UPA’s animated TV commercials are full of striking and appealing designs, interesting movement, with a gentle dash of humour.
The studio came up with a couple of seasonal shorts designed, I guess, for television stations. Unlike the pretentions of too many of their theatrical cartoons, these are fun to watch.
One is Peter Cottontail, made in 1951. The poses and designs are strong, and there are some really creative animation touches, including outline characters and effects animation when a shotgun goes off.
There’s very little about this short on-line, such as the artists responsible (Art Babbitt? Pat Matthews? Grim Natwick?). Hill and Range copyrighted the song by Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson in January 1950.
Forgive the bug put on the film by its uploader, as it shouldn’t spoil the enjoyment.
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