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The following is a list of animated films in the
public domain The public domain (PD) consists of all the creative work to which no exclusive intellectual property rights apply. Those rights may have expired, been forfeited, expressly waived, or may be inapplicable. Because those rights have expired, ...
in the United States for which there is a source to verify its status as public domain under the terms of U.S. copyright law. For more information, see
List of films in the public domain in the United States Most films are subject to copyright, but those listed here are believed to be in the public domain in the United States. This means that no government, organization, or individual owns any copyright over the work, and as such it is common property ...
. Films published before are not included because all such films are in the public domain (Note: while the film in and of itself may be in the public domain, the original versions may incorporate elements that remain under a separate copyright). Some shorts listed here were produced for the United States government such as the ''
Private Snafu Private Snafu is the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional adult animated shorts, ironic and humorous in tone, that were produced between 1943 and 1945 during World War II. The films were designed to instruct servi ...
'' series. Because they were produced for the U.S. government, they automatically fall into the public domain.


Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 ...

#'' To Spring'' (1936) # Jerky Turkey'' (1945) #'' Doggone Tired'' (1949)


Warner Bros. Pictures

The films listed below were last owned by
Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures is an American film production and distribution company of the Warner Bros. Pictures Group division of Warner Bros. Entertainment (both ultimately owned by Warner Bros. Discovery). The studio is the flagship producer of ...
when the time for their renewals came up. Source: '' Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain'''' Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain'' by Walter E. Hurst, via


