Pinging back to an old thread  by kazblox asking for the building of a reliable filmography of silent Aesop’s Fables, here is a recent effort of mine. I have used the filmographies of Lenburg (The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons, 3rd edition, 2009) and the most recent one of Erickson (A Van Beuren Production, 2020) as baseline. I closely compared them with lists of releases and Pathé press information from contemporary film magazines (Motion Picture News and Motion Picture News Booking Guide, Wid’s Daily and The Film Daily, Exhibitor Trade Review, Moving Picture World, and Exhibitors Herald/Exhibitors Herald World), all of them available on the Internet Archive, as well as copyright synopses (which exist for the very first one and films from October 1921 to end of 1925) from the Library of Congress. I attempted to track down some obscure and questionable entries with inventory lists for Film Aesop’s Fables from UCLA. It turns out that the Lenburg filmography is not that inaccurate after all, given that the shorts are sorted by copyright dates (I believe) rather than release dates. The Erickson filmography is quite reliable but has a few flaws, too. In the end, very little conflicting information remains, specificly for 1929, when Pathé released sound shorts (Aesop's Sound Fables) as silent (Aesop's Film Fables) variants in parallel and probably became somewhat sloppy with their regular press information. The most unexpected result is the possible existence of a forgotten "talkie" and the verification of two "ghost" silent films.

So, here is my list:

1921
(The Fable of) THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG - June 19 - first Pathé release as "Aesop's Fables Modernized"
MICE IN COUNCIL - June 26
THE ROOSTER AND THE EAGLE - July 3
THE ANTS AND THE GRASSHOPPER - July 10 - possibly first "Aesop's Film Fables Modernized", shortened to "Aesop's Film Fables" at an unknown timepoint
CATS AT LAW - July 17
THE LIONESS AND THE BUGS - July 24 - Lenburg has the title as “The Lioness and the Eggs”
THE COUNTRY MOUSE AND THE CITY MOUSE - July 31
THE CAT AND THE CANARY August 7
THE FOX AND THE CROW - August 14
THE DONKEY IN THE LION’S SKIN - August 21 - Erickson has this title as “The Donkey and the Lion King”
MICE AT WAR - August 28
THE HARE AND THE FROGS - September 4
THE FASHIONABLE FOX - September 11
THE HERMIT AND THE BEAR - September 18
THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE - September 25
THE WOLF AND THE CRANE - October 2
VENUS AND THE CAT - October 9
THE FROG AND THE OX - October 16
THE DOG AND THE BONE - October 23
THE CAT AND THE MONKEY - October 30
THE FOX AND THE GOAT - November 6
THE OWL AND THE GRASSHOPPER - November 13
THE WOMAN AND THE HEN - November 20 - missing in the Lenburg filmography
THE FROGS THAT WANTED A KING - November 27
THE FLY AND THE ANTS - December 4
THE CONCEITED DONKEY - December 11
THE WOLF AND THE KID - December 18
THE WAYWARD DOG - December 25

1922
THE CAT AND THE MICE - January 1
THE DOG AND THE MOSQUITO - January 8 - missing in the Lenburg filmography
THE DOG AND THE FLEA - January 15
THE BEAR AND THE BEES - January 22
THE MILLER AND HIS DONKEY - January 29
THE FOX AND THE GRAPES - February 5
THE VILLAIN IN DISGUISE - February 12
THE DOG AND THE THIEF - February 19
THE CAT AND THE SWORDFISH - February 26
THE TIGER AND THE DONKEY - March 5
THE SPENDTHRIFT - March 12
THE FARMER AND THE OSTRICH - March 19
THE DISSATISFIED COBBLER - March 26
THE LION AND THE MOUSE - April 2
THE RICH CAT AND THE POOR CAT - April 9
A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING - April 16 - Erickson lists two release dates for this short; his date of Mar 30 is clearly a compilation error
THE WICKED CAT - April 23
THE BOY AND HIS DOG - April 30
THE ETERNAL TRIANGLE - May 7
THE MODEL DAIRY - May 14
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT - May 21
THE HUNTER AND HIS DOG - May 28
THE DOG AND THE WOLVES - June 4
THE MAID AND THE MILLIONAIRE - June 11
THE FARMER AND HIS CAT - June 18
THE CAT AND THE PIG - June 25
THE COUNTRY MOUSE AND THE CITY CAT - July 2
CRIME IN A BIG CITY - July 9
BREWING TROUBLE - July 16
THE MISCHIEVOUS CAT - July 23
THE WORM THAT TURNED - July 30
THE BOASTFUL CAT - August 6
THE DOG AND THE FISH - August 13
THE FARMER AND THE MICE - August 20
THE MECHANICAL HORSE - August 27
FEARLESS FIDO - September 3
THE BOY AND THE BEAR - September 10
THE TWO EXPLORERS - September 17 - allegedly with a cat and mouse duo named Tom and Jerry
THE TWO SLICK TRADERS - September 24
THE BIG FLOOD - October 1
THE HATED RIVALS - October 8 - Erickson: THE FABLE OF THE HATED RIVALS is technically correct
TWO OF A TRADE - October 15
THE ROMANTIC MOUSE - October 22
HENPECKED HARRY - October 29
THE ELEPHANT’S TRUNK - November 5
THE ENCHANTED FIDDLE - November 12
A ROLLING STONE - November 19
THE FORTUNE HUNTERS - November 26
FRIDAY THE 13TH - December 3
THE MAN WHO LAUGHS - December 10
HENRY’S BUSTED ROMANCE December 17
THE DOG’S PARADISE - December 24
THE TWO TRAPPERS - December 31

