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title="The Country Cousin">The Country Cousin</a></i> (1936)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Old_Mill" title="The Old Mill">The Old Mill</a></i> (1937)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_the_Bull_(film)" title="Ferdinand the Bull (film)">Ferdinand the Bull</a></i> (1938)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ugly_Duckling_(1939_film)" title="The Ugly Duckling (1939 film)">The Ugly Duckling</a></i> (1939)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Milky_Way_(1940_film)" title="The Milky Way (1940 film)">The Milky Way</a></i> (1940)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lend_a_Paw" title="Lend a Paw">Lend a Paw</a></i> (1941)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Der_Fuehrer%27s_Face" title="Der Fuehrer's Face">Der Fuehrer's Face</a></i> (1942)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Yankee_Doodle_Mouse" title="The Yankee Doodle Mouse">The Yankee Doodle Mouse</a></i> (1943)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mouse_Trouble" title="Mouse Trouble">Mouse Trouble</a></i> (1944)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Quiet_Please!" class="mw-redirect" title="Quiet Please!">Quiet Please!</a></i> (1945)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cat_Concerto" title="The Cat Concerto">The Cat Concerto</a></i> (1946)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tweetie_Pie" title="Tweetie Pie">Tweetie Pie</a></i> (1947)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Little_Orphan" title="The Little Orphan">The Little Orphan</a></i> (1948)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/For_Scent-imental_Reasons" title="For Scent-imental Reasons">For Scent-imental Reasons</a></i> (1949)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gerald_McBoing-Boing" title="Gerald McBoing-Boing">Gerald McBoing-Boing</a></i> (1950)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1951–1975</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Two_Mouseketeers" title="The Two Mouseketeers">The Two Mouseketeers</a></i> (1951)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Johann_Mouse" title="Johann Mouse">Johann Mouse</a></i> (1952)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Toot,_Whistle,_Plunk_and_Boom" title="Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom">Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom</a></i> (1953)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/When_Magoo_Flew" title="When Magoo Flew">When Magoo Flew</a></i> (1954)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Speedy_Gonzales_(film)" title="Speedy Gonzales (film)">Speedy Gonzales</a></i> (1955)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Magoo%27s_Puddle_Jumper" title="Magoo's Puddle Jumper">Magoo's Puddle Jumper</a></i> (1956)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Birds_Anonymous" title="Birds Anonymous">Birds Anonymous</a></i> (1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Knighty_Knight_Bugs" title="Knighty Knight Bugs">Knighty Knight Bugs</a></i> (1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Moonbird" title="Moonbird">Moonbird</a></i> (1959)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Munro_(film)" title="Munro (film)">Munro</a></i> (1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Surogat" title="Surogat">Ersatz (The Substitute)</a></i> (1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hole_(1962_film)" title="The Hole (1962 film)">The Hole</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Critic_(1963_film)" title="The Critic (1963 film)">The Critic</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pink_Phink" title="The Pink Phink">The Pink Phink</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dot_and_the_Line" title="The Dot and the Line">The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Herb_Alpert_and_the_Tijuana_Brass_Double_Feature" title="A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature">A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Box_(1967_film)" title="The Box (1967 film)">The Box</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Winnie_the_Pooh_and_the_Blustery_Day" title="Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day">Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Tough_to_Be_a_Bird" title="It's Tough to Be a Bird">It's Tough 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title="The Sand Castle (film)">The Sand Castle</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Special_Delivery_(1978_film)" title="Special Delivery (1978 film)">Special Delivery</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Every_Child_(film)" title="Every Child (film)">Every Child</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fly_(1980_film)" title="The Fly (1980 film)">The Fly</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crac" title="Crac">Crac</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tango_(1981_film)" title="Tango (1981 film)">Tango</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sundae_in_New_York" title="Sundae in New York">Sundae in New York</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Charade_(1984_film)" title="Charade (1984 film)">Charade</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anna_%26_Bella" title="Anna & Bella">Anna & Bella</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Greek_Tragedy" title="A Greek Tragedy">A Greek Tragedy</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a 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