Paul Terry
Born in San Mateo, California, USA — Feb 19 1887• Died Oct 25 1971
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Biography
Paul Houlton Terry was an American pioneering animator and founder of Terrytoons, cartoonist, screenwriter, film director and producer. He produced over 1,300 cartoons between 1915 and 1955 including the many Terrytoons cartoons. His studio's most famous character is Mighty Mouse, and also created Heckle and Jeckle, Gandy Goose and Dinky Duck.
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Paul Terry's Credits
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Flying South
Writing
Cartoon Carnival
Self (archive footage)
Fishing by the Sea
Production
Ickle Meets Pickle
Production
Raiding the Raiders
Production
Closer Than a Brother
Directing
Farmer Al Falfa's Ape Girl
Writing
The Uninvited Pests
Production
Winning the West
Production
Pandora's Box
Production
The Life and Times of Farmer Al
Writing
A Fast Worker
Directing
Big Game
Directing
Land o' Cotton
Directing
The Model Dairy
Production
Kill or Cure
Production
Hare and Frogs
Directing
A Brave Heart
Directing
Down on the Phoney Farm
Visual Effects
Black Magic
Directing
The Hitch Hikers
Production
Ship Ahoy
Production
The Lion and the Mouse
Production
The Fable of a Raisin and a Cake of Yeast
Directing
The Big Burg
Directing
The Huntsman
Production
The Happy Cobblers
Writing
My Lady's Garden
Directing
Taming the Cat
Production
The Human Fly
Directing
Cat Trouble
Production
The Wicked City
Directing
Eliza on the Ice
Production
Hook, Line and Sinker
Directing
Off to China
Directing
S.O.S.
Directing
Maid in China
Writing
2000 B.C.
Writing
The Hay Ride
Writing
The Musical Parrot
Directing
The Banker's Daughter
Writing
Magic Boots
Directing
Why Argue
Production
Do Women Pay?
Directing
One Good Turn Deserves Another
Directing
Skating Hounds
Directing
The Foxy-Fox
Directing
A Tough Egg
Directing
The Medicine Man
Directing
The Western Trail
Directing
Venus and the Cat
Production
More Mice Than Brains
Production
The Wandering Minstrel
Directing
A Mad House
Directing
A Barnyard Rodeo
Directing
Puddy's Coronation
Directing
A Polar Flight
Directing
The Big Build-Up
Production
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Directing
The Mechanical Cow
Production
The Eternal Triangle
Directing
Sunday on the Farm
Production
A Jungle Triangle
Directing
The Fishing Fool
Directing
Irish Stew
Writing
Jolly Jail Bird
Directing
The Big Game Haunt
Production
The Champion
Directing
The Villain's Curse
Directing
For the Love of a Gal
Directing
The Sunny South
Directing
The Wreck of the Hesperus
Production
Nuts and Squirrels
Directing
Three Game Guys
Directing
Pharaoh's Tomb
Directing
The Spendthrift
Directing
Mighty Mouse Meets Jekyll and Hyde Cat
Production
The Land Boom
Production
The Bone of Contention
Directing
Pests
Production
An Ideal Farm
Directing
Salt Water Taffy
Directing
Bad Bill Bunion
Production
The Spider Talks
Directing
Ball Park
Visual Effects
The Mouse of Tomorrow
Production
The Woman and the Hen
Directing
The Silver Streak
Production
The Green Line
Production
The Crackpot King
Production
Gun Shy
Directing
Amateur Night
Directing
The Good Ship Nellie
Directing
Wood Choppers
Directing
The Big Tent
Directing
The June Bride
Directing
The Two Barbers
Production
Mice In Council
Production
A Dog's Day
Directing
The Snow Man
Production
A Cross Country Run
Directing
Farmer Al Falfa's Wolfhound
Directing
The Sultan's Birthday
Production
The Honor System
Directing
The Fable of the Jolly Rounders
Directing
Fisherman's Luck
Directing
Fried Chicken
Writing
The Junk Man
Directing
The Big Scare
Directing
Farmer Al Falfa's Prune Plantation
Directing
The Lioness and the Bugs
Directing
The Farmer And The Mice
Production
The Prodigal Pup
Directing
House Cleaning Time
Directing
Barnyard Melody
Production
A Woman's Honor
Directing
Snapping the Whip
Directing
School Daze
Production
Mighty Mouse Meets Deadeye Dick
