Category: Directed by Harry Bailey

  • The Iron Man (1931, Harry Bailey and John Foster)

    The Iron Man‘s protagonist is not the Iron Man itself (himself?), which shows up after the halfway point. The protagonist is a cantankerous old man with some magic powers. He lives amongst all the adorable cartoon animals who sing and dance happily and he does what he can to ruin their days. He’s a bad…

  • A Close Call (1929, Harry Bailey and John Foster)

    A Close Call is a very strange little cartoon. First, it’s an early talkie, so everyone’s very excited about synchronized sound. So much so, in fact, a church choir breaks out into “You’re In The Army Now.” It’s a very odd song choice. But not as odd as the rest of Call. The cartoon concerns…