Cartoons released in 1931

224 cartoons ← 1930 1932 →

  1. Mother Goose Melodies

    April 17, 1931 No. 3105 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Various storybook characters come to life in song and dance, to the amusement of Old King Cole.

  2. Sing Sing Prison

    April 19, 1931 No. 3108 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

  3. Sunny South

    April 20, 1931 No. 3106 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions.

    Featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

  4. The Male Man

    April 24, 1931 No. FL3112 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    Bimbo seems to perform all the jobs of the post office, from delivery, to sorting, to canceling. He picks up a letter addressed to Davey Jones. It grows in size as he comes to the shore, an…

  5. Mad Melody

    April 26, 1931 No. VB-3109 Theatrical Series Van Beuren Studios

  6. Disarmament Conference

    April 27, 1931 No. 3104 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

    Krazy tries to bring peace among the feuding jungle animals until a group of angry hornets comes and spoils everything.

  7. Dumb Patrol

    April 1931 (estimated) No. 4664 Theatrical Series A Hugh Harman-Rudolf Ising Production, Vitaphone Pictures

    In this deft parody of the World War I aviation movies that were the rage in the late 1920s and early 1930s, Bosko is an ace flyer who goes into battle against a menacing foe.

  8. Halloween

    May 1, 1931 Theatrical Series M. J. Winkler Productions

    Toby organizes a Halloween celebration. Some witches and elves join the party.

  9. Kokka Kimigayo

    May 1, 1931 Theatrical Chiyogami Eiga-sha

  10. Ragtime Romeo

    May 2, 1931 Theatrical Series Celebrity Productions, Inc.

    Flip serenades his catlike girlfriend and the members of the neighborhood with some swing music on his piano. But his concert disrupts the slumber of a mean old lady cow. She calls the poli…

  11. The Fireman's Bride

    May 3, 1931 No. 3109 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

  12. The Moose Hunt

    May 3, 1931 No. CM-13 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Mickey and Pluto are out on a moose hunt. Things start off on a bad foot (paw?) when Mickey thinks he's shot Pluto and Pluto does nothing to dissuade that notion. Things continue to go bad…

  13. Country School

    May 5, 1931 No. 3107 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions.

    Featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

  14. Twenty Legs Under The Sea

    May 5, 1931 No. FL3113 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    Bimbo is a fisherman, and when he gets dragged under the sea, all sea life treats him like a king. Bimbo tricks all the fish out of the water. The fish find out- too late- that Bimbo runs a…

  15. Alexander's Ragtime Band

    May 9, 1931 No. FL3114 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    Three distinct segments: 1) A dog is taking a music lesson from a lion when a mouse starts playing as well. 2) The "Bouncing Ball" segment, consisting of the words to the title song. 3) Som…

  16. The Fly Guy

    May 10, 1931 No. VB-3110 Theatrical Series Van Beuren Studios

  17. The Sultan's Cat

    May 17, 1931 No. 3110 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    Featuring Farmer Al Falfa

  18. The Bandmaster

    May 18, 1931 No. UA-5 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions.

    Oswald tries to entertain a sad infant with his musical talents.

  19. Step On It

    May 21, 1931 Theatrical Fleischer Studios

    Featuring Bimbo, Girlfriend, Lizzie, Doctor

  20. Silly Scandals

    May 23, 1931 No. FL3115 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    Bimbo is trying to get in to see a theater stage show. Because he has no money, Bimbo tries various dodges to sneak into the theater, and eventually succeeds. A standard set of Fleischer au…

  21. Play Ball

    May 24, 1931 No. VB-3111 Theatrical Series Van Beuren Studios

    Cats, mice, hippos and elephants take you out to the ball game.

  22. The China Plate

    May 25, 1931 No. 3107 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    The designs on a china plate come to life and tell us the story of two star-crossed lovers and the problems caused them by a Mandarin and a fire-breathing dragon.

  23. Tanukichi No Ohanashi

    May 28, 1931 Theatrical Mombusho, Yokohama Cinema Shokai

  24. Soda Poppa

    May 29, 1931 No. 3105 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

    Krazy operates a soda shop. One of his customers is his girlfriend. Things go okay until a guy in a fancy car lures her away.

  25. A Day To Live

    May 31, 1931 No. 3111 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

  26. Just A Gigolo

    May 1931 (estimated) Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    Featuring The Singing Organist (Live-Action)

  27. Yodeling Yokels

    May 1931 (estimated) No. 4680 Theatrical Series A Hugh Harman-Rudolf Ising Production, Vitaphone Pictures

    A swinging time in the mountains of Switzerland. Bosko saves his lady friend from the ice floes while a mouse playing miniature golf tries for a hole in one.