Looney Tunes

# Sinkin' in the Bathtub (1930) #
Congo Jazz ''Congo Jazz'' is a Looney Tunes cartoon starring Warner Bros.' first cartoon star, Bosko. The cartoon was released in September 1930. It was distributed by Warner Bros. and The Vitaphone Corporation. ''Congo Jazz'' was the first cartoon to f ...
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Hold Anything ''Hold Anything'' is the third short in the ''Looney Tunes'' series from Warner Bros., released to theaters in October 1930. Featuring Bosko (the star of ''Looney Tunes'' shorts of that time), it is loosely based on the lost film ''Hold Everyt ...
(1930) # Booze Hangs High, The (1930) # Box Car Blues (1930) #
Big Man from the North ''Big Man from the North'' is an American animated short film. It is a ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon, featuring Bosko, the first star of the series. It was released in January 1931, although some sourcesMaltin, Leonard. ''Of Mice and Magic: a History ...
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Ain't Nature Grand! ''Ain't Nature Grand!'' is a February 1931 Looney Tunes cartoon featuring Bosko Bosko is an animated cartoon character created by animators Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. Bosko was the first recurring character in Leon Schlesinger's cartoo ...
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Ups 'n Downs ''Ups N' Downs'' is a 1931 Looney Tunes cartoon featuring Bosko. It was released in April 1931 and is directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. The film score was written by Frank Marsales. Plot Bosko is working as a hot dog salesman at a fa ...
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Dumb Patrol ''Dumb Patrol'' is a 1964 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon short directed by Gerry Chiniquy. It was released on January 18, 1964, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. Director Gerry Chiniquy was a longtime animator in Friz Freleng's unit. ...
(1931) # Yodeling Yokels (1931) # Bosko's Holiday (1931) # The Tree's Knees (1931) #
Bosko Shipwrecked! ''Bosko Shipwrecked!'' is a 1931 one-reel short subject featuring Bosko; part of the Looney Tunes series. It was released on September 19, 1931 and is directed by Hugh Harman. This is the first Looney Tunes short to only have one director (as wel ...
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Bosko the Doughboy ''Bosko the Doughboy'' is a one-reel 1931 short subject animated cartoon, part of the ''Bosko'' series. It was directed by Hugh Harman, and first released on October 17, 1931 as part of the ''Looney Tunes'' series from Harman-Ising Productio ...
(1931) # Bosko's Soda Fountain (1931) #
Bosko's Fox Hunt ''Bosko's Fox Hunt'' is a 1931 one-reel short subject featuring Bosko as part of the ''Looney Tunes'' series. It was released on December 12, 1931 and is directed by Hugh Harman. The film score was composed by Frank Marsales. The cartoon's pl ...
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Bosko at the Zoo ''Bosko at the Zoo'' is an American animated short film featuring Bosko. It is a ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon, released on January 9, 1932. Like most ''Looney Tunes'' of the time, it was directed by Hugh Harman Hugh Harman (August 31, 1903 – No ...
(1932) # Battling Bosko (1932) #
Big-Hearted Bosko ''Big-Hearted Bosko'' is a 1932 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon, featuring Bosko, the original star of the series. It was released on March 5, 1932, although one source offers for it (and other contemporary Bosko shorts) only an ambiguous ...
(1932) # Bosko's Party (1932) #
Bosko and Bruno Bosko is an animated cartoon character created by animators Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. Bosko was the first recurring character in Leon Schlesinger's cartoon series and was the star of 39 ''Looney Tunes'' shorts released by Warner Bros. He ...
(1932) # Bosko's Dog Race (1932) # Bosko at the Beach (1932) #
Bosko and Honey Bosko is an animation, animated cartoon fictional character, character created by animators Harman and Ising, Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. Bosko was the first recurring character in Leon Schlesinger's cartoon series and was the star of 39 ''Lo ...
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Bosko's Store ''Bosko's Store'' is a 1932 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Hugh Harman. It was released on August 13, 1932, and stars Bosko, the first star of the series. As is the case with most ''Looney Tunes'' of its time, it was directed ...
(1932) # Bosko the Lumberjack (1932) #
Hollywood Capers ''Hollywood Capers'' is a 1935 short animated film of the ''Looney Tunes'' series. It stars Beans the Cat in the character's second solo cartoon. Porky Pig, Porky also made a cameo. Plot One day in Hollywood, actors come to the studio to do thei ...
(1935) # Boom Boom (1936) # Westward Whoa (1936) #