1923
THE FROG AND THE CATFISH - January 7
A STONE AGE ROMEO - January 14
CHEATING THE CHEATERS - January 21
A FISHERMAN’S JINX - January 28
A RAISIN AND A CAKE OF YEAST - February 4
THE GLIDERS - February 11
TROUBLES ON THE ARK - February 18
THE MYSTERIOUS HAT - February 25
THE SPIDER AND THE FLY - March 4
THE TRAVELING SALESMAN - March 11
THE SHEIK - March 18
THE ALLEY CAT - March 25 - missing in the Erickson filmography
FARMER AL FALFA’S BRIDE - April 1 - Erickson has this as a Mar 25 release
DAY BY DAY IN EVERY WAY - April 8
ONE HARD PULL - April 15
THE GAMBLERS - April 22
THE JOLLY ROUNDERS - April 29
PHARAOH’S TOMB - May 6
THE MOUSE CATCHER - May 13
A FISH STORY - May 20
AMATEUR NIGHT ON THE ARK - May 27 -possibly the first short without the THE FABLE OF prefix in the title
SPOOKS - June 3
THE STORK’S MISTAKE - June 10
SPRINGTIME - June 17
THE BURGLAR ALARM - June 24
THE BEAUTY PARLOR - July 1
THE COVERED PUSH-CART - July 8
THE PACE THAT KILLS - July 15
MYSTERIES OF THE SEA - July 22
THE THOROUGHBRED - July 29 - missing in the Erickson filmography
The Lenburg and Erickson books both mention a film called THE NINE OF SPADES, with Erickson giving a release date of Aug 2. This is an unidentified Pathé release but not a Fable cartoon.
THE MARATHON DANCERS - August 5
THE PEARL DIVERS - August 12
THE BAD BANDIT - August 19
THE GREAT EXPLORERS - August 26
THE CAT THAT FAILED - September 2
THE WALRUS HUNTERS - September 9
THE CAT’S REVENGE - September 16
DERBY DAY - September 23
LOVE IN A COTTAGE - September 30
THE CAT’S WHISKERS - October 7 - starring "Felix" the cat; is this an attempt to tap in on the Pat Sullivan series?
THE HIGH FLYERS - October 14
AGED IN THE WOOD - October 21
THE CIRCUS - October 28
A BARNYARD RODEO - November 4 - Lenburg and Erickson have the movie title as A BARNYARD ROMEO; probably a carryover of a typo in the trade magazines
DO WOMEN PAY? - November 11
FARMER AL FALFA’S PET CAT - November 18
HAPPY GO LUCKIES - November 25
THE FIVE FIFTEEN - December 2
THE DARK HORSE - December 9
THE CAT CAME BACK - December 16
THE FIVE ORPHANS OF THE STORM - December 23 - Erickson gives the release date as Jan 6, 1924
THE BEST MAN WINS - December 30

1924
THE GOOD OLD DAYS - January 6 - omitted by Lenburg; Erickson gives the release date as Dec 23, 1923
There is some confusion between this short and GOOD OLD COLLEGE DAYS (Feb 10, 1924; both release dates confirmed with contemporary film magazines). These are clearly two distinct films, but they seem to have gotten mixed up early on. I found two contemporary reviews for THE GOOD OLD DAYS that both clearly refer to GOOD OLD COLLEGE DAYS.
THE ANIMALS’ FAIR - January 13
THE BLACK SHEEP - January 20
THE MORNING AFTER - January 27
THE RAT’S REVENGE - February 3
GOOD OLD COLLEGE DAYS - February 10
A RURAL ROMANCE - February 17
CAPTAIN KIDDER - February 24
HERMAN, THE GREAT MOUSE - March 2
AN ALL STAR CAST - March 9
WHY MICE LEAVE HOME - March 16
FROM RAGS TO RICHES AND BACK AGAIN - March 23
THE CHAMPION - March 30
RUNNING WILD - April 6
IF NOAH LIVED TODAY - April 13
A TRIP TO THE POLE - April 20
AN IDEAL FARM - April 27
HOMELESS PUPS - May 4
WHEN WINTER COMES - May 11
THE JEALOUS FISHERMAN - May 18
THE JOLLY JAIL-BIRD - May 25
ONE GOOD TURN - June 1
THE FLYING CARPET - June 8
THAT OLD CAN OF MINE - June 15
THE ORGAN GRINDER - June 22
HOME TALENT - June 29
THE BODY IN THE BAG - July 6
DESERT SHEIKS - July 13
A WOMAN’S HONOR - July 20
THE SPORT OF KINGS - July 27
FLYING FEVER - August 3
AMELIA COMES BACK - August 10
HOUSE CLEANING - August 17 - listed twice in the Lenburg book, as 1924 and 1925 releases; the latter is in error
THE PRODIGAL PUP - August 24
A MESSAGE FROM THE SEA - August 31
BARNYARD OLYMPICS - September 7
IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMER TIME - September 14
THE MOUSE THAT TURNED - September 21
HAWKS OF THE SEA - September 28
NOAH’S OUTING - October 5
A LIGHTHOUSE BY THE SEA - October 12
BLACK MAGIC - October 19
MONKEY BUSINESS - October 26
THE CAT AND THE MAGNET - November 2
SHARPSHOOTERS - November 9
SHE KNEW HER MAN - November 16
THE GOOD OLD CIRCUS DAYS - November 23
LUMBER JACKS - November 30 - omitted in the Lenburg filmography
SHE’S IN AGAIN - December 7
NOAH’S ATHLETIC CLUB - December 14
MYSTERIES OF OLD CHINATOWN - December 21
DOWN ON THE FARM - December 28

1925
ON THE ICE - January 4 - not to be confused with the Mar 11, 1928 film with the same title
ONE GAME PUP - January 11
AFRICAN HUNTSMEN - January 18
HOLD THAT THOUGHT - January 25 - theatrically re-released with sound tacked on as CONCENTRATE on June 23, 1929
BITING THE DUST - February 1
A TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT - February 8
BIGGER AND BETTER JAILS - February 15
FISHERMAN’S LUCK - February 22
CLEAN UP WEEK - March 1
IN DUTCH? - March 8
JUNGLE BIKE RIDERS - March 15
THE PIE MAN - March 22
AT THE ZOO - March 29 - Erickson gives the release date as Apr 5
THE HOUSING SHORTAGE - April 5 - Erickson gives the release date as Mar 29
S.O.S. - April 12
THE ADVENTURES OF ADENOID - April 19
DEEP STUFF - April 26
PERMANENT WAVES - May 3
DARKEST AFRICA - May 10
A FAST WORKER - May 17
ECHOES FROM THE ALPS - May 24
HOT TIMES IN ICELAND - May 31
THE RUNT - June 7
THE END OF THE WORLD - June 14
THE RUNAWAY BALLOON - June 21
OFFICE HELP - June 28
WINE, WOMAN AND SONG - July 5
WHEN MEN WERE MEN - July 12
FOR THE LOVE OF A GAL - July 19
BUGVILLE FIELD DAY - July 26
A YARN ABOUT YARN August 2
BUBBLES - August 9
SOAP - August 16
OVER THE PLATE - August 23
THE WINDOW WASHERS - August 30
BARNYARD FOLLIES - September 6
THE UGLY DUCKLING - September 13
NUTS AND SQUIRRELS - September 20
HUNGRY HOUNDS - September 27
THE LION AND THE MONKEY - October 4
THE HERO WINS - October 11
AIR COOLED - October 18
CLOSER THAN A BROTHER - October 25
WILDCATS OF PARIS - November 1
THE HONOR SYSTEM - November 8
MORE MICE THAN BRAINS - November 15
THE GREAT OPEN SPACES - November 22
A DAY’S OUTING - November 29
THE BONEHEAD AGE - December 6
THE HAUNTED HOUSE - December 13
THE ENGLISH CHANNEL SWIM - December 20
NOAH AND HIS TROUBLES - December 27 - some filmographies have this film as NOAH AND HIS TROUSERS, likely due to a 1926 film magazine typo

