John Foster

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John Foster

Directing November 27, 1886

New Jersey, USA

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 an…

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The Magic Mummy

The Magic Mummy

6.3 1933 Movie
Pencil Mania

Pencil Mania

6.4 1932 Movie
Plane Dumb

Plane Dumb

5.0 1932 Movie
Jolly Fish

Jolly Fish

6.0 1932 Movie
A Swiss Trick

A Swiss Trick

5.6 1931 Movie
Trouble

Trouble

9.0 1931 Movie
Midnight

Midnight

4.0 1930 Movie
The Farmerette

The Farmerette

6.0 1932 Movie
Jungle Jazz

Jungle Jazz

4.3 1930 Movie
Circus Capers

Circus Capers

4.5 1930 Movie
The Three Bears

The Three Bears

7.8 1939 Movie
The Johnstown Flood

The Johnstown Flood

4.8 1946 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2007
    Bizarre Cartoons Of The Past

    Movie Director

  2. 1950
    Better Late Than Never

    Movie Story

  3. 1949
    The Perils of Pearl Pureheart

    Movie Story

  4. 1948
    Goony Golfers

    Movie Story

  5. 1948
    Seeing Ghosts

    Movie Story

  6. 1948
    Taming the Cat

    Movie Story

  7. 1947
    The Wolf's Pardon

    Movie Story

  8. 1947
    Flying South

    Movie Story

  9. 1947
    Mighty Mouse Meets Deadeye Dick

    Movie Story

  10. 1947
    Aladdin's Lamp

    Movie Story

  11. 1947
    The Dead End Cats

    Movie Story

  12. 1947
    Crying Wolf

    Movie Story

  13. 1946
    The Hep Cat

    Movie Story

  14. 1946
    The Crackpot King

    Movie Story

  15. 1946
    The Snow Man

    Movie Story

  16. 1946
    The Jail Break

    Movie Story

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  1. 1946
    The Electronic Mouse Trap

    Movie Story

  2. 1946
    The Tortoise Wins Again

    Movie Story

  3. 1946
    Winning the West

    Movie Story

  4. 1946
    Mighty Mouse in the Trojan Horse

    Movie Story

  5. 1946
    The Johnstown Flood

    Movie Story

  6. 1946
    Throwing the Bull

    Movie Story

  7. 1946
    My Old Kentucky Home

    Movie Story

  8. 1946
    The Wicked Wolf

    Movie Story

  9. 1946
    Svengali's Cat

    Movie Story

  10. 1945
    Mighty Mouse in Krakatoa

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1945
    Bad Bill Bunion

    Movie Story

  12. 1945
    Mighty Mouse and the Wolf

    Movie Story

  13. 1945
    The Silver Streak

    Movie Story

  14. 1945
    Aesop's Fable: The Mosquito

    Movie Story

  15. 1945
    Mighty Mouse and the Kilkenny Cats

    Movie Story

  16. 1945
    Raiding the Raiders

    Movie Story

  17. 1945
    Ants in Your Pantry

    Movie Story

  18. 1945
    The Port of Missing Mice

    Movie Story

  19. 1945
    Mighty Mouse and the Pirates

    Movie Story

  20. 1944
    The Sultan's Birthday

    Movie Story

  21. 1944
    The Two Barbers

    Movie Story

  22. 1944
    The Cat Came Back

    Movie Story

  23. 1944
    The Green Line

    Movie Story

  24. 1944
    Wolf! Wolf!

    Movie Story