Morton Schindel

American educator and film producer (1918–2016)

Morton Schindel was an American educator, producer, and founder of Weston Woods Studios, which specializes in adapting children's books into animated films. He named the company after the wooded area outside his home in Weston, Connecticut.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 53 films (1942–1985) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 50 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1942 The Little red lighthouse
1948 Adventuring Pups (1948) ▶ Morton Schindel 8 min 16mm B&W sound
1955 Andy And The Lion ▶ Morton Schindel 10 10 min 16mm Color sound
1955 Make Way For Ducklings. Morton Schindel 11 min. 16mm B&W sound
1955 Millions of cats. Morton Schindel 10 min. 16mm Color sound
1955 Picture Book Parade. Morton Schindel 32 ft. 16mm Color sound
1955 The Story about Ping Weston Woods Studios 10 16mm Color sound
1955 The Story About Ping. Morton Schindel 10 min. 16mm Color sound
1956 Georgie. Morton Schindel 6 min 16mm B&W sound
1956 Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel. Morton Schindel 11 min. 16mm Color sound
1956 The Circus baby Weston Woods Studios 5 16mm Color sound
1956 The Circus Baby
1956 The Circus baby
1956 The Little Red Lighthouse And The Great Gray Bridge. Morton Schindel 9 min 16mm B&W sound
1957 The Story About Ping Weston Woods Studios Institutional Media Inst 16mm Color sound
1958 The Five Chinese Brothers Weston Woods Studios Institutional Media Inst 10 min. 16mm B&W sound
1958 The Five Chinese brothers Weston Woods 10 16mm Color sound
1960 The Squinch. Barbara Hafner & Morton Schindel 16mm B&W sound
1962 This Is New York ▶ Weston Woods 12 16mm Color sound
1965 Maurice Sendak Weston Woods Studios 14 16mm Color sound
1965 Maurice Sendak
1970 Ataturk: the rise of the Turkish Republic (Turkish Version)
1972 The Case of the cosmic comic
1972 The Three Robbers ▶ Weston Woods 16mm sound
1972 The Three robbers Weston Woods Studios 6 16mm Color sound
1972 The three robbers Weston Woods Studios Inc. ; made by Morton Schindel ; director, Gene Deitch. 6 16mm Color sound
1972 Three Robbers Morton Schindel 6 16mm Color
1973 A Story, A Story ▶ Weston Woods Studios Institutional Media Inst 10 min 16mm sound
1973 A Story, a story Weston Woods 10 16mm Color sound
1973 A Story, A Story Weston Woods 10 min
1973 A Story, a story Gene Deitch 10 min
1974 Attic of the Wind Weston Woods 16mm Color sound
1974 Harold's Fairy Tale Weston Woods; Morton Schindel; Gene Deitch. 8 16mm Color sound
1974 Tikki Tikki Tembo Morton Schindel 9 min 16mm Color sound
1975 The Beast of Monsieur Racine Weston Woods 9 16mm Color sound
1976 Hush Little Baby ▶ Weston Woods 5 16mm Color sound
1976 Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain ▶ Weston Woods 11 16mm Color sound
1976 The Cat and the collector Weston Woods Studios 6 16mm Color sound
1976 The Cat and the collector
1979 Smile For Auntie Weston Wood 5 min 16mm Color sound
1979 Smile For Auntie Weston Woods 5 16mm Color
1979 Smile for Auntie
1979 Smile for auntie
1982 Fourteen rats & a rat-catcher Weston Woods 10 16mm Color sound
1982 Fourteen rats and a ratcatcher
1982 The hat Weston Woods presents ; produced by Krátý Film Praha for Weston Woods ; producer, Morton Schindel ; adaptation, design, and direction, Gene Deitch. 6 16mm Color sound
1984 Doctor De Soto Schindel Morton 10 min 16mm Color sound
1984 Doctor de Soto ▶ Weston 10 min. 16mm Color sound
1984 Doctor De Soto Michael Sporn 10 min Color
1984 Doctor De Soto Michael Sporn 10 min Color