Max Fleischer Movies

Betty Boop and some friends go to Grampy's house for a party.

An old-fashioned "Burlesk" variety show, mostly animated with a live-action performance of "I'm Playing with Fire" by the Watson Sisters.

Popeye skates over to Olive's house to give her a Christmas present: ice skates of her own. While he's teaching her, Bluto skates up and gets fresh;...

Koko the clown is sent to the nut house by Max.

Popeye comes to ask Olive out, but finds she's gone off with the title character. Popeye goes to the circus (ringmaster Wimpy) looking for her, to...

The Inkwell Clown and his three partners rehearse their parts in a show while en route to the theatre in Max's car.

A combination of live action footage and stop-action animation is utilized to illustrate the theory of evolution.

To get at nurse Olive, Popeye and Bluto fake various illnesses. Olive sees through this and tells them they need to be either very sick or hurt real...

Popeye is having a dream. In it, Bluto interrupts his and Olive's flirtations with one another and keeps having the upper hand.

"Out of the Inkwell” cartoon by Fleischer Studios.

Betty Boop is incensed at her farmer neighbor's cruelty to his animals. Grampy knows how to teach him a lesson.

Gabby goes camping with the Mayor.

Popeye's 99-year-old father won't admit he's too old to help Popeye build a ship. Popeye tells him to build one side while he builds the other;...

KoKo accidentally spills ink on Max’s letter. An irritated Max draws him an oversized sparring partner. Remarkably, KoKo somehow manages to...

On a special train, Betty's show troupe rehearses: Betty sings, Bimbo juggles, and Koko does a soft-shoe. The train itself also does tricks.

Olive is moving out of her apartment; she's hired Bluto to move her things, but Popeye comes over to visit and won't be shown up.

Popeye is sitting outside Olive's lunchroom at the airport, distraught. She's closed the business to fly away with an aviator (Bluto, of course). But...

This fascinating series features Max himself, filmed in live action, sitting at a drawing board and concocting adventures for his star performer...

An initially realistic chess game becomes a chaotic, animated quest for the favors of Betty Boop (the black queen) by Bimbo (white king) and others,...

After The Daily Planet receives a letter from a mad scientist threatening to wreak destruction with his Electrothanasia Ray, Lois Lane heads out in...