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Leon Schlesinger
Producer 1884 - 1949

Leon Schlesinger

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Leon Schlesinger (May 20, 1884 – December 25, 1949) was an American film producer who founded Leon Schlesinger Productions, which later became the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio, during the Golden Age of American animation. He was a distant relative of the Warner Brothers. As... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person produced

19 titles
Little Red Riding Rabbit

Little Red Riding Rabbit

Friz Freleng 1944 7m 6.0

Bugs, the Wolf and bobby-soxer Red chase each other around while Grandma is off working at Lockheed aircraft.

Buckaroo Bugs

Buckaroo Bugs

Robert Clampett 1944 8m 6.5

Bugs is the Masked Marauder, a carrot thief whom Brooklyn's Red Hot Ryder must try to bring to justice.

Birdy and the Beast

Birdy and the Beast

Robert Clampett 1944 7m 7.0

Tweety is set upon by a fat, jowly cat, who winds up with, among other things, a dozen eggs and a gallon of gasoline in his mouth instead of the little bird.

Tortoise Wins by a Hare

Tortoise Wins by a Hare

Robert Clampett 1943 7m 6.5

Bugs challenges Cecil Turtle to race, only this time he's wearing an aerodynamic suit like Cecil's. Unfortunately, the gambling ring has bet everything on the rabbit, and Bugs now looks like a tortoise.

The Wise Quacking Duck

The Wise Quacking Duck

Robert Clampett 1943 7m 6.0

An exceedingly mild-mannered man is sent out to kill a duck for dinner by his wife. Unfortunately for him, he picks Daffy Duck as his victim. The two face off and do battle for the remainder of the cartoon.

Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs

Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs

Robert Clampett 1943 8m 6.0

Spoof of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) with an all-black cartoon cast. One of the “Censored 11” banned from TV syndication by United Artists in 1968 for racist stereotyping.

A Corny Concerto

A Corny Concerto

Robert Clampett 1943 8m 6.0

Elmer Fudd introduces two pieces of classical music: "Tales of the Vienna Woods" and "The Blue Danube", and acted out by Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Laramore the Hound Dog, a family of swans, and a juvenile Daffy Duck.

The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall

The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall

Chuck Jones 1942 9m 7.0

Three fun-loving, morally upright brothers from Pimento University save their fiancée from their fiendish archenemy, Dan Backslide, in this spoof of the Rover Boys.

A Tale of Two Kitties

A Tale of Two Kitties

Robert Clampett 1942 8m 7.0

Babbit and Catstello, take-offs on Bud Abbott and Lou Costello try to catch the little Tweety bird, using everything from stilts to dynamite. Trouble is, the tiny bird has a vicious streak in him.

Wabbit Twouble

Wabbit Twouble

Tex Avery, Robert Clampett 1941 8m 6.5

Elmer Fudd expects to find "west and wewaxation" during his visit to Jellostone National Park, but he sets up camp in Bugs' backyard, and the rabbit (and a neighboring bear) definitely don't have leisure in mind.

Tortoise Beats Hare

Tortoise Beats Hare

Tex Avery 1941 7m 7.0

An angry Bugs Bunny challenges the slick Cecil Turtle to a race.

You Ought to Be in Pictures

You Ought to Be in Pictures

Friz Freleng 1940 10m 7.5

Daffy Duck convinces Porky Pig to quit the cartoon biz and try his luck in the features. Porky's adventures begin when he tries to enter the movie studio.

A Wild Hare

A Wild Hare

Tex Avery 1940 8m 7.5

While hunting rabbits, Elmer Fudd comes across Bugs Bunny, who tricks and harasses the hunter.

Old Glory

Old Glory

Chuck Jones 1939 9m 5.5

Porky suddenly refuses at learning the Pledge of Allegiance until Uncle Sam appears to him in his dreams and gives him a lesson in American history.

Porky in Wackyland

Porky in Wackyland

Robert Clampett 1938 7m 6.5

Porky Pig travels to a surreal land in order to hunt and catch the elusive Do-Do bird, reportedly the last of its kind.

Porky in Egypt

Porky in Egypt

Robert Clampett 1938 7m 5.0

Porky is a tourist. He's missed the main camel, so he rents one of his own. Both of them are soon overcome by the hot desert sun; the camel starts hallucinating, and marches off, playing the bagpipes. Porky sees the camel swimming in a pool, but it turns out to be a mirage.

Katnip Kollege

Katnip Kollege

Cal Howard, Cal Dalton 1938 7m 5.0

At the Katnip Kollege, a roomful of cats take a course in Swingology. Everyone swings except Johnny, who can't cut it and must sit in the dunce chair. Miss Kitty Bright tells him to look her up when he learns how to swing. Finally, listening to the pendulum clock at night, Johnny gets the beat.

Daffy Duck in Hollywood

Daffy Duck in Hollywood

Tex Avery 1938 8m 6.0

Daffy Duck causes trouble on a Hollywood film set.

I Love to Singa

I Love to Singa

Tex Avery 1936 8m 6.0

A spoof of Al Jolson's "The Jazz Singer", a strict piano teaching owl is cursed with a son who "loves to singa", but only jazz.

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