Porky's Railroad ''Porky's Railroad'' is a Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin. The short was released on August 7, 1937, and stars Porky Pig. Plot The short begins with many views of the #515 4-4-2 Atlantic type steam engine, Alfred ...
(1937) # Get Rich Quick Porky (1937) #
Porky's Garden ''Porky's Garden'' is a 1937 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' animated cartoon directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on September 11, 1937, and stars Porky Pig.* This cartoon's theme is a ''Looney Tunes'' theme from 1937, known as Porky Sign ...
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Ali-Baba Bound ''Ali-Baba Bound'' is a 1940 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on February 10, 1940, and stars Porky Pig. The title is a spoof of the song ''I'm Alabama Bound''. Plot In the Sahara Desert, ...
(1940) # Timid Toreador, The (1940) # Haunted Mouse, The (1941) # Joe Glow the Firefly (1941) #
Porky's Bear Facts ''Porky's Bear Facts'' is a 1941 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on March 29, 1941, and stars Porky Pig. The voices were performed by Mel Blanc. This short is an adaptation ...
(1941) # Porky's Preview (1941) #Porky's Ant (1941) # Coy Decoy, A (1941) #
Porky's Prize Pony ''Porky's'' is a 1981 sex comedy film written and directed by Bob Clark about the escapades of teenagers in 1954 at the fictional Angel Beach High School in Florida. The film influenced many writers in the teen film genre and spawned two sequels: ...
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We, the Animals Squeak! ''We, the Animals Squeak!'' is a 1941 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon short directing Bob Clampett. The short was released on August 9, 1941, and stars Porky Pig. The voices were performed by Mel Blanc, Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher William ...
(1941) # Henpecked Duck, The (1941) #
Notes to You ''Notes to You'' is a 1941 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on September 20, 1941, and stars Porky Pig. This cartoon was remade in 1948, as '' Back Alley Oproar'', with Elmer Fudd in Porky' ...
(1941) #
Robinson Crusoe Jr. ''Robinson Crusoe, Jr.'' is a musical with a book by Edgar Smith, lyrics by Harold R. Atteridge, and music by Sigmund Romberg and James Hanley. Production ''Robinson Crusoe, Jr.'' was an extravaganza that opened at the Winter Garden Theatre o ...
(1941) # Porky's Midnight Matinee (1941) #
Porky's Pooch ''Porky's Pooch'' is a 1941 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on December 27, 1941, and stars Porky Pig. This is the last short Bob Clampett directed that used his old unit, which would ultim ...
(1941) #
Porky's Pastry Pirates ''Porky's'' is a 1981 sex comedy film written and directed by Bob Clark about the escapades of teenagers in 1954 at the fictional Angel Beach High School in Florida. The film influenced many writers in the teen film genre and spawned two sequels: ...
(1942) # Who's Who in the Zoo (1942) # Porky's Cafe (1942) # Saps in Chaps (1942) # Daffy's Southern Exposure (1942) #
Nutty News ''Nutty News'' is a 1942 Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, Califor ...
(1942) #Hobby Horse-Laffs (1942) #
Gopher Goofy ''Gopher Goofy'' is a 1942 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' black and white cartoon directed by Norman McCabe. The short was released on June 27, 1942. Plot A homeowner is enjoying his lovely lawn and garden when it's invaded by a couple of gophe ...
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Wacky Blackout ''Wacky Blackout'' is a 1942 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on July 11, 1942. Plot As with a number of early-1940s ''Looney Tunes'' shorts, the plot consists of a loosely tied collection of ...
(1942) # Ducktators, The (1942) #Eatin' on the Cuff (or The Moth Who Came to Dinner) (1942) # Impatient Patient, The (1942) # Daffy Duckaroo, The (1942) #
Confusions of a Nutzy Spy ''Confusions of a Nutzy Spy'' is a 1943 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Norman McCabe. The short was released on January 23, 1943, and stars Porky Pig. The cartoon is a World War II propaganda film that deals with Porky and hi ...
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Hop and Go ''Hop and Go'' is a 1943 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated cartoon directed by Norman McCabe and animated by Cal Dalton. The short was released on March 27, 1943. It stars the voices of Pinto Colvig (Claude Hopper) and Mel Blanc Melvin ...
(1943) # Tokio Jokio (1943) #
Porky Pig's Feat ''Porky Pig's Feat'' is a 1943 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' animated cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin. It was released on July 17, 1943, and stars Porky Pig and Daffy Duck. Directed by Frank Tashlin with musical direction by Carl Stalling ...
(1943) # Scrap Happy Daffy (1943) #
Puss n' Booty ''Puss n' Booty '' is a 1943 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin. The short was released on December 11, 1943 in the United States. The plot of ''Puss n' Booty'' was later remade in color as 1948's ''I Taw a Putty T ...
(1943)