1926
THE GOLD PUSH - January 3
THREE BLIND MICE - January 10
LIGHTER THAN AIR - January 17
THE LITTLE BROWN JUG - January 24
A JUNE BRIDE - January 31
THE WINDJAMMERS - February 7
HUNTING IN 1950 - February 14 (Terry & Moser) - first known case of a shared screen credit
THE WICKED CITY - February 21
THE MAIL COACH - February 28
SPANISH LOVE - March 7, 1926
THE FIRE FIGHTER - March 14
UP IN THE AIR - March 21 - omitted in the Erickson filmography
FLY TIME - March 28
THE MERRY BLACKSMITH - April 4
THE BIG-HEARTED FISH - April 11
HEARTS AND SHOWERS - April 18
ROUGH AND READY ROMEO - April 25
FARM HANDS - May 2 - not mentioned in the Lenburg filmography
THE SHOOTING FOOL - May 9
THE ALPINE FLAPPER - May 16
LIQUID DYNAMITE - May 23
THE BUMPER CROP - May 30
THE BIG RETREAT - June 6
THE LITTLE PARADE - June 13
THE LAND BOOM - June 20
A PLUMBER’S LIFE - June 27
JUNGLE SPORTS - July 4 - listed both as a 1926 and a 1927 entry in the Lenburg filmography; the 1927 entry is in error
CHOP SUEY AND NOODLES - July 11
PIRATES BOLD - July 18
HER BEN - July 25
VENUS OF VENICE - August 1
DOUGH BOYS - August 8
THE LAST HA HA - August 15- omitted in the Lenburg filmography
SCRAMBLED EGGS - August 22
A KNIGHT OUT - August 29
PESTS - September 5
A BUGGY RIDE - September 12
THE CHARLESTON QUEEN - September 19
WATERED STOCK - September 26
WHY ARGUE? - October 3
THE ROAD HOUSE - October 10
THE PHONEY EXPRESS - October 17
GUN SHY - October 24
HOME, SWEET HOME - October 31
THROUGH THICK AND THIN - November 7
IN VAUDEVILLE - November 14
RADIO CONTROLLED - November 21
BUCK FEVER - November 28
HITTING THE RAILS - December 5 - a review implies that John Foster received a screen credit besides Paul Terry
BARS AND STRIPES - December 12
SCHOOL DAYS - December 19
WHERE FRIENDSHIP CEASES - December 26

1927
THE MUSICAL PARROT - January 2
SINK OR SWIM - January 9
CHASING RAINBOWS - January 16
THE PLOW BOY’S REVENGE - January 23
TIT FOR TAT - January 30
IN THE ROUGH - February 6 - some filmographies have this film as IN THE DOUGH, probably following an ancient typo
THE CRAWL STROKE KID - February 13 - a review infers that besides Paul Terry, a second artist got a screen credit
THE MAIL PILOT - February 20
CRACKED ICE - February 27
TAKING THE AIR - March 6
ALL FOR A BRIDE - March 13
THE MAGICIAN - March 20
KEEP OFF THE GRASS - March 27
THE MEDICINE MAN - April 3
THE HONOR MAN - April 10
ANTI-FAT - April 17
THE PIE-EYED PIPER - April 24
A FAIR EXCHANGE - May 1
BUBBLING OVER - May 8
WHEN THE SNOW FLIES - May 15
HORSES, HORSES, HORSES - May 22
DIGGING FOR GOLD - May 29
A DOG’S DAY - June 5
HARD CIDER - June 12
DIED IN THE WOOL - June 19
THE ONE-MAN DOG - June 26
THE BIG REWARD July 3
RIDING HIGH July 10
THE LOVE NEST - July 17
SUBWAY SALLY - July 24
THE BULLY - July 31
ANT LIFE AS IT ISN’T - August 7
RED HOT SANDS - August 14 - in the Lenburg filmography, this film is listed twice (1926 and 1927; the former is in error)
A HOLE IN ONE - August 21
HOOK, LINE AND SINKER - August 28
SMALL TOWN SHERIFF - September 4
CUTTING A MELON - September 11
IN AGAIN, OUT AGAIN - September 18
THE HUMAN FLY - September 25
THE RIVER OF DOUBT - October 2
ALL BULL AND A YARD WIDE - October 9
LINDY’S CAT - October 16
THE BIG TENT - October 23
A BRAVE HEART - October 30
SIGNS OF SPRING - November 6
SAVED BY A KEYHOLE - November 13 - omitted in the Lenburg filmography
THE FOX HUNT - November 20
FLYING FISHERS - November 27
CARNIVAL WEEK (Terry & Foster)- December 4
Starting with this short, Lenburg attributes screen credits; many of these can be confirmed on prints and through film library records. Unconfirmed credits are listed here with square brackets.
RATS IN HIS GARRET (Terry & Shields)- December 11
CHRISTMAS CHEER (Terry & Foster) - December 18 - omitted in the Lenburg filmography
THE JUNK MAN [Terry & Davis]- December 25

