Talkartoons 1931: Do It Or Die
By the end of this season, both Bimbo and Betty were getting occasional screen credit, which indicates they were both becoming attractive to exhibitors.
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Max and Dave: Talkartoons 1930-31 – Still Popular
Subject matter was becoming more exotic, developing a house style weirdness that didn’t at all cater to being ootsy-cutesy.
Max and Dave: 1931 – More Bouncing Balls
One of the things most attractive about old cartoons is their music. The orchestra heard on Fleischer shorts during this period features some of New York’s finest studio musicians
Max and Dave: Screen Songs 1930-31: Keeping On
Despite the fact the public’s tastes for musicals had waned, the Fleischer’s kept up with what they had done in the previous season.
Max and Dave: 1929-30 Talkartoons – “Hello, Betty!”
The “Talkartoons” featured Bimbo, who went through much tweaking and development, changing his appearance markedly from cartoon to cartoon.
Max and Dave: Screen Songs 1930 – They Still Want Us at Paramount
Even though many businesses were realizing that times were getting hard, this may not have been the case at the Max Fleischer studio.
Max and Dave: Screen Songs 1929-30: What Crash?
Nobody knew how deep the depression would get – but in keeping spirits up, the Screen Songs continued and the ball kept bouncing.
Max and Dave: Screen Songs of 1929 – All Talking, All Singing
Max’s early talkie efforts concentrated upon a return to the “follow the bouncing ball” format, now referred to as “Screen Songs”.
Max and Dave: 1926-29 – A “Sound” Business Move
Many of the films in today’s post continue to remain silent – until the 1929 output when Walt Disney took a giant leap forward against all of his competitors.
Max and Dave: More Mix From ‘26
Most of the songs in this week’s post are either old standard favorites or popular songs of the ‘aughts or ‘teens, with something of a plurality of Irving Berlin songs.
