Shamus Culhane loved violent impact shakes in his cartoons at Walter Lantz but he did them differently than any other director I can think o...

A mop and an orange crate turn Tom into an Egyptian in a nice gag in “The Lonesome Mouse” (1943). Tom is tossed out of the house and scoo...

One of the things that really bothered Jack Benny was that people might really think he was a cheapskate. Why it would bother him, I don’t ...

Hollywood is a hype machine, and there’s no end of press agents, handouts, interviews, leaks to gossip writers. It’s been a part of the movi...

Not one but two toothpastes are parodied in Tex Avery’s “Batty Baseball” (1943). The batter bashes a long fly to centre field towards an adv...

Corny visual puns are handled several ways in old cartoons. Bugs Hardaway just plastered one in front of viewers and let it stand on its own...

Two groups loved the Quiz Show scandals. Politicians were ecstatic. It gave them something to denounce and talk about high-road stuff like “...

Woody Woodpecker was remarkable in the hands of Paul J. Smith. He could change size throughout the cartoon just to accomodate a gag. Take “...

A basic, but neat, little trick is used in a fight scene in the Popeye cartoon “Shiver Me Timbers!” (1934). Popeye, Olive and Wimpy mix it ...

Isn’t it great to hear stories from people who worked on the old theatrical cartoons, especially before World War Two? Some people have had ...