1928
THE BRONCHO BUSTER (Terry & Foster) - January 1 - omitted in the Lenburg filmography
A SHORT CIRCUIT (Terry) - January 8
HIGH STAKES (Terry & Shields) - January 15
Lenburg, in his filmography, lists two shorts following the “High Stakes” entry (end of 1927): THE HOME AGENT and A HORSE'S TALE. I could not find any Fables with these names (including renames), so I believe these entries are in error.
THE BOY FRIEND - January 22
The release date is in accordance with to Motion Picture News and Erickson. The Film Daily has this short as a Dec 18, 1927 release. The entry is omitted in the Lenburg filmography.
THE WANDERING MINSTREL [Terry & Bailey] - January 29
THE GOOD SHIP NELLIE (Terry & Moser) - February 5
EVERYBODY’S FLYING [Terry & Foster] - February 12
THE SPIDER’S LAIR (Terry & Davis) - February 19
A BLAZE OF GLORY (Terry & Davis) - February 26
THE COUNTY FAIR (Terry & Bailey) - March 4c
ON THE ICE (Terry & Moser) - March 11 - not to be confused with the Jan 1, 1925 film with the same title
THE SON SHOWER [Terry] - March 18 - listed in several filmographies (e.g. Lenburg) as THE SEA SHOWER
JUNGLE DAYS [Terry & Foster] - March 25
SCALING THE ALPS (Terry & Davis) - April 1
BARNYARD LODGE NUMBER ONE (Terry & Moser) - April 8
A BATTLING DUET (Terry & Bailey) - April 15
THE FLYING AGE [Terry] - April 22
BARNYARD ARTISTS (Terry & Shields) - April 29
A JUNGLE TRIANGLE [Terry & Davis] - May 6
COAST TO COAST (Terry & Moser) - May 13
THE WAR BRIDE (Terry & Bailey) - May 20
HAPPY DAYS (Terry & Foster) - May 27
THE FLIGHT THAT FAILED [Terry & Shields] - June 3
PUPPY LOVE [Terry & Davis] - June 10
RIDE ‘EM COWBOY - June 17 - omitted in the Lenburg filmography
THE MOUSE’S BRIDE (Terry & Foster) - June 24 - omitted in the Lenburg filmography
CITY SLICKERS (Terry & Bailey) - July 1
THE HUNTSMAN (Terry & Moser) - July 8
THE BABY SHOW (Terry & Davis) - July 15 - listed both as 1927 and as 1928 release in the Lenburg book; the 1927 entry is an error
THE EARLY BIRD (Terry & Foster) - July 22
OUTNUMBERED (Terry & Shields) - July 29
OUR LITTLE NELL (Terry & Moser) - August 5
SUNNY ITALY [Terry & Davis] - August 12
A CROSS-COUNTRY RUN [Terry & Bailey] - August 19
IN THE BAG - August 26 - omitted in the Lenburg filmography
STATIC (Terry) - September 2 - omitted in the Lenburg filmography
ALASKA OR BUST (Terry & Moser) - September 9
SUNDAY ON THE FARM (Terry & Foster) - September 16
HIGH SEAS [Terry & Davis] - September 23
THE MAGNETIC BAT [Terry] - September 30
CURE OR KILL (Terry & Shields) - October 7 - listed as KILL OR CURE both by Erickson and Lenburg
DINNER TIME (Terry & Foster) - October 14 - first Fable released with a soundtrack; allegedly also released as silent version (confirmation needed)
MONKEY LOVE (Terry & Davis) - October 14 - first instance of two Fables released on the same day
THE BIG GAME (Terry & Bailey) - October 21
GRIDIRON DEMONS (Terry & Moser) - October 28
THE LAUNDRY MAN [Terry] - November 4
CAUGHT IN THE DRAFT - November 11 - omitted in the Lenburg filmography
A POLAR FLIGHT - November 18 - omitted in the Lenburg filmography
ON THE LINKS [Terry] - November 25
THE FISHING FOOL (Terry & Moser) - December 2 - first confirmed short with a Van Beuren producer credit; omitted in the Lenburg filmography
A DAY OFF (Terry & Foster) - December 9
BARNYARD POLITICS (Terry & Shields) - December 16 - not found in contemporary film magazines
STAGE STRUCK (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry & Foster) - December 23 - listed as a 1929 release by Lenburg
FLYING HOOFS (Terry & Bailey) - December 23
THE MAIL MAN (Terry & Davis) - December 30 - omitted in the Lenburg filmography