Merrie Melodies

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Lady, Play Your Mandolin! ''Lady, Play Your Mandolin!'' is the first Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon, directed by Rudolf Ising of Harman and Ising. The short was released in August 1931, and stars Foxy, a character who appeared in three 1931 shorts. Overvi ...
(1931)


United Artists

The films listed below were last owned by
United Artists United Artists Corporation (UA), currently doing business as United Artists Digital Studios, is an American digital production company. Founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, the stud ...
when the time for their renewals came up. Source: '' Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain''


Merrie Melodies

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Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! ''Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'' is a 1931 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon short directed by Rudolf Ising. The short was released on September 5, 1931, and features Foxy, an early ''Merrie Melodies'' star. This is one of only three Merrie ...
(1931) # One More Time (1931) # You Don't Know What You're Doin'! (1931) # Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land (1931) #
Red-Headed Baby Red-Headed Baby is a 1931 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Rudolf Ising Rudolf Carl Ising (August 7, 1903 – July 18, 1992) was an American animator best known for collaborating with Hugh Harman to establish the Warner ...
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Pagan Moon Pagan Moon is a 1932 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Rudolf Ising. The short was released on January 31, 1932. Summary The iris opens to two Polynesian natives, a boy and a girl, on a beach at dusk; the boy sings the tit ...
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Freddy the Freshman ''Freddy the Freshman'' is a 1932 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' animated short film, directed by Rudolph Ising. The short was released on February 20, 1932. Synopsis Raccoon coat-clad Freddy the Freshman, "the freshest kid in town" and a c ...
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Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee ''Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee'' is a 1932 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon short directed by Rudolf Ising. The short was released on March 19, 1932. It lampoons the popularity of crooners among young women, with popular crooners Bing C ...
(1932) # Goopy Geer (1932) #
It's Got Me Again! ''It's Got Me Again!'' is a 1932 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' animated short film directed by Rudolf Ising. The short was released on May 14, 1932. It is one of the first films released under the ''Merrie Melodies'' brand and the first no ...
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Moonlight for Two ''Moonlight for Two'' is a 1932 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Rudolf Ising. The short was released on June 11, 1932, and stars Goopy Geer, one of the few recurring characters in the early ''Merrie Melodies'' series. Summa ...
(1932) # Queen Was in the Parlor, The (1932) #
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(1932) #You're Too Careless With Your Kisses (1932) #
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(1932) # Great Big Bunch of You, A (1932) #
Three's a Crowd ''Three's a Crowd'' (also known as ''Three's Company, Too'' in the ''Three's Company'' syndication package) is an American sitcom television series produced as a spin-off continuation of ''Three's Company'' that aired on ABC from September 25 ...
(1932) # Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives, The (1933) #
I Wanna Be a Sailor ''I Wanna Be a Sailor'' is a 1937 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon film directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on September 25, 1937. Plot A mother parrot in a cage is teaching her three children to say, "Polly want a cracker." The ...
(1937) # Jungle Jitters (1938) # Have You Got Any Castles? (1938) # Hamateur Night (1939) #
Robin Hood Makes Good ''Robin Hood Makes Good'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon short, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Dave Monahan. The short was released on February 11, 1939. Plot Three little squirrels, after reading a book about Robi ...
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Gold Rush Daze ''Gold Rush Daze'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton. The short was released on February 25, 1939. Plot A dog-faced prospector drives to the hills to dig for gold. A local gas station ...
(1939) # Day at the Zoo, A (1939) #
Prest-O Change-O ''Prest-O Change-O'' is a 1939 ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, and first released on March 25, 1939, by Warner Bros. It is the second appearance of Bugs Bunny as a manic white hare who made his first appearance in ''Porky's H ...
(1939) #
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Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur ''Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' animated cartoon short directed by Chuck Jones. The cartoon was released on April 22, 1939, and is the first Daffy Duck cartoon directed by Jones. ''Daffy Duck and the D ...
(1939) # Early Worm Gets the Bird, The (1940) #
Farm Frolics ''Farm Frolics'' is a 1941 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon supervised by Bob Clampett. It was released on May 10, 1941. Plot The cartoon starts with the arm of an animator drawing a farm scene which then colors itself, and the camera zo ...
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(1941) # All This and Rabbit Stew (1941) # Rookie Revue (1941) # Wabbit Who Came to Supper, The (1942) # Wacky Wabbit, The (1942) # Foney Fables (1942) #
Fresh Hare ''Fresh Hare'' is a Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, written by Michael Maltese, and produced by Leon Schlesinger. It was released to theatres on August 22, 1942. Plot In this short, the rotund early-1940s ver ...
(1942) # Fox Pop (1942) # Dover Boys at Pimento University (or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall), The (1942) # Sheepish Wolf, The (1942) # Tale of Two Kitties, A (1942) #
Ding Dog Daddy ''Ding Dog Daddy'' is a 1942 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng and written by Tedd Pierce. The short was released on December 5, 1942. No voice actors were credited on screen, but those who participated were Pint ...
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Case of the Missing Hare ''Case of the Missing Hare'' is a 1942 Warner Bros. cartoon in the ''Merrie Melodies'' series, directed by Chuck Jones and starring Bugs Bunny. The short was released on December 12, 1942. Plot A bald magician named Ala Bahma nails self-promoti ...
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Pigs in a Polka ''Pigs in a Polka'' is a 1942 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon series directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on February 2, 1943. The film is a parody of two Walt Disney Productions films: 1933's ''Three Little Pigs'' and 1 ...
(1943) # Fifth-Column Mouse, The (1943) #
Wackiki Wabbit ''Wackiki Wabbit'' is a 1943 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon, starring Bugs Bunny. It was released on July 3, 1943, and was written by Tedd Pierce and directed by Chuck Jones. Mel Blanc voiced Bugs Bunny, and the two castaways were voic ...
(1943) # Corny Concerto, A (1943) #
Falling Hare ''Falling Hare'' is a 1943 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The cartoon features Bugs Bunny. In this film, Bugs Bunny tries to prevent the wrecking of an American military aircraft by a gremlin. The setting is ...
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Inki and the Minah Bird ''Inki and the Minah Bird'' is a 1943 ''Merrie Melodies'' short directed by Chuck Jones. The short features Inki and was released on November 13, 1943. Plot Inki is an African child who runs into a denture-wearing lion while hunting with a spear ...
(1943)


