Directing · b. 1886 · New Jersey, USA

John Foster

Biography

John Foster (November 27, 1886 – February 16, 1959) was a cartoonist and film director. He is remembered for his direction in over a hundred films, including the Van Beuren Tom and Jerry series and the early (1928) sound-on-film cartoon "Dinner Time". Later in the 1930s, he created Gandy Goose for Terrytoons.

Directed
Bizarre Cartoons Of The Past 2007 Gandy the Goose 1938 The Goose Flies High 1938 String Bean Jack 1938 Devil of the Deep 1938 Robinson Crusoe's Broadcast 1938 Bugs Beetle and His Orchestra 1938 The Billy Goat's Whiskers 1937 Magic Mummy 1933 Silvery Moon 1933 Tumble Down Town 1933 Tight Rope Tricks 1933 Love's Labor Won 1933 Panicky Pup 1933 Three Little Kittens 1933 The Golden Goose 1932 Uncle Tom and Little Eva 1932 Frisky Frolics 1932 Barnyard Bunk 1932 Bugs and Books 1932 Pots and Pans 1932 Redskin Blues 1932 Down in Dixie 1932 Rocketeers 1932 Chinese Jinks 1932 Piano Tooners 1932 Jolly Fish 1932 Nursery Scandal 1932 Plane Dumb 1932 The Wild Goose Chase 1932 The Farmerette 1932 Toy Time 1932 Fly Frolic 1932 The Cat's Canary 1932 Spring Antics 1932 Joint Wipers 1932 Rabid Hunters 1932 Pickaninny Blues 1932 Circus Romance 1932 A Cat-Fish Romance 1932 Pencil Mania 1932 A Spanish Twist 1932 The Ball Game 1932 The Tuba Tooter 1932 In the Bag 1932 Venice Vamp 1932 Bring 'Em Back Half Shot 1932 Hokum Hotel 1932 A Yarn of Wool 1932 Stone Age Error 1932 A Romeo Monk 1932 Magic Art 1932 Wot a Night 1931 Cowboy Cabaret 1931 A Swiss Trick 1931 Radio Racket 1931 A Toytown Tale 1931 Red Riding Hood 1931 The Animal Fair 1931 Old Hokum Bucket 1931 Cinderella Blues 1931 The Fly Guy 1931 Makin' 'Em Move 1931 The Family Shoe 1931 Jungle Jam 1931 Trouble 1931 Polar Pals 1931 College Capers 1931 In Dutch 1931 Love in a Pond 1931 Fairyland Follies 1931 Horse Cops 1931 Mad Melody 1931 Cowboy Blues 1931 Play Ball 1931 Pale Face Pup 1931 Fly Hi 1931 Tom & Jerry and Friends 1931 The Big Game 1931 Fun on Ice 1931 Frozen Frolics 1930 The Office Boy 1930 Circus Capers 1930 Hot Tamale 1930 Gypped in Egypt 1930 Dixie Days 1930 The Haunted Ship 1930 Snow Time 1930 Laundry Blues 1930 Singing Saps 1930 Good Old Schooldays 1930 Noah Knew His Ark 1930 A Romeo Robin 1930 Jungle Jazz 1930 Midnight 1930 The King of Bugs 1930 The Big Cheese 1930 Oom Pah Pah 1930 Sky Skippers 1930 Ship Ahoy 1930 Foolish Follies 1930 The Iron Man 1930 Farm Foolery 1930 Stone Age Stunts 1930 A Bugville Romance 1930 Western Whoopee 1930 Barnyard Melody 1929 A Close Call 1929 Summertime 1929 Night Club 1929 Fight Game 1929 By Land and Air 1929 Wooden Money 1929 The Fly's Bride 1929 Little Game Hunter 1929 Snow Birds 1929 The Cold Steel 1929 Farmer's Goat 1929 Enchanted Flute 1929 Mill Pond 1929 The Jungle Fool 1929 Everybody's Flying 1928 Sunday on the Farm 1928 A Day Off 1928 The Early Bird 1928 The Flying Age 1928 When Snow Flies 1927 Carnival Week 1927 Christmas Cheer 1927 The Miller And His Donkey 1922 The Farmer And The Ostrich 1922 The Dog And The Thief 1922 The Fortune Hunters 1922 The Hated Rivals 1922 The Fearless Fido 1922 The Fable of Henpecked Henry 1922 The Farmer And The Mice 1922 The Enchanted Fiddle 1922 The Elephant's Trunk 1922
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