1929
LAND O’ COTTON (Terry & Moser) - January 6 - omitted in the Lenburg filmography
A WHITE ELEPHANT (Terry & Shields) - January 13 - omitted in the Lenburg filmography
SNAPPING THE WHIP (Terry & Bailey) - January 20
THE BREAK OF THE DAY (Terry & Davis) - January 27
SWEET ADELINE (Terry & Moser) - February 3
WOODEN MONEY [T&erry & Foster] - February 10
THE QUEEN BEE (Terry) - February 17
GRANDMA’S HOUSE (Terry) - February 24
BACK TO THE SOIL [Terry] - March 3
A LAD AND HIS LAMP (Terry) - March 10
THE BLACK DUCK [Terry] - March 17
THE BIG BURG (Terry & Moser) - March 24 - listed both as silent and sound Fable entries in the Lenburg filmography
Starting with THE BIG BURG, there is a period with some conflicting information whether Fables were silent or soundies. The reason for that is, so my gut feeling at least, that in 1929/30, Pathé released sound Fables also as silent versions (confirmed for some of them at least) as silent variants, and they did not communicate that practice well with the trade magazines. For THE BIG BURG at least, I found no evidence for a sound version of that film.
THE UNDER DOG [Terry] - March 31
THE COP’S BRIDE [Terry] - April 7
PRESTO CHANGO (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry & Moser) - April 14 - listed both as silent and sound Fable entries in the Lenburg filmography (no evidence found)
THE WATER CURE April 14 - omitted in the Lenburg filmography
THE BIG SHOT [Terry] - April 21
SKATING HOUNDS (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry & Davis) - April 28 - listed both as silent and sound Fable entries in the Lenburg filmography (possibly, confirmation needed)
THE FIGHT GAME (Terry) - April 28
THE LITTLE GAME HUNTER [Terry] - May 5
THE FAITHFUL PUP (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry & Bailey) - May 12 - listed both as silent and sound Fable entries in the Lenburg filmography (no evidence found)
HOMELESS CATS (Terry) - May 12?
This film is not mentioned in the Erickson filmography and also not in the trade magazines I consulted. On the other hand, Lenburg mentions this short as a silent film, and the UCLA film library has a 35mm safety masterpositive in their vaults (inventory number M41771). The inventory information lists it as "Aesop's Fables #414" (for comparison: THE FIGHT GAME, released April 28, 2019, is listed as "Aesop's Fables #412"). Therefore as an actual release date, May 12 would be my best guess, paired with THE FAITHFUL PUP soundie as a parallel silent release, such as PRESTO CHANGO paired with THE WATER CURE (April 14) and SKATING HOUNDS with THE FIGHT GAME (April 28) before, and CUSTARD PIES with FISH DAY (May 26) etc. afterwards.
THE BALL PARK [Terry] - May 19
CUSTARD PIES (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry) - May 26 - listed as silent Fable only in the Lenburg filmography (no evidence found)
FISH DAY [Terry] - May 26
THE POLO MATCH [Terry] - June 2
WOOD CHOPPERS (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry) - June 9 - listed both as silent and sound Fable entries in the Lenburg filmography (no evidence found)
SNOW BIRDS (Terry & Davis) - June 9
APRIL SHOWERS (Terry) - June 16 - the release date given by Erickson (June 15) is a typo
CONCENTRATE (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry) - June 23 - the release date given by Erickson (June 21) is a typo
Listed as both silent and sound Fable in the Lenburg filmography; this is difficult to disentangle since this film is a reissue of the earlier Fable HOLD THAT THOUGHT (Jan 25, 1925) with added sound.
KIDNAPPED [Terry & Shields] - June 23
IN HIS CUPS [Terry] - June 30
THE JAIL BREAKERS (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry) - July 7 - Erickson gives a June 22 release date; Lenburg lists it as both silent and sound release (confirmation needed)
COLD STEEL [Terry] - July 7
THE FARMER’S GOAT (Terry & Foster) - July 14
This film is missing in the Erickson filmography but is mentioned by Lenburg. In contemporary film magazines, I found a single quote (Exhibitors Herald World of July 15, 1929) with this release date, so a confirmation is needed. On the other hand, UCLA houses two 16mm copies of this film in their vaults (inventory numbers M42301 and M49488).
HOUSE CLEANING TIME (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry) - July 21
BY LAND AND AIR (Terry & Foster) - July 21 - omitted by Erickson
Motion Picture News has published reviews for both HOUSE CLEANING TIME and BY LAND AND AIR in the "silent shorts" section. In the "film booking" category, the magazines keep listing BY LAND AND AIR as a sound film and HOUSE CLEANING TIME as a silent short for booking. Right now I think that this is a mixup.
A MIDSUMMER’S DAY DREAM (Aesop's Sound Fables??) [Terry] - July 28
Motion Picture News (July 20, 1929) has published a review for this film in their "sound shorts" section, with a clear reference to an audio track ("...with gags and music to amuse the crowds."). The film is available for booking with sound-on-disc as well as sound-on-film and also as silent version. Traditionally, this film is considered a silent Fable but may it actually be a lost sound cartoon? On the other hand, this short being a sound cartoon does not fit the current release pattern (silents weekly and soundies biweekly) by Pathé.
BUGHOUSE COLLEGE DAYS (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry) - August 4 - the release date in the Erickson book is July 4
THREE GAME GUYS (Terry & Shields) - August 4
THE ENCHANTED FLUTE (Terry & Moser) - August 11
A STONE AGE ROMANCE (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry) - August 18 - The Film Daily published a review (sep 1, 1929) in the "silent" column
WASH DAY (Terry & Davis) - August 18 - omitted in the Erickson filmography
The booking section of Motion Picture News has this short as a sound cartoon (sound-on-film and sound-on disc) but this may be a screwup.
THE CABARET [Terry & Moser] - August 25 - the release date in the Erickson filmography is Aug 14
THE BIG SCARE (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry) - September 1 - listed both as silent and sound Fable entries in the Lenburg filmography (no evidence found)
THE FRUITFUL FARM [Terry] - probably September 1 or 8 - the release date in the Erickson filmography is Aug 22
This is apparently the final short produced exclusively as silent Fable. No precise release date could be found for this short but it is tempting to assume an early September date, probably Sep 8 or 1. Also, in all likelihood this is the final Van Beuren cartoon credited to Paul Terry (confirmation needed).
Starting with THE JUNGLE FOOL (Sep 15, 1929), the Fables were produced with sound and released as "Aesop's Sound Fables", although silent "Aesop's Film Fables" variants were released to a rapidly shrinking market of silent film theaters. Such silent variants have been confirmed (ar are suspected, confirmation pending) for the following soundies:
THE JUNGLE FOOL (Foster & Davis) - September 15, 1929
THE MILL POND (Foster & Davis) - October 27, 1929 (confirmation needed)
TUNING IN (Foster & Davis) - November 10, 1929
THE NIGHT CLUB (Foster & Davis) - December 8, 1929
SHIP AHOY (Foster & Davis) - January 5, 1930
THE IRON MAN (Foster & Bailey) - January 19, 1930
A BUGVILLE ROMANCE (Foster & Bailey) - June 8, 1930

I'm going to enjoy taking a closer look through your list; thanks for posting! Had you referenced Gifford's filmography at all? It's missing several entries but his book is always a great starting point for researching silent era series. More convenient than Lenburg, in my mind, since Gifford is micro-focused just on the silent era instead.

Working backwards, here are a few thoughts on 1929—the final year of any silent offerings...


1929
THE BIG BURG (Terry & Moser) - March 24 - listed both as silent and sound Fable entries in the Lenburg filmography
Starting with THE BIG BURG, there is a period with some conflicting information whether Fables were silent or soundies. The reason for that is, so my gut feeling at least, that in 1929/30, Pathé released sound Fables also as silent versions (confirmed for some of them at least) as silent variants, and they did not communicate that practice well with the trade magazines. For THE BIG BURG at least, I found no evidence for a sound version of that film.
I don't think it was ever a sound film, I have the same sentiment for this as I do for Wash Day below...

PRESTO CHANGO (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry & Moser) - April 14 - listed both as silent and sound Fable entries in the Lenburg filmography (no evidence found)
and...
SKATING HOUNDS (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry & Davis) - April 28 - listed both as silent and sound Fable entries in the Lenburg filmography (possibly, confirmation needed)
and...
THE FAITHFUL PUP (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry & Bailey) - May 12 - listed both as silent and sound Fable entries in the Lenburg filmography (no evidence found)
See my thoughts about Big Scare below...

