'The Haunted Ship' (1930) Van Beuren Aesop's Fables

[voltaman33]

These vintage toons are awesome.

[jmen4ever]

The last time I seen any of these toons on the air, was in the mid 1960s.Some of them get pretty kinky.

[PeachCreek2026]

what's the song the turtles were singing?

[priscianusjr]

"Sweet Adeline," music by Henry Armstrong, lyrics by Richard H. Gerard, first made famous by the Quaker City Four in 1903.

[qarusel]

Oh man, the black skeleton was great! First one I ever saw, and shows nicely the mentality of that time. :D

[twistedbabydoll]

I looooove when the turtles heads cam up close to the screen at the end! LOL! XD

[coondogtheman1234]

does anyone have the cartoon like this of the flying fish i remember seeing that one when i was really young yes they played these old toons in the 80s so if you have could you please post it thanks the name of it is, Aesop's Fable: First Flying Fish. if that helps any

[MirceaBell]

the singing turtles are awesome

[CyDaSnake]

So thats where the character from Catscratch got his name.

[coreyteen13]

okay. a cat holding its breath under salt water for five minutes???????? Wow.

[plyg]

was there an aesop's fables story called the Haunted Ship?

[grandpoobarr]

Aesop's sound fables, more like unsound.

[EvilCatsss]

@grandpoobarr Googen-splatter, too!

[GOTHMIDNIGHTMERMAID]

I like Van's work allot. It's very cleaver. :) There's a low budget dvd w/ his work titled: Aesop's fables.

[Tabascofanatikerin]

Mmhh...strange that I know a different intro.

But it's a very good cartoons, thanks for posting!! :)

I just wanna know how the cats survive underwater ?(

BTW I love the physical expression of the bigger cat at 02:56 :)

[PatheExchange]

Thank's so much for this video! Finally I've been able to see the Pathé Exchange rooster flapping and crowing on film (before it became RKO Pathé and then disappeared completely). I agree with gagaman: thank god there's internet and 1930's cartoons really are the best!

[mllequinn]

thanks for the video! it's a classic and very few cartoons compare to these imaginative gems.

[fromthesidelines]

At the time, John Foster (writer) & Mannie Davis (animator/director) had left the Paul Terry studio and joined Van Beuren's outfit, taking the "Aesop's Fables" title with them. By the time Van Beuren went out of business in 1936, Foster & Davis had returned to "Terry-Toons" (also bringing "Aesop" back) and staying with the studio for the rest of their animated careers.

[woofer32]

Wonderful.Thanks.

[gagaman]

That last show with the turtles faces zooming up to the screen would have truly disturbed as a kid, had it ever been on the telly. Thank god the internet is around for us to see this crazy old stuff! 1930's cartoons are the best!

[mllequinn]

yes! the turtles at the end would've scared me too. hehe!

[cartoonsonfilm]

Don't forget DVD now... ;-)

[Crestington]

that was so cool! I liked how that little guy was never afraid of any of the big nasty stuff and whenever it got too close he'd just bat it away.