Friday, 24 May 2013
Not That Screwy Squirrel
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Two cartoon directors in Hollywood got screwed. One was Don Patterson, who showed his capabilities at the cost-conscious Walter Lantz studio...
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Thursday, 23 May 2013
What's Clobberin'
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“Inconsistency” describes the Walter Lantz cartoons of the early ‘50s. Even within a cartoon, characters can be rubbery in one scene, drawn ...
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Wednesday, 22 May 2013
The Good of the Act
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“Progress” was society’s watchword for the longest time and once something new was embraced, the old was discarded quickly. In 1955, everyon...
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Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Have a Cigar
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Tom tries to force Jerry out of his hole with cigar smoke in “Professor Tom” (released in 1948). It doesn’t work. First, the cat turns blue,...
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Monday, 20 May 2013
She's a Dog...Or Is She?
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Tex Avery’s “Wags to Riches” has a juxtaposition scene by Mike Lah where Spike shows opposing attributes listed by an executor (voiced by Pa...
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Sunday, 19 May 2013
Benny and Baldy
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Jack Benny had a reputation of being a tough editor of his radio scripts, and a gossip magazine gave a good indication of it in 1939. Radio...
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Saturday, 18 May 2013
Gene Rodemich
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One of the best things about the early sound cartoons made by the Van Beuren studio in New York City are the jumpy little scores put togethe...
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Friday, 17 May 2013
Disney Drunken Dwarves
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Pointless dancing, objects-as-instruments and lots of rubber hose animation. That’s why the early Silly Symphonys are lots of fun. Oh, and d...
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Thursday, 16 May 2013
Molly Flips
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The Van Beuren cartoon studio lay in obscurity until Leonard Maltin wrote “Of Mice and Magic.” It really deserves to be the subject of a boo...
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Ignorant Comedy
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Puns can be handled two ways—either in dead earnestness, as if the teller truly thinks they’re funny, or with tongue-glued-in-cheek that the...
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