Production
River Of Doubt
Directing
French Fried
Writing
The Frogs That Wanted a King
Directing
The Housing Shortage
Directing
The Road House
Directing
Swiss Cheese
Writing
Puppy Love
Directing
The Electronic Mouse Trap
Production
A Day to Live
Directing
The Cat and the Monkey
Directing
The Stork's Mistake
Directing
The Fox Hunt
Writing
Irish Sweepstakes
Directing
Rip Van Winkle
Directing
Tom, Tom the Piper's Son
Directing
The Hep Cat
Production
The Beauty Parlor
Directing
The Country Mouse and the City Mouse
Directing
A Trip to the Pole
Directing
South Pole or Bust
Directing
The Tiger and the Donkey
Directing
On the Ice
Production
Old Dog Tray
Directing
Mighty Mouse and the Kilkenny Cats
Production
Happy Go Luckies
Visual Effects
Subway Sally
Directing
Down on the Farm
Directing
Five Puplets
Directing
The Walrus Hunters
Directing
Amateur Night on the Ark
Production
Svengali's Cat
Production
An Alpine Flapper
Directing
The Big Reward
Directing
The Home Agent
Directing
The High Flyers
Directing
Sink or Swim
Directing
Ventriloquists
Visual Effects
The Magic Fish
Directing
A Fish Story
Directing
The Cat and the Pig
Directing
Farmer Al Falfa's Revenge
Directing
Spanish Onions
Writing
Home Sweet Home
Directing
Scotch Highball
Visual Effects
A Lad and His Lamp
Directing
Jail Birds
Directing
Social Security in America
The Owl and the Grasshopper
Directing
Venus of Venice
Directing
The Organ Grinder
Directing
That Old Can of Mine
Directing
Joe's Lunch Wagon
Directing
Rats in His Garret
Production
The Fable of the Man Who Laughs
Directing
The Love Nest
Directing
The Bad Bandit
Directing
A June Bride
Directing
The Cat and the Canary
Directing
Bubbling Over
Directing
In His Cups
Directing
War Bride
Directing
Wolf! Wolf!
Production
The Johnstown Flood
Production
The Dog and the Flea
Directing
The Jail Break
Production
Radio Controlled
Directing
Noah's Athletic Club
Directing
Wild Cats of Paris
Directing
Hunting in 1950
Directing
Farmer Al Falfa's Blind Pig
Directing
Crying Wolf
Production
The Feud
Directing
The Black Spider
One Game Pup
Directing
The Rooster and the Eagle
Directing
Flop Secret
Writing
A Horse's Tale
Directing
The 19th Hole Club
Directing
Aged in the Wood
Directing
Farmer Al Falfa's Bride
Directing
Great Explorers
Directing
The Bonehead Age
Directing
The Maid and the Millionaire
Directing
Christmas Toyshop
Directing
The Spider's Lair
Directing
My Old Kentucky Home
Production
Hot Turkey
Writing
Coast to Coast
Production
Moans and Groans
Directing
Grandma's House
Directing
Golden Spoon Mary
Directing
A Cat's Life
Directing
She Knew Her Man
Directing
Alpine Yodeler
Directing
The Timid Scarecrow
Production
The Port of Missing Mice
Production
Mighty Mouse and the Wolf
Production
Back to the Soil
Directing
Derby Day
Directing
The Sailor's Home
Directing
Around the World
Directing
The Wayward Dog
Directing
Jack's Shack
Directing
The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg
Directing
The Hero Wins
Directing
The Bully
Directing
The Five Fifteen
Directing
Peg Leg Pete, the Pirate
Directing
Flying Fever
Directing
When Snow Flies
Production
Mice in Council
Directing
King Looney XIV
Directing
Love in a Cottage
Directing
The Good Old Days
Directing
Caviar
Writing
The Bull Fight
Directing
In Dutch
Visual Effects
The Rat's Revenge
Directing
On the Ice
Directing
Echoes from the Alps
Directing
The Wind Jammers
Directing
The Early Bird
Directing
The Big Shot
Directing
Mice at War
Directing
Alaska or Bust
Directing
The Cat and the Swordfish
Directing
Southern Rhythm
Directing
Ye Olde Toy Shop
Directing
The Family Album
Visual Effects
Who Killed Cock-Robin
Writing
Horses, Horses, Horses
Directing
Ants in Your Pantry
Production
Farmer Al Falfa and His Tentless Circus
Directing
Farmer Al Falfa Sees New York
Directing
Super Mouse Rides Again
Production
Mighty Mouse in the Trojan Horse
Production
Deep Stuff
Directing
Pigskin Capers
Writing
The Rich Cat and the Poor Cat
Directing