Popeye the Sailor Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar.I'm in the Army Now This is a list of the 109 cartoons of the ''Popeye the Sailor'' film series, produced from the beginning of the series in 1933 to 1942 by Fleischer Studios for Paramount Pictures. During the course of production in 1941, Paramount assumed contr ...
(1936) # Little Swee'Pea (1936) # Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936) # Paneless Window Washer, The (1937) # Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937) # I Never Changes My Altitude (1937) # A Date to Skate (1938) # Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1939) # Customers Wanted (1939) #
Me Musical Nephews ''Me Musical Nephews'' is a 1942 one-reel animated cartoon directed by Seymour Kneitel and animated by Tom Johnson and George Germanetti. Jack Mercer and Jack Ward wrote the script. It is the 113th episode of the Popeye series, which was released ...
(1942) #Shuteye Popeye (1952) #Big Bad Sindbad (1952) #
Ancient Fistory ''Ancient Fistory'' is a 1953 animated American short film directed by Seymour Kneitel and starring Jack Mercer in multiple roles (including Popeye). The film was released by Paramount Pictures on January 30, 1953. It was based on a gender-rever ...
(1953) #Floor Flusher (1954) #Popeye's 20th Anniversary (1954) #Taxi-Turvy (1954) #Bride and Gloom (1954) #Greek Mirthology (1954) # Fright to the Finish (1954) #Private Eye Popeye (1954) #Gopher Spinach (1954) #Cookin' with Gags (1955) #Popeye for President (1956) #Out to Punch (1956) #Assault and Flattery (1956) #Insect to Injury (1956) #Parlez Vous Woo (1956) #I Don't Scare (1956) #A Haul in One (1956) #Nearlyweds (1957) #The Crystal Brawl (1957) #Patriotic Popeye (1957) #Spree Lunch (1957) #
Spooky Swabs ''Spooky Swabs'' is a ''Popeye'' theatrical cartoon short, starring Jack Mercer as Popeye, Mae Questel as Olive Oyl and Mercer, Jackson Beck, Sid Raymond and Gilbert Mack as the ghosts. Produced by Paramount Cartoon Studios (formerly Famous St ...
(1957)


Looney Tunes

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To Duck or Not to Duck ''To Duck or Not to Duck'' is a 1943 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The cartoon was released on March 6, 1943, and stars Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd. Plot Elmer Fudd is hunting ducks with his dog Laramore. After mi ...
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Yankee Doodle Daffy ''Yankee Doodle Daffy'' is a Warner Bros.'' Looney Tunes'' theatrical cartoon short released on June 5, 1943, directed by Friz Freleng and written by Tedd Pierce. The short was the second Technicolor ''Looney Tunes'' entry to feature Porky ...
(1943) #
Daffy - The Commando Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character created for Leon Schlesinger Productions by animators Tex Avery and Bob Clampett. Styled as an anthropomorphic black duck, he has appeared in cartoon series such as ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melo ...
(1943)


Universal Pictures

The films listed below were last owned by
Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...
when the time for their renewals came up.


Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (also known as Oswald the Rabbit or Oswald Rabbit) is a cartoon character created in 1927 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks for Universal Pictures. He starred in several animated short films released to theaters from 1927 to 1 ...

Every short from 1927 has entered the public domain as of 2023. #South Pole Flight (1928) #Bull-Oney (1928) #
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(1930) # The Bandmaster (1931) # Mechanical Man (1932) # Making Good (1932) # The Plumber (1933) # The Quail Hunt (1935) # Beach Combers (1936)


Woody Woodpecker Woody Woodpecker is an animated character that appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz Studio and distributed by Universal Studios between 1940 and 1972. Woody, an anthropomorphic woodpecker, was created in 1940 by ...

# Pantry Panic (1941)


Miscellaneous

*All 1949 and 1953
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and Kellogg's *House of Magic (1937) * Boy Meets Dog (1938) *Silly Superstition (1939) *The Amazing Recovery of Inbad the Ailer (1939) * Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat (1941) *Gremlin Mr. N'Tane (1944) *The Enemy Bacteria (1945) *The Story of Human Energy (1947) *Blood is Needed (1953)


National Periodical Publications

The films listed below were last owned by
National Periodical Publications National Comics Publications, Inc. (also known as NCP or simply National) was an American comic book publishing company, and the direct predecessor of modern-day DC Comics. History The corporation was originally two companies: National Allied P ...
when the time for their renewals came up.


Superman cartoon series

# Superman (1941) # Mechanical Monsters, The (1941) # Arctic Giant, The (1942) # Billion Dollar Limited (1942) # Bulleteers, The (1942) #Destruction Inc. (1942) #
Electric Earthquake ''Electric Earthquake'' (1942) is the seventh of seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character of Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. This animated short was created by the Fleischer Studio ...
(1942) #
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(1942) # Japoteurs (1942) # Magnetic Telescope, The (1942) #
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(1942) # Terror on the Midway (1942) #
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(1942) # Jungle Drums (1943) # Mummy Strikes, The (1943) #
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(1943) # Underground World, The (1943)


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* Gulliver's Travels (film)


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Kartunes

# Hysterical History (1953)


Noveltoons

# The Seapreme Court (1954; featuring Little Audrey) # Crazytown (1954) # Pest Pupil (1957; featuring Baby Huey) # Dawg Gone (1958; featuring Little Audrey)


Casper the Friendly Ghost Casper the Friendly Ghost is the protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. He is a pleasant, personable and translucent ghost, but often criticized by his three wicked uncles, the Ghostly Trio. The ...

# The Friendly Ghost # Boo Moon (1954) # Spooking About Africa (1957)


Walt Disney Productions The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October 1 ...

# The Mad Doctor (1933) # Susie the Little Blue Coupe (1952)


U.S. Government films

The films listed below are works of the United States government, which makes them public domain. Source: '' Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain''


Private Snafu Private Snafu is the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional adult animated shorts, ironic and humorous in tone, that were produced between 1943 and 1945 during World War II. The films were designed to instruct servi ...
(Warner Bros.)

#Booby Traps #Censored #The Chow Hound #Coming! Snafu! #Fighting Tools #Gas #Going Home #Gripes #The Home Front #Hot Spot #In the Aleutians #The Infantry Blues #The Goldbrick #It's Murder She Says #A Lecture on Camouflage #Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike #Rumors #Secrets of the Caribbean #Snafuperman #Spies #Target: Snafu #The Three Brothers #Operation: Snafu #Outpost #Pay Day #No Buddy Atoll


Mr. Hook (Warner Bros.)

