys tormenting the two above anything else.

Wild and Woody! Trailer (1948)

31 December 1948

Woody Woodpecker gallops into a wild western town, which can't keep a sheriff very long due to the notorious outlaw (and sheriff-killer) Buzz Buzzard.

Wet Blanket Policy Trailer (1948)

27 August 1948

Woody Woodpecker buys life insurance with the beneficiary being Buzz Buzzard who wants to collect early.

Woody Dines Out Trailer (1945)

31 March 1945

Woody Woodpecker goes out to dine and accidentally stumbles into a taxidermist's shop, thinking it is a restaurant.

Gerald McBoing-Boing Trailer (1950)

02 November 1950

The story of a little boy who would only talk in sound effects. With story by Dr. Seuss (and Bill Scott of Rocky and Bullwinkle fame) this cartoon won the Oscar for best short subject (animated) for 1950.

Dog Tax Dodgers Trailer (1948)

19 November 1948

Andy reads in the newspaper that dog catcher Wally Walrus is coming to collect $3.00 worth of dog tax from every dog owner.

Spellbound Hound Trailer (1950)

16 March 1950

Mr. Magoo invites a friend to his lakeside cabin, unaware that a bloodhound has pursued an escaped convict to that isolated location.

The Barber of Seville Trailer (1944)

21 April 1944

Woody is standing outside the Seville Barber Shop looking at the ads. Wanting a "victory haircut", he decides to enter the shop only to find the owner has stepped out for a physical.

Trouble Indemnity Trailer (1950)

14 September 1950

An insurance salesman enters Magoo's house hoping to make a sale. Magoo refuses but the salesman is eventually able to sell Magoo some by posing as one of Magoo's old college chums.

Ragtime Bear Trailer (1949)

29 September 1949

At the Hodge Podge Lodge, a crotchety, near-sighted Mister Magoo takes a banjo-playing bear to be his nephew, Waldo.

Bungled Bungalow Trailer (1951)

15 January 1951

Mr. Magoo's house is towed-away by thieves.

Woody the Giant Killer Trailer (1947)

15 December 1947

Out of work, Woody complains about his not having any living quarters. A slick talking con man convinces him to buy some "magic beans" promising they will guarantee him a home.

Rooty Toot Toot Trailer (1951)

15 November 1951

Frankie walks into a bar, where she catches her boyfriend Johnny with the sensuous Nellie Bly and kills him in a fit of jealousy.

Pete Hothead Trailer (1952)

24 September 1952

This UPA cartoon introduces a new character, Pete Hothead, a feisty little man with a violent temper.

Hotsy Footsy Trailer (1952)

22 October 1952

Magoo's at a Rutgers alumni dance and winds up squaring off with a pro wrestler at the arena across the alley, thinking he's dancing with the wife of an old friend.