The Newman Laugh-O-Grams were minute-long short films made in 1921 by Walt Disney in a garage he rented from his father. They include:
- A scene of Walt Disney sitting at his desk, drawing a picture of a criminal being kicked out of Kansas city.
- Disney's hand drawing a picture of a pair of women's legs in stockings in the middle of the paper with the top halves of two women on either side of her.
- His hand drawing a picture of someone driving a car that's in mid-bounce on a bumpy road.
- An animation of policemen walking into a police station, then being fired and literally thrown out before someone hangs a "cops wanted" sign on the station.
Like everything made during that time, they were all silent.
Films[]
Title | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
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Cleaning Up!!? | March 20 | First film produced by Laugh-O-Gram Studio, as part of demo reel. This film is not really animated, it just consists of Walt drawing a single frame. | |
Kansas City Girls Are Rolling Their Own Now | March 20 | This film is not really animated, it just consists of Walt drawing a single frame. | |
Did You Ever Take a Ride over Kansas City Street 'in a Fliver | March 20 | This film is not really animated, it just consists of Walt drawing a single frame. | |
Kansas City's Spring Clean-up | March 20 | A 2-second clip of this short is included in the intro to disc 1 of "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | First properly animated film produced by Laugh-O-Gram Studio, as part of demo reel. |