Jungle Sports
Directing
The Flying Age
Directing
The Fable of the Dog and the Fish
Directing
Farmer's Goat
Directing
The Mayflower
Directing
A Midsummer's Day
Directing
The Golden West
Production
The Lorelei
Writing
Farmer Al Falfa Invents a New Kite
Directing
By the Sea
Writing
Christmas Cheer
Directing
Cracked Ice
Directing
The Mail Coach
Production
20,000 Feats under the Sea
Directing
The Saw Mill Mystery
Directing
Aladdin's Lamp
Writing
The Hare and the Tortoise
Directing
Bug House College Days
Directing
City Slickers
Writing
Slow But Sure
Directing
A Blaze of Glory
Directing
The Fable of Henpecked Henry
Production
Hula Hula Land
Production
The Fly and the Ant
Directing
Good Old College Days
Directing
The Pie-Eyed Piper
Directing
The Lion's Friend
Directing
A Lighthouse by the Sea
Directing
The Black Duck
Directing
Dinner Time
Directing
The Last Straw
Writing
The Wolf and the Kid
Directing
Throwing the Bull
Production
The Morning After
Directing
The First Snow
Directing
Where Friendship Ceases
Production
Home Town Olympics
Directing
Beaver Trouble
Production
Modern Red Hood
Directing
Jail Breakers
Directing
The Fable of Henry's Busted Romance
Directing
The Moth and the Spider
Directing
Character as Revealed by the Ear
Directing
Hitting the Rails
Directing
The Runt
Directing
Summertime
Directing
In the Good Old Summertime
Directing
The Fable of the Traveling Salesman
Production
Mighty Mouse in Krakatoa
Production
Bull-ero
Directing
Southern Horse-pitality
Directing
The Honor Man
Directing
Farmer Al Falfa's Pet Cat
Directing
Happy Landing
Production
A Day's Outing
Directing
The Dog And The Mosquito
Writing
The Magnetic Bat
Directing
April Showers
Directing
The Country Mouse and the City Cat
Directing
Love at First Sight
Directing
Pandora
Directing
Fruitful Farm
Directing
Opera Night
Directing
Barnyard Lodge Number One
Directing
The Crawl Stroke Kid
Directing
The Shootin' Fool
Directing
The Boy Friend
Directing
Down with Cats
Production
The King's Daughter
Directing
The Sultan's Cat
Writing
Mighty Mouse and the Pirates
Production
Barnyard Artists
Directing
Frankenstein's Cat
Production
Bigger and Better Jails
Directing
Why Mice Leave Home
Directing
Dough Boys
Directing
Ireland or Bust
Writing
Cabaret
Directing
Barnyard Amateurs
Directing
Knight Out
Directing
Saved by a Keyhole
Directing
The Break of Day
Directing
Mysteries of Old Chinatown
Directing
The Fable of the Mysterious Hat
Directing
White Elephant
Production
The Haunted House
Directing
Wooden Money
Directing
The Lion and the Mouse
Visual Effects
Farmer Al Falfa's Egg-Citement
Directing
Bugs Beetle and His Orchestra
Directing
Better Late Than Never
Production
Farm Hands
Directing
Rural Romance
Directing
The Phoney Express
Directing
The Old Fire Horse
Writing
All Bull and a Yard Wide
Directing
The Water Cure
Directing
The Fable of the Mischievous Cat
Production
Farmer Al Falfa's Scientific Dairy
Directing
The Fable of the Worm That Turned
Directing
Kangaroo Steak
Writing
All for a Bride
Directing
The Power of Thought
Production
The Dog Show
Directing
The Dog and the Bone
Directing
House Cleaning
Directing
The Hunter and His Dog
Directing
Mother Goose's Birthday Party
Production
The Ugly Duckling
Directing
The End of the World
Directing
The Great Open Spaces
Directing
The Hermit and the Bear
Directing
Beanstalk Jack
Writing
Flying Oil
Directing
The Fable of the Dog's Paradise
Directing
Tropical Fish
Writing
Laundry Man
Production
The Queen Bee
Directing
The Wicked Wolf
Production
The Fox and Crow
Writing
Somewhere in the Pacific
Writing
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Directing
Chain Letters
Directing
The Fashionable Fox
Directing
Cheating the Cheaters
Directing
Circus Days
Directing
Flying Fishers
Directing
In the Rough
Directing
The Mouse's Bride
Production
Taking the Air
Directing
The Fable of Friday the 13th
Production
Springtime
Directing
Homeless Pups
Directing
Sing, Sing Prison
Writing
Liquid Dynamite