  28. 'Neath The Bababa Tree

    June 1, 1931 Theatrical Series Warner Bros.

    Based on Dr. Seuss stories, this short-lived series was produced at Warner Bros. This cartoon is believed to be lost.

  29. And The Green Grass Grew All Around

    June 1, 1931 No. FL3116 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    It's a shotgun wedding, a big boy fly to a little girl fly, with her bearded dad holding the shotgun. A wedding party ensues, with an energetic hoe-down involving lots of dancing and playin…

  30. Northwoods

    June 1, 1931 No. 3109 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions.

    Featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

  31. Put On The Spout

    June 1, 1931 Theatrical Series Warner Bros.

    Based on Dr. Seuss stories, this short-lived series was produced at Warner Bros. This cartoon is believed to be lost.

  32. Toby The Bull Thrower

    June 7, 1931 Theatrical Series M. J. Winkler Productions

    Featuring Toby the Pup

  33. My Wife's Gone To The Country

    June 12, 1931 No. FL3117 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    A big dog-woman packs her bags with clothes. Three Bimbo-like pups help carry her baggage to the train station, and board the train with her. A bespectacled Bimbo-like doggy dad sees them o…

  34. Fisherman's Luck

    June 13, 1931 No. VB-3112 Theatrical Series Van Beuren Studios

    A cat who is fishing falls in love with a female fish/mermaid. They sing several great old-time songs along the way.

  35. The Delivery Boy

    June 13, 1931 No. CM-14 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Mickey's new job is delivering musical instruments. On his way, he stops his wagon to take them out and play them with Minnie. Mickey plays on everything in sight, such as animal udders, ri…

  36. 2000 B.C.

    June 14, 1931 No. 3112 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

  37. Pale Face Pup

    June 22, 1931 No. VB-3113 Theatrical Series Van Beuren Studios

  38. The Busy Beavers

    June 22, 1931 No. 3109 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    The beavers work on a marvelous dam. But when the floods come, all that work looks like it has gone to waste.

  39. The Herring Murder Case

    June 26, 1931 No. FL3118 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    Gus Gorilla murders Rudy the Herring with a packed pistol on a dark, cold night. As Gus leaves the scene, horrified onlookers and Koko the Clown pop out of the inkwell to get Bimbo the dete…

  40. Blues

    June 28, 1931 No. 3113 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

  41. Bosko's Holiday

    June 1931 (estimated) No. 4694 Theatrical Series A Hugh Harman-Rudolf Ising Production, Vitaphone Pictures

    Bosko's gal Honey wants to go on a picnic. Which is fresher, Bosko or his dog or the picnic sandwiches?

  42. Making 'Em Move

    July 5, 1931 No. VB-3114 Theatrical Series Van Beuren Studios

    A sassy cat visits a cartoon studio and learns the mysteries of animation. The process involved in creating a film is portrayed through gag-like scenes, including drawing, looping, filming…

  43. Mickey Steps Out

    July 7, 1931 No. CM-15 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Mickey and Pluto head over to Minnie's place, for some singing, dancing and piano playing. But when an alley cat gets into Minnie's house, their whole afternoon of music is ruined.

  44. That Old Gang Of Mine

    July 9, 1931 No. FL3119 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    A Yiddish girl alley cat (a Fanny Brice-type character) sits on a fence, crying a rain of tears on a mouse below. She looks at her boyfriend's picture, and bemoans her romantic situation. S…

  45. Stork Market

    July 11, 1931 No. 3106 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

    Featuring Krazy Kat

  46. By The Sea

    July 12, 1931 No. 3114 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

  47. The Stone Age

    July 13, 1931 No. 3110 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions.

    Featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

  48. Fun On The Ice

    July 19, 1931 No. VB-3115 Theatrical Series Van Beuren Studios

  49. Bimbo's Initiation

    July 24, 1931 No. FL3120 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    Bimbo is put through a madhouse of arcane initiation rites, all the while resisting membership in a mysterious clan of candle-headed bizarros. In a tale ripe for Freudian readings, Bimbo tu…

  50. The New Car

    July 25, 1931 Theatrical Series Celebrity Productions, Inc.

    Flip the Frog buys a used car (it's new to him) and goes for an outing with his girlfriend. He encounters traffic problems and cops. Watch as the car gets drunk.