| Industry | Animation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1929 |
| Founders | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising |
| Defunct | 1938 |
| Fate | Closed |
| Successors | Studio: MGM Cartoons Warner Bros. Cartoons Library: Warner Bros. (through Turner Entertainment Co.) (Happy Harmonies only) |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Animated theatrical short films |
| Owner | Loew's, Inc. (1934–1938) |
| Parent | Warner Bros. Pictures (1929–1933) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1934–1938) |
Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising were an American animation team and company known for founding the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation studios. In 1929, the studio was founded under the name Harman-Ising Productions, producing Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies for Leon Schlesinger from 1930 to 1933.[1] From 1934 to 1938, Harman-Ising produced the Happy Harmonies series, with William Hanna as their employee.[2]