Raoul Barre

Cartoons in the Hotel

Raoul Barre

Andy Clark, Guido Colucci

An entry from Raoul Barre's Animated Grouch Chaser series

Hicks in Nightmareland

Raoul Barre

In 1915, Raoul Barre hired young animators GREGORY LA CAVA (who was later to become a distinguished Hollywood director) and FRANK MOSER to produce a series of cartoons titled "Animated Grouch Chasers." Each one combined live action and animated sequences. The Hicks In Nightmareland features several of the latter. Best is Cartoons On The Beach, in which Mr. Hicks fantasizes that hes floating high in the sky. He takes a bite out of a cloud and sprouts wings.

Cartoons On Tour

Raoul Barre

A father and daughter each enjoy their printed "Grouch Chaser" cartoons, which come to life for the audience. Meanwhile, the daughter is secretly planning to elope.

Cartoons on the Beach

Raoul Barre

J. Morris Foster, Maxine Brown

The romantic escapades of two couples at the beach form the framing story for four animated cartoons.

The Phable of a Busted Romance

Raoul Barre, Tom E. Powers

Workman Dennis O'Shay finds a woman's lost purse and returns it to her, hoping it may lead to a new romance.

The Phable of the Phat Woman

Raoul Barre, Tom E. Powers

A woman tries to lose weight.