Toby in the Museum (1930) Studio: Charles Mintz Studios (distributed by RKO) Directors/Animators: Dick Huemer (lead animator) with key animation contributions by Art Davis & Sid Marcus Release Date: August 19, 1930 Runtime: ~7 minutes Format: Black & White | Mono Sound | Animated Short Country: United States Language: English --- ⏱ Summary: In this lively cartoon, Toby the Pup works the night shift as a janitor at a museum. While his lion-boss watches sternly, Toby’s cleaning turns chaotic when the exhibits spring to life—statues dance, prehistoric creatures stir, and the janitor’s mop becomes a musical instrument in a surreal museum caper. --- 🎬 Background & Creative Credits: The Toby the Pup series was created by Sid Marcus, Dick Huemer and Art Davis for Charles Mintz Studios. Marcus is credited with devising Toby’s design and personality, while Art Davis and Marcus contributed key individual sequences: Davis animated the scenes of the lion boss confrontation and certain gags with statues, while Marcus handled sequences of Toby mopping the floor and interacting with the exhibits. The studio operated during a pivotal time in animation history—early sound shorts with “rubber-hose” style, lots of musical gag pacing, and flexible character movement. --- 🧮 Trivia: The Toby series ran only 12 cartoons between 1930-31, many of which are now lost or survive only in fragments. Art Davis would later become an acclaimed director at Warner Bros. cartoons, while Sid Marcus and Dick Huemer also went on to major roles in 1930s animation. The film’s museum setting allows for creative animation of statues, classic rubber-hose motion, and musical synchronization—a hallmark of early Mintz output. --- 🏷️ Hashtags: #TobyInTheMuseum #TobyThePup #CharlesMintzStudios #ArtDavis #SidMarcus #DickHuemer #1930sAnimation #PublicDomainCartoon #RubberHoseStyle #VintageAnimation