Directing

Bill Tytla

Born October 25, 1904 · Yonkers, New York, USA

Died December 30, 1968 · aged 64

One of the original Disney animators and is considered by many to be the best character animator to work during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. Tytla is particularly noted for the animation of Grumpy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Stromboli in Pinocchio, Chernabog in the Night on Bald Mountain sequence from Fantasia and the title character in Dumbo. -Wikipedia entry

Known For

Snow White and the Seven DwarfsSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs · 1938
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
★ 7.11938
MovieFantasyAnimation
A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest in the land," and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own.
DumboDumbo · 1941
Dumbo
★ 7.01941
MovieAnimationFamily
Dumbo is a baby elephant born with over-sized ears and a supreme lack of confidence. But thanks to his even more diminutive buddy Timothy the Mouse, the pint-sized pachyderm learns to surmount all obstacles.
PinocchioPinocchio · 1940
Pinocchio
★ 7.11940
MovieAnimationFamily
When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio, is not yet a human boy. He must earn the right to be real by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish.
How to Play BaseballHow to Play Baseball · 1942
How to Play Baseball
★ 6.91942
MovieComedyAnimation
Goofy shows us the national pastime. After a brief overview, we have a demonstration of the many possible pitches. On to the World Series, where we go through an eventful inning, culminating in a baseball that disintegrates when being hit.
The Incredible Mr. LimpetThe Incredible Mr. Limpet · 1964
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
★ 6.21964
MovieAnimationFamily
Milquetoast Henry Limpet experiences his fondest wish and is transformed into a fish. As a talking fish he assists the US Navy in hunting German submarines during World War II.
Education for Death: The Making of the NaziEducation for Death: The Making of the Nazi · 1943
Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi
★ 6.91943
MovieAnimationDrama
A propaganda film during World War II about a boy who grows up to become a Nazi soldier.
Cock o' the WalkCock o' the Walk · 1935
Cock o' the Walk
★ 6.01935
MovieAnimation
The title character comes to town, complete with portable boxing ring. He grabs a local chicken and dances with her, inspiring several other barnyard animals to dance. But her rooster takes offense, and enters the ring to do battle.
Brave Little TailorBrave Little Tailor · 1938
Brave Little Tailor
★ 6.91938
MovieAnimationFantasy
When a giant threatens the land, the cityfolk mistake Mickey's boast of killing seven flies with one blow to be giants. He is then forced to fight the giant for real.

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Service with a GuileService with a Guile · 1946
Service with a Guile
★ 8.51946
MovieAnimationComedy
Olive runs a service station. The admiral pulls in and asks Olive to put some air in his tire, as he heads off to a cigar store. Meanwhile, the boys stop by on a 24-hour leave, and start to be "helpful" - which of course means that the tire, then the entire car, are in serious trouble. Not that Popeye doesn't do some amazing things to save the car; he carries it, atop a hoist, to the top of a very tall building under construction, then outruns it as it falls, and catches it, unscathed; the car is demolished, however, when Bluto snatches the hoist away and lets the car fall the remaining couple of meters onto Popeye. Spinach time: He manages to rebuild the car, apparently good as new, in the time it takes the admiral to walk back from the cigar store, so Bluto shoves him away to take credit. But the car falls to pieces when it's started, and the admiral puts Bluto on rust-scraping duty as Popeye and Olive float by in a rowboat.

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Rodeo RomeoRodeo Romeo · 1946
Rodeo Romeo
★ 8.01946
MovieAnimationComedy
Popeye and Olive are at the rodeo, starring Badlands Bluto. Olive is impressed by Bluto's stunts, many of them designed to make Popeye look bad. Dynamite, the bronco that's never been ridden busts out and Popeye, seeing his chance, downs some spinach and manages an impressive series of tricks, culminating in firing a bullet at Bluto and lassoing it just in time. Bluto's had enough, and he substitutes loco weed for Popeye's spinach, then challenges him to throw the bull. Popeye's fried brain sees the bull as a beautiful woman; he tries to dance with it. The bull throws Popeye against the box where Bluto is now sitting and throws the remaining loco weed into Bluto's open mouth; he sees Olive as a bull and grabs her. He tries to brand her; her cries of help arouse Popeye, who pulls out a fresh can of spinach and goes to work.

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