Directing

Mannie Davis

Born January 23, 1894 · Yonkers, New York, USA (age 132)

Mannie Davis (born Emanuel Davis) was born on January 23, 1894 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Frisky Frolics (1932), The Lion Hunt (1938) and City Slicker (1951). He died in October 1975 in New York City, New York, USA.

Known For

Spring FeverSpring Fever · 1951
Spring Fever
★ 8.01951
MovieAnimation
A Paul Terry Terrytoon cartoon (production number 5109) in which Gandy Goose gets spring fever (the only mention of the word "spring" in this seven-minute cartoon) and runs away from home, and promptly runs into a fox, proprietor of a roadside diner, who wishes to offer goose-fricassee on his menu. Gandy's goose is about to be cooked, until he develops a sneezing-fit and sneezes his way back home. This cartoon has nothing do do with some MTK3 short with the same title.
Log RollersLog Rollers · 1953
Log Rollers
★ 9.01953
MovieAnimationComedy
Heckle and Jeckle, the talking magpies, are in need of upgraded-housing and decide to help themselves to the logs and lumber laying unused in Big Pierre's lumber yard. Big Pierre thinks this a bit high-handed on the part of the two birds, and his objections leads to several battles and mêlées, which leads to a big explosion which causes the logs to fall and form a house. But the house collapses, and Heckle and Jeckle shrug it off and depart the premises.
King Tut's TombKing Tut's Tomb · 1950
King Tut's Tomb
★ 8.01950
MovieAnimationComedy
Heckle and Jeckle, wearing pith helmets, are riding their flying carpet over Egypt. They come in for a landing near a likely pyramid, and decide to investigate.
The Talking MagpiesThe Talking Magpies · 1946
The Talking Magpies
★ 6.81946
MovieAnimationComedy
The magpies move into a nest in a tree right outside an old man's bedroom window. Chaos ensues as the magpies and the old man each try to best each other, the old man trying to get the magpies to be quiet, and the two of them being anything BUT quiet.
Wise QuacksWise Quacks · 1953
Wise Quacks
★ 9.01953
MovieAnimation
Dinky Duck can't sing, but sells his soul to become a success.
Bargain DazeBargain Daze · 1953
Bargain Daze
★ 10.01953
MovieAnimationComedy
There's a big sale about to start at the store. To get there early, Heckle and Jeckle go to bed in the store's window.
MidnightMidnight · 1930
Midnight
★ 4.01930
MovieAnimationMusic
It's a straight musical involving a barbershop quartet of alley cats and some dogs summoned from the pound to quiet them to little success. The animation and visual gags are simple and old fashioned, but the aural gags are nicely done and even if there's little coordination between the animation and the music.
Barnyard BaseballBarnyard Baseball · 1939
Barnyard Baseball
★ 10.01939
MovieAnimation
Gandy's Baseball team, composed mainly of fowl, takes on another made up of pigs.

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