Krazy Kat filmography
filmography
After George Herriman conceived the Krazy Kat comic strip in 1913, the title character began appearing in animated shorts three years later. From 1916 to 1940, Krazy Kat was featured in 240 films. The following is a list of the cartoons released theatrically, separated by studio.
Krazy Kat (Genderless)
International Film Service
1916
1917
Bray Productions
1920
1921
Krazy Kat (male)
Winkler Pictures
In the first two cartoon series', Krazy was depicted as a genderless feline, similar to the comic strip. From here onward, Krazy is portrayed as a male cat. These were produced by Bill Nolan’s studio.
1925
1926
R-C Pictures/Winkler Pictures
Shorts begin to be outsourced to Ben Harrison and Manny Gould’s studio.
1926
1927
Paramount-Famous/Winkler Pictures
Ben Harrison and Manny Gould’s studio began making Krazy Kat’s for Mintz by March of 1927 and by the time they switched distributors to Paramount they completely took over from Bill Nolan.
1927
1928
1929
Columbia Pictures/Screen Gems
By this period, the Krazy Kat shorts started using sound. Ben Harrison and Manny Gould helmed the series together until they briefly split for the 1931-1932 season.
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