HOMELESS CATS (Terry) - May 12?
This film is not mentioned in the Erickson filmography and also not in the trade magazines I consulted. On the other hand, Lenburg mentions this short as a silent film, and the UCLA film library has a 35mm safety masterpositive in their vaults (inventory number M41771). The inventory information lists it as "Aesop's Fables #414" (for comparison: THE FIGHT GAME, released April 28, 2019, is listed as "Aesop's Fables #412"). Therefore as an actual release date, May 12 would be my best guess, paired with THE FAITHFUL PUP soundie as a parallel silent release, such as PRESTO CHANGO paired with THE WATER CURE (April 14) and SKATING HOUNDS with THE FIGHT GAME (April 28) before, and CUSTARD PIES with FISH DAY (May 26) etc. afterwards.
Gifford gives a release date of April 26 for this.

CUSTARD PIES (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry) - May 26 - listed as silent Fable only in the Lenburg filmography (no evidence found)
and...
WOOD CHOPPERS (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry) - June 9 - listed both as silent and sound Fable entries in the Lenburg filmography (no evidence found)
See my thoughts about Big Scare below...

CONCENTRATE (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry) - June 23 - the release date given by Erickson (June 21) is a typo
Listed as both silent and sound Fable in the Lenburg filmography; this is difficult to disentangle since this film is a reissue of the earlier Fable HOLD THAT THOUGHT (Jan 25, 1925) with added sound.
Not difficult to disentangle, really—it was retitled for a sound reissue; silent prints of the newly retitled/reissued version would have gone out to theaters that were still running silent prints. So, there was the silent HOLD in 1925, and then sound & silent prints of "Concentrate" in '29.

THE JAIL BREAKERS (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry) - July 7 - Erickson gives a June 22 release date; Lenburg lists it as both silent and sound release (confirmation needed)
See my thoughts about Big Scare below.

THE FARMER’S GOAT (Terry & Foster) - July 14
This film is missing in the Erickson filmography but is mentioned by Lenburg. In contemporary film magazines, I found a single quote (Exhibitors Herald World of July 15, 1929) with this release date, so a confirmation is needed. On the other hand, UCLA houses two 16mm copies of this film in their vaults (inventory numbers M42301 and M49488).
I have a 16mm print, as well. Eastman Kodak Stores (the latter day 'Kodascope) printed in 1939 for home rental.

BY LAND AND AIR (Terry & Foster) - July 21 - omitted by Erickson
Motion Picture News has published reviews for both HOUSE CLEANING TIME and BY LAND AND AIR in the "silent shorts" section. In the "film booking" category, the magazines keep listing BY LAND AND AIR as a sound film and HOUSE CLEANING TIME as a silent short for booking. Right now I think that this is a mixup.
Yes, that's almost certainly a mixup.

A MIDSUMMER’S DAY DREAM (Aesop's Sound Fables??) [Terry] - July 28
Motion Picture News (July 20, 1929) has published a review for this film in their "sound shorts" section, with a clear reference to an audio track ("...with gags and music to amuse the crowds."). The film is available for booking with sound-on-disc as well as sound-on-film and also as silent version. Traditionally, this film is considered a silent Fable but may it actually be a lost sound cartoon? On the other hand, this short being a sound cartoon does not fit the current release pattern (silents weekly and soundies biweekly) by Pathé.
See my comments below about Wash Day. I'll eat my words if proven wrong someday!

A STONE AGE ROMANCE (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry) - August 18 - The Film Daily published a review (sep 1, 1929) in the "silent" column
See my thoughts re: Big Scare below.

WASH DAY (Terry & Davis) - August 18 - omitted in the Erickson filmography
The booking section of Motion Picture News has this short as a sound cartoon (sound-on-film and sound-on disc) but this may be a screwup.
Definitely not a sound cartoon. We would have seen a print by now; the sound Van Beurens were reprinted to death for a good 30 years, for film rental/TV markets. If a soundtrack is ever found one day, I'll happily eat my words!

THE CABARET [Terry & Moser] - August 25 - the release date in the Erickson filmography is Aug 14
Same release date given by Gifford, though unsure of his source. Sadly we can't ask him anymore. Lenburg's book predates Gifford's and I wonder if Gifford took some info straight from Lenburg.

THE BIG SCARE (Aesop's Sound Fables; Terry) - September 1 - listed both as silent and sound Fable entries in the Lenburg filmography (no evidence found)
I think it's safe to say that if completely silent Fables were still being produced and released at this point, the sound offerings would have also been available and shown in silent prints, to some extent.

THE FRUITFUL FARM [Terry] - probably September 1 or 8 - the release date in the Erickson filmography is Aug 22
Gifford also gives an Aug. 22 release date for this.

Starting with THE JUNGLE FOOL (Sep 15, 1929), the Fables were produced with sound and released as "Aesop's Sound Fables", although silent "Aesop's Film Fables" variants were released to a rapidly shrinking market of silent film theaters. Such silent variants have been confirmed (ar are suspected, confirmation pending) for the following soundies:

THE JUNGLE FOOL (Foster & Davis) - September 15, 1929
I have a 1930s era silent 16mm print from Pathegrams, which suggests to me that this film probably existed in/was released in silent form as well as with sound. Pathegrams didn't usually print up cartoons, in silent 16mm form, that had been *only* sound releases in their original theatrical run.

THE MILL POND (Foster & Davis) - October 27, 1929 (confirmation needed)
I have a very old (i.e. early 1930s vintage) silent 16mm print, and my notes state that the titles are original. I really should pull that print and check to see what those titles say; haven't watched it in many years...

I have a complete Aesop's Film Fables filmography in my files using extensive research by myself, with help from Tommy and other earlier resources. It is 100% accurate as far as I know, but I am only keeping it for private hands. I can send you a version of it privately, if needed

I remember reading about THE CAT'S WHISKERS (1923) in a book, maybe Before Mickey? I definitely remember the line "Felix gets his whiskers clipped." But they got in trouble, I assume with Pat Sullivan, so the cat's name was changed to Henry and the character design was changed to make him fatter.