#The Good Egg #The Return of Mr. Hook #Tokyo Woes


Other government films

;Warner Bros. # 90 Day Wondering # Any Bonds Today? # Drafty, Isn't It? #Hitch in Time, A #
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So Much for So Little ''So Much for So Little'' is a 1949 American animated short documentary film directed by Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng. In 1950, it won an Oscar at the 22nd Academy Awards for Documentary Short Subject, tying with ''A Chance to Live''. It was c ...
;Walter Lantz Productions * Take Heed Mr. Tojo (1943) *All 1943-1944 Fred Brunish stop-motion instructional films for the U.S. Navy ;Walt Disney Productions * The Spirit of '43 (1943) ;United Pictures of America (UPA) *
Hell-Bent for Election ''Hell-Bent For Election'' is a 1944 two-reel (thirteen minute) animated cartoon short subject film. The short was one of the first major films from United Productions of America (then known as "Industrial Films"), which would go on to become ...
llegorical campaign film;Others *''200'' (1975) - made by Vincent Collins for the
United States Information Agency The United States Information Agency (USIA), which operated from 1953 to 1999, was a United States agency devoted to " public diplomacy". In 1999, prior to the reorganization of intelligence agencies by President George W. Bush, President Bil ...


Others

*All U.S.-based productions made prior to , including much of the
Laugh-O-Gram Studio The Laugh-O-Gram Studio (also called Laugh-O-Gram Studios) was a short-lived film studio located on the second floor of the McConahay Building at 1127 East 31st in Kansas City, Missouri that operated from June 28, 1921 to November 20, 1923. ...
, '' Colonel Heeza Liar'', ''
Felix the Cat Felix the Cat is a cartoon character created in 1919 by Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer during the silent film era. An anthropomorphic black cat with white eyes, a black body, and a giant grin, he was one of the most recognized cartoon characte ...
'', ''
Mutt and Jeff ''Mutt and Jeff'' was a long-running and widely popular American newspaper comic strip created by cartoonist Bud Fisher in 1907 about "two mismatched tinhorns". It is commonly regarded as the first daily comic strip. The concept of a newspape ...
'', '' Krazy Kat'' and
Winsor McCay Zenas Winsor McCay ( – July 26, 1934) was an American cartoonist and animator. He is best known for the comic strip '' Little Nemo'' (1905–14; 1924–26) and the animated film '' Gertie the Dinosaur'' (1914). For contractual reasons, he w ...
libraries *'' Bosko the Talk-Ink Kid'' (1929) - the animated/live action short film by Harman-Ising Productions that would spawn the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series *'' Man Alive!'' (1952) - produced by UPA for the American Cancer Society *''Look Who's Driving'' (1954) - produced by UPA for
Aetna Aetna Inc. () is an American managed health care company that sells traditional and consumer directed health care insurance and related services, such as medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, long-term care, and disability plans, ...
*''You Can Handle It'' (1958) - produced by Cal Dunn Studios for the National Safety Council *''
Moonbird ''Moonbird'' is a 1959 short animated film by John Hubley and Faith Hubley in which two boys have an adventure in the middle of the night as they sneak out and try to catch a 'Moonbird' and bring it home. The film was animated by Robert Cannon a ...
'' (1959) *''
Calvin and the Colonel ''Calvin and the Colonel'' is an American animated sitcom about Colonel Montgomery J. Klaxon, a shrewd fox, and Calvin T. Burnside, a dumb bear. Their lawyer was Oliver Wendell Clutch, who was a weasel (literally). The colonel lived with his wife ...
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a fictional reindeer created by Robert L. May. Rudolph is usually depicted as the ninth and youngest of Santa Claus's reindeer, using his luminous red nose to lead the reindeer team and guide Santa's sleigh on ...
'' (1964) - copyright status uncertain, see Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer copyright issues *Nina Paley's '' Sita Sings the Blues'' (2008) "2013, author releases as CC0"
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Animated films in the public domain in the United States Lists of American animated films
Public domain in the United States Works are in the public domain if they are not covered by intellectual property rights (such as copyright) at all, or if the intellectual property rights to the works have expired. All works first published or released in the United States b ...
Public domain in the United States