The Continuing Search for Noveltoons in Better Shape
One of my favorite things is managing to find good copies of cartoons that are around, but just in bad copies.
Tag Archives: Noveltoons
Bugz Livez – Chapter Two: Fleaz (Pt. 3)
With character design running the gamut from mere black dots to miniature sensual humanized chorus girls, we continue our weekly survey of toons focusing on the common flea.
Scrappy in “The Gold Getters” (1935)
The Gold Getters is far from a highlight of the Scrappy series, and its a really good example of how sometimes the Columbia cartoons are not quite cohesive.
Thunderbean Ramblings and Updates
Sometimes I feel a little like a monk working on these things, scrubbing or repairing films both physically and digitally, then onto the next. Here’s an update on my latest projects.
Robert Osborne; Thoughts on Preservation; and Noveltoons Coming to Blu-ray
I was saddened to hear this week of the passing of Robert Osborne. I was lucky enough to appear on TCM with Mr. Osborne and it was a wonderful experience.
Christmas Eve at Cartoon Research!
Since it’s Christmas Eve day, we need a bunch of Christmas cartoons right this very minute! I thought it would be nice to present some of my recent transfers…
Paramount Cartoons 1960-1961
This was a pretty good year for Paramount. They survived the sale of its library to Harvey Comics and had a robust order for 20 new theatricals. And then there was “The Cat”.
Paramount Cartoons 1957-58
Though Popeye was no longer being produced, the cartoons released in the 1957-58 season would be a last hurrah for the veteran crew before the budgets were completely slashed, staff was cut and the production order reduced.
Famous Studios 1945-46 (Part 2)
Welcome back to the Famous Studio Archive. Before we move on to 1946-47 season, a few more items from the 1945/46 era to observe. For example, this… The Noveltoon Jack-In-The-Box…
Paramount Sales News #51
September-December 1944 The penultimate post. Famous Studios has started to find its identity—sometimes for the better, but mostly for worse. By the time these saw print, Terry-Toon veterans Johnny Gent,…