Directing
The Pie Man
Directing
Farmer Al Falfa's Catastrophy
Directing
Fireman, Save My Child
Directing
Bars and Stripes
Directing
The Body in the Bag
Directing
At the Zoo
Directing
A Buggy Ride
Directing
The Lion and the Monkey
Directing
A Short Circuit
Production
Little Herman
Directing
The Fable of the Mechanical Horse
Directing
Three Blind Mice
Directing
Cop's Bride
Directing
Presto-Chango
Directing
Devil of the Deep
Production
Football
Directing
Birdland
Directing
The Plow Boy's Revenge
Directing
The Elephant's Trunk
Directing
Lumber Jacks
Directing
Chop Suey and Noodles
Directing
Gridiron Demons
Directing
The Owl and the Pussycat
Directing
Why Mules Leave Home
Directing
What a Night
Directing
Air-Cooled
Directing
The Fable of the Gliders
Directing
High Stakes
Directing
The Farmer and the Cat
Directing
Five Orphans of the Storm
Production
The Fable of the Rolling Stone
Directing
The Fable of a Stone Age Romeo
Directing
Sunny Italy
Directing
Rover's Rescue
Production
Nick's Coffee Pot
Production
The Fable of the Romantic Mouse
Directing
Hollywood Diet
Writing
Faithful Pup
Directing
Blues
Directing
The Fable of the Boastful Cat
Directing
Carnival Week
Directing
Clean-Up Week
Directing
Desert Sheiks
Directing
The Frog and the Catfish
Directing
Homeless Cats
Directing
The Nine of Spades
Directing
Permanent Waves
Directing
Some Barrier
Directing
Farmer Al Falfa's Wayward Pup
Directing
The Dissatisfied Cobbler
Directing
Character as Revealed by the Mouth
Directing
A Plumber's Life
Directing
Happy Polo
Directing
The Cat and the Magnet
Production
Hey Diddle Diddle
Directing
The Flying Carpet
Directing
The Burglar Alarm
Production
When Winter Comes
Production
Aladdin's Lamp
Directing
China
Directing
The County Fair
Directing
A Dark Horse
Directing
Darkest Africa
Directing
Play Ball
Directing
The Fox and the Goat
Directing
Monkey Love
Directing
The Fable of the Spider and the Fly
Directing
Up in the Air
Directing
A Hole In One
Directing
The Fable of the Cat and the Mice
Directing
Gold Push
Directing
Movie Madness
Production
The Fable of Brewing Trouble
Directing
Jingle Bells
Directing
Fly Time
Directing
From Rags to Riches and Back Again
Directing
Custard Pies
Directing
Lighter Than Air
Directing
Fable of the Two Explorers
Directing
Two Slick Traders
Directing
Holland Days
Directing
Transatlantic Flight
Directing
The Dancing Bear
Production
Sweet Adeline
Directing
The Fox and the Grapes
Production
Barnyard Politics
Directing
Amelia Comes Back
Directing
The Bear and the Bees
Directing
The Black Sheep
Directing
Ant Life as It Isn't
Directing
The Boy and the Bear
Directing
A Stone Age Romance
Directing
The Cat Came Back
Directing
Cats at Law
Directing
The Charleston Queen
Directing
Crime in a Big City
Directing
Character as Revealed by the Eye
Directing
Character as Revealed by the Nose
Directing
Concentrate
Directing
Stage Struck
Directing
The Fireman's Bride
Directing
Quack Quack
Directing
Farmer Al Falfa's Watermelon Patch
Directing
Fish Day
Directing
The Dog and the Wolves
Directing
The Frog and the Ox
Directing
The Gamblers
Directing
Hearts and Showers
Directing
Hawks of the Sea
Directing
The Haunted House
Directing
Kidnapped
Directing
The Champ
Production
The Magician
Directing
Mail Man
Directing
The Merry Blacksmith
Directing
Scrambled Eggs
Directing
Noah Had His Troubles
Directing
Outnumbered
Directing
Runaway Balloon
Directing
Running Wild
Directing
The Two Trappers
Directing
Window Washers
Directing
A Day Off
Directing
The Farmer and his Cat
Directing
See the World
Directing
Hot Sands
Directing
The Thoroughbred
Directing
Barnyard Follies
Directing
Bubbles
Directing
The Covered Pushcart
Directing
Cutting a Melon
Directing
His Trial
Directing
Message from the Sea
Directing
Mysteries of the Sea
Directing
Rough and Ready Romeo
Directing
The Son Shower
Directing
Soap
Directing
A Yarn About Yarn
Directing
Polo Match
Directing
Buck Fever
Directing
Clowning
Directing
Spooks
Directing