Bray Productions was the dominant animation studio based in the United States during the years of World War I and the early interwar era, becoming a springboard for several key animators of the 20th century, including the Fleischer brothers, Walter Lantz, Paul Terry, Shamus Culhane and Grim Natwick among others.
Series during the Lantz era[]
- Colonel Heeza Liar (1922–1924): directed by Vernon Stallings (1922-1924); Walter Lantz (1924)
- Dinky Doodle (1924–1926): directed by Walter Lantz
- Unnatural History (1925–1927): directed by Walter Lantz and Clyde Geronimi
- Hot Dog Cartoons (1926–1927): directed by Walter Lantz and Clyde Geronimi
In addition, Lantz co-produces an unnamed sound-on-film cartoon in 1927, in between the releases of Don Juan and The Jazz Singer and coincidentally shortly before Bray Pictures' demise.
Note: Lantz also animated Jerry on the Job as well as his directorial short The Mad Locomotive.
Gallery[]
Walter Lantz with his Bray Studios characters
Notes[]
- Today, all Lantz-directed cartoons produced at Bray Studios are now in the public domain in the United States as of January 1, 2023.
- All Bray Studios cartoons and comedies are also now in the public domain as of January 1, 2024.