Tommy: Thanks for the quick and still thorough response from the expert in the field. I haven't consulted Gifford, but by some of the examples you give I assume that Erickson did.
My approach was a bit different: Instead of compiling a maximum likelihood list, I wanted to confirm all the titles and publication dates using contemporary literature. Bottom-up instead of top-down. Therefore I studied (haha, browsed) the relevant issues of the many different film magazines I mentioned above, and I was able to confirm the release dates of all the movies listed, except for three shorts: BARNYARD POLITICS, HOMELESS CATS and THE FRUITFUL FARM. The lists of contemporary releases and booking guides were remarkably consistent over years, so even with a whole 18 months of "Motion Picture News" unavailable, no gaps or major misinformation was encountered. In a few cases, some film magazines stated conflicting information, but most instances could be resolved by consulting the weekly publication schedule/press release by Pathé, which was normally published unredacted by many of the weekly journals. The handful of remaining conflicts are made explicit in the list.
Just a few annotations:
- All release dates given by Pathé, from the very first short until OLD HOKUM BUCKET, March 29, 1931, were a Sunday. (Independent of the official release date, the actual shipping dates could, and I assume most often would, deviate from that date, and evidence for that are uncounted reviews I read in print prior to the release date.) Therefore I assume any date that is not a Sunday would be information about a first screening, announcement of such a showing in a newspaper, or a print review. This is valid information too but does not reflect the actual schedule by Pathé. So, regarding HOMELESS CATS, a date of April 26, 1929, which was a Friday, was not a release day for Pathé. Same goes for THE FRUITFUL FARM (August 22, 1929, a Thursday). For THE CABARET, the date in my list is straight from the "Motion Picture News" magazine. Again, the Gifford date may reflect the first public showing.
- Regarding CONCENTRATE: You are correct, of course. I just haven't found any info on a 1929 CONCENTRATE "Film Fable". If anyone knows if it exists, I guess it is you.
- Re A MIDSUMMER'S DAY DREAM: I tend to share your scepticism, but the published review is hard to reject. It appears to be an accurate summary, given the descriptive title. "A dog and a duck annoy the life out of the much abused Al Falfa. So the old man seeks relief in sleep. He dreams a pleasant dream in which beautiful maidens stroke his brow and kiss him passionately. Old Al eventually wakes up and finds that he has been kissing a pig during the dream. Good cartoon, with gags and music to amuse the crowds." (Motion Picture News July 20, 1929). Maybe the journalist was on mushrooms and hearing things? Still curious what others think about it.
- Regarding the silent prints of the sound era Fables, that is obviously common knowledge to you but it blew me away a few months ago when we had a discussion on the John E Allen stock footage library. Actually, that discovery triggered the building of this list.

S. C. MacPeter: I would be curious about your list. If you are willing to share with me, I will keep it private, of course.

Bobby Bickert: I checked Donald Crafton's "Before Mickey", and you are fully correct about Felix. There seems no documentation about any conflict, and Crafton assumes they made a quiet gentlemens' agreement.

Tommy:

the sound Van Beurens were reprinted to death for a good 30 years

Not knowing at all the market for film prints, I am wondering how true is this statement? I am under the impression that DINNER TIME with its 1928 soundtrack was particularly rare before showing up on the Garage Sale DVDs and on Cartoon Brew TV. I haven't seen any footage from the STAGE STRUCK beyond the main titles, and that one is missing from the Garage Sale collection. SHIP AHOY is there only as a silent "Film Fable", and OOM PAH PAH only as a Spanish version. While I can easily see that the bulk of the "Sound Fables" were exploited beyond saturation, there is possibly a handful of films that fell through the cracks, especially from the early, and apparently poorly marketed (by Pathé), days of the sound era.

One thing I still don't understand is if BIG GAME (1931) is a real Aesop's Sound Fable or not.

Not knowing at all the market for film prints, I am wondering how true is this statement?.... While I can easily see that the bulk of the "Sound Fables" were exploited beyond saturation, there is possibly a handful of films that fell through the cracks, especially from the early, and apparently poorly marketed (by Pathé), days of the sound era.

Most of the sound Van Beuren library was most certainly exploited, though there are rarer ones. I've seen American listings for OOM PAH PAH in 16mm, so the print used for Garage Sale is most certainly not the only one. Again, what is represented online/in transfers is NOT what is actually out there. I know where SHIP AHOY is with the track but have no way to listen to it yet. Likewise, I've NEVER seen BUGVILLE ROMANCE (anyone have this one) or...

One thing I still don't understand is if BIG GAME (1931) is a real Aesop's Sound Fable or not.

Considering concurrent listings list it as a title, and at least one review of this cartoon is in these same magazines, it was certainly a real title. Just one of the few not available, but I bet there's at least one print out there. Let's be patient about it

I've discussed Big Game with others somewhat, and there are mixed feelings on that one. It could very well be a truly rare or even lost (gasp!! I hate that term!) Van Beuren cartoon.

But you're right to suggest, Wundermild, that my "printed to death" comment may be an overgeneralization. Only to an extent. At the same time, Strummer is also right to suggest that what has circulated in tape and DVD trading circles, and what openly circulates online, hardly represents what's actually out there right under our noses.

I've had 1950s era 16mm TV reprints of Dinner Time, Stage Struck, Oom Pah Pah, and others since I was in high school, in the mid-2000s. At the time, I came across a gent who had a really sizable bunch of the sound VB Fables that had been rescued from a TV station's trash some 20 or 30 years prior. There were a few dozen items in that batch and I was able to get almost all of them. At the same time, those prints were mass marketed and mine are hardly unique. Just a year or two ago, I also purchased a 1970s or 80s era gray market 'dupe' of Dinner Time, taken from a TV print. That alone suggests that quite a few 16mm collectors had that particular title then, and still do now.

We just don't hear about most of these things or see some of them easily, because most private collectors aren't chomping at the bit to make copies for other people or post them online. Does that make certain titles more obscure? Yes indeed. Does it negate the possibility or fact that they were reprinted to death in 16mm? Not really. Even if that were true, it doesn't necessarily mean that all the stuff is easy to see, to this day. In the 16mm rental market of the 1930s-40s, and the 1950s TV market, nearly all of the sound Fables were more or less reprinted to death. Maybe the only exception was Big Game!

Forgot to respond to this bit in the last post. One of these days I'll have to help some of you good eggs to see BUGVILLE and other things you haven't come across elsewhere yet. I could swear I have a print of SHIP missing its titles, but it's not in my index. I'm way better at finding prints than I am at maintaining a damn spreadsheet. S.C., you and others excel at that much more than I do! 😅

Not knowing at all the market for film prints, I am wondering how true is this statement?.... While I can easily see that the bulk of the "Sound Fables" were exploited beyond saturation, there is possibly a handful of films that fell through the cracks, especially from the early, and apparently poorly marketed (by Pathé), days of the sound era.

