The Harman/Ising sequence from ‘Alice in Wonderland’ (1933)
One of the animated sequences in a live action film I really like is the ‘Walrus and the Carpenter’ scene from the bizarre