Purv Pullen
Biography: He began performing as a voice actor in films in the 1930s. He was the voice of Cheetah in Tarzan films and produced the bird sounds in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Pullen's vocal contributions appear in many cartoons featuring Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop, and Popeye. Pullen was also the voice of the howling coyote in Cecil B. DeMille's "The Crusaders", and the squawks and jungle sounds for Martin Denny's "Quiet Village". In 1945, Pullen began a collaboration with Spike Jones, providing sound effects and other comic gimmicks on many of the classic Jones recordings. Jones gave Pullen the stage name "Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath." Pullen was the voice of Pierre the Parrot in Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland and Disneyworld. He was also heard in the San Francisco Bay Area as the voice of Roscoe the Dog on the Dr. Don Rose show on KFRC. Pullen also appeared in nightclubs as a ventriloquist with a dummy named Johnny. Pullen was a longtime resident of Vacaville, California, where he performed puppet shows at the Nut Tree in the 1970s and 1980s and where he appeared with "Roscoe the Dog," a supposedly invisible dog puppeted by means of a stiffened dog leash.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: February 02, 1909
Deathday: October 18, 1992
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938-01-14
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Overview: A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest in the land," and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own.
Genres: Fantasy Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-01-14
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Babes in the Woods
1932-11-19
Babes in the Woods
Overview: Two Dutch children stumble on a clearing in the woods where gnomes are going about their business. The gnomes are friendly to the children. A witch comes and takes them away on her broom to her gingerbread house, where she turns nasty on them, turning the boy into a spider, her yowling cat to stone, and tries to turn the girl into a rat when a gnome's arrow stops her. While the gnomes are fighting the witch, Hansel and Gretl free the other children who have been imprisoned and transformed by the witch.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-11-19
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Birds in the Spring
1933-03-11
Birds in the Spring
Overview: Two birds rejoice over the hatching of their three eggs; as they grow, the hatchlings are taught to sing and fly. One falls from the nest and has adventures with a rattlesnake and a beehive before finding his way home.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-03-11
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Stolen Harmony
1935-04-20
Stolen Harmony
Overview: Band leader Jack Conrad is impressed by prison inmate Ray Ferrera on saxophone. Conrad hires Ray to join his band and tour upon his release. Ray hooks up with Jean, a dancer in the show, and the two become a successful dance act. However, when an ex-inmate buddy of Ray's robs the tour bus, Ray is suspected of wrongdoing by Jack and the others in the group. After a gang of thugs hijacks the tour bus, Ray tries to use his street smarts to redeem his reputation.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-04-20
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The Golden Touch
1935-03-22
The Golden Touch
Overview: King Midas is visited by an elf; the elf turns his cat to gold, then claps his hands and it changes back. Midas begs for the golden touch, but the elf warns him it would be a curse to him. Midas insists. He dances about joyfully at first, but discovers the drawbacks when he sits down to dinner. Fearing death by starvation, he summons the elf and agrees to surrender everything he owns to have the curse lifted.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-03-22
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Who Killed Cock Robin?
1935-06-25
Who Killed Cock Robin?
Overview: A robin is shot so the woodland community holds a trial to investigate.
Genres: Family Animation Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-06-25
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The Wise Little Hen
1934-06-08
The Wise Little Hen
Overview: Join Donald Duck in his debut in the classic animated short The Wise Little Hen. The Little Hen is planting corn and would like to have help from Peter Pig and Donald Duck, but they refuse stating they each have a "tummy ache." When it comes time to harvest the corn, Peter Pig and Donald still refuse to help the Hen, so she and her chicks do the harvest by themselves. Finally, the hen cooks the corn and offers some to Donald and Peter Pig, but when they look more carefully they discover a surprise.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-06-08
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Mickey Steps Out
1931-07-06
Mickey Steps Out
Overview: Mickey heads over to see Minnie, but Pluto won't leave him alone. He gets there and watches through the window, standing on Pluto, while Minnie plays piano. Pluto runs off to chase a cat and leaves Mickey stuck in the window. Minnie has him in, and he dances to her playing. Pluto chases the cat into the house and causes havoc. The chase leads into the piano, where Pluto picks up the player-piano roll as an extended tail, and the destruction continues.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-07-06
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The Goddess of Spring
1934-11-03
The Goddess of Spring
Overview: The goddess is greeted by dancing flowers and fairies. The devil comes and takes her away to be his queen. She's despondent, as winter settles in above ground. But the devil isn't happy either, and offers anything to make her happy. They reach an agreement: she'll spend six months above ground and six below. Thus we have seasons.
Genres: Animation Fantasy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-11-03
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Mother Goose Melodies
1931-04-15
Mother Goose Melodies
Overview: A book of nursery rhymes plays for Old King Cole.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-04-15
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Holiday Land
1934-11-09
Holiday Land
Overview: Scrappy does not want to get up and go to school. As the days peel off his calendar, the holidays come to life, personified. Father Time takes Scrappy on a tour through Holiday Land.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-11-09
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The Flying Mouse
1934-07-14
The Flying Mouse
Overview: To the tune "I Would Like to Be a Bird," a young mouse fashions wings from a pair of leaves, to the great amusement of his brothers when his attempts to use them fail. When the butterfly he rescues from a spider proves to be a fairy, he wishes for wings. But his bat-like appearance doesn't fit in with either the birds or the other mice, and he finds himself friendless; even the bats make fun of him. Written by Jon Reeves
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-07-14
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Figaro and Frankie
1947-05-31
Figaro and Frankie
Overview: Figaro is hungry for a small, yellow canary named Frankie but must pass a barrier; Minnie Mouse.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-05-31
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