Most of the sound Van Beuren library was most certainly exploited, though there are rarer ones. I've seen American listings for OOM PAH PAH in 16mm, so the print used for Garage Sale is most certainly not the only one. Again, what is represented online/in transfers is NOT what is actually out there. I know where SHIP AHOY is with the track but have no way to listen to it yet. Likewise, I've NEVER seen BUGVILLE ROMANCE (anyone have this one) or...

One thing I still don't understand is if BIG GAME (1931) is a real Aesop's Sound Fable or not.

Considering concurrent listings list it as a title, and at least one review of this cartoon is in these same magazines, it was certainly a real title. Just one of the few not available, but I bet there's at least one print out there. Let's be patient about it

Thanks Tommy! I'll have to ask you a little more about your collection soon. I'm glad I'm good at taking research and outputting it into something useful for colleagues like you, as this sorta thing takes a lot of effort, as it does for you to acquire and restore the actual cartoons (albeit not as costly). I know where SHIP AHOY exists with the track, an archive's nitrate but no way to see it right now. The print we see online is actually the silent version of its release, even containing an intertitle. More than likely an early 30s Pathe print if I had to guess, probably even more rare than a sound print!

Yes, Van Beuren would've owned them, and Walter Gutlohn afterwards. Considering that the owners of the silent materials did next to nothing with them since they were silents, and not nearly as marketable without tracks, it makes sense that they would sell off the large lot of them to another company, and smaller packages to other companies. Just a matter of business for these companies, I suppose. I've seen evidence that some sound Van Beurens were already being rented out to television during the war years, I suppose that was already something being considered!

- Re A MIDSUMMER'S DAY DREAM: I tend to share your scepticism, but the published review is hard to reject. It appears to be an accurate summary, given the descriptive title. "A dog and a duck annoy the life out of the much abused Al Falfa. So the old man seeks relief in sleep. He dreams a pleasant dream in which beautiful maidens stroke his brow and kiss him passionately. Old Al eventually wakes up and finds that he has been kissing a pig during the dream. Good cartoon, with gags and music to amuse the crowds." (Motion Picture News July 20, 1929). Maybe the journalist was on mushrooms and hearing things? Still curious what others think about it.

It seems that part of this cartoon has been published on YouTube  since its running corresponds to the summary made by the journalist even if the beginning and the end are missing, moreover, for some unknown reason, this film has been published with excerpts from other fables as someone noted in the comments. However, this is the best fable I've seen so far, as it's a very good film centered on the psychedelic dream of farmer Al Falfa, in the same vein as Small Town Sheriff (1927), this cartoon was directed by Harry Bailey in association with Bill Tytla and Norm Ferguson who animate a few scenes. I don't think it was originally a sound cartoon, as the pace is too fast.

In addition, I have concrete evidence of that title being in Commonwealth's package, so it did, and does exist. I actually wanted to suggest it is the second half of that assembled reel of later Fables, but wanted to find a review before suggesting it; I had overlooked the summary given here. I am VERY busy these days trying to study for the postal exam and can only really reply to folks and topics when my unique input is needed, but if you guys can create a list of Commonwealth retitles, I'll contribute any titles available online I know the original title of, as well as retitles I haven't identified

In this case, here is the list I started sometime ago! I'd love to have your input as to what original titles you're aware of that I'm currently missing.

https://docs.google.com/...WgG-66o/edit?usp=sharing 

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WEDDING BELLS=Farmer Alfalfa's Bride (1923)
MONEY MAD=1922-25 title, uncertain, may ask one member here to help me further with it (wundermild asked me in privately a week or two ago and I couldn't figure out)
ON THE AIR=Intended retitle for ADVENTURES OF ADENOID
SOLIDERS OF FORTUNE=THE BIG RETREAT
SPANISH LOVE=1926 Fable of same name, not a retitle
THE WILD WEST=GREAT OPEN SPACES
WICKED CAT=Fable of same name
WICKED KING=A BUGGY RIDE

General list of unidentified retitles I've gathered, have slightly longer list elsewhere:
TWO ON A SPREE
TROUBLE MAKER
GAY PAREE (Wild Cats of Paris?)
CIRCUS MASTER
MULE TO THE RESCUE
TAILS OF THE DEEP
NEW STOCK
SNOWBALL
HOPELESS HUNTER
ALL OF A KIND
BAD COMPANIONS
FARMER'S ARK
TALL TIMBER
TAKING AIR
BLOWING BUBBLES
GOOD DEED

Note some retitles we see online are intended for other Fables, which is why they are sometimes really unfitting (ORGAN GRINDER should have the retitle LITTLE HELPER and THE COP'S BRIDE should be MOTORCYCLE HERO)

Thanks for the info and corrections, Strummz!

I'm especially intrigued by how one of these retitles was apparently meant for a cartoon already released in Saul Turell's "Snappy Cartoons" package, makes me ponder as to if more cartoons from the Snappy batch slipped into the Commonwealth package at some point.

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Some further notes, including retitles for ones circulating as silent Commonwealths

MAGIC BOOTS=A MESSAGE FROM THE SEA, Small Town Sheriff footage manually added on the print; shouldn't be there
SMALL TOWN SHERIFF=SPACE TRIP
JUNKMAN=MAGNETIZED
ONE GOOD TURN=A FRIEND IN NEED
A WAR BRIDE=IN THE ARMY
DREAM GIRL=HENRY'S BUSTED ROMANCE
WHY ARGUE=DON'T GET EXCITED
CURE OR KILL=THE MEDICINE MAN
THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING=BEWARE THE BEAR
THE VILLAIN IN DISGUISE=VILLAIN AT LARGE
THE FOX AND THE GRAPES=THE FOOLISH FOX
IN DUTCH=WOODEN SHOES
A MIDSUMMER'S DAY DREAM=DAY DREAMS (since this title has been of decent discussion, here's the retitle)

The source you may have for HUNTING IN 1950 may of been releasing both Stuarts and Commonwealths, so watch out... I have a little proof of 2 or 3 Stuarts being in Commonwealth's package, but HUNTING isn't one of them. There are others I could possibly say are intended retitles for other shorts but uncertain, not gonna say guesswork is correct

MONEY MAD=1922-25 title, uncertain, may ask one member here to help me further with it (wundermild asked me in privately a week or two ago and I couldn't figure out)

MONEY MAD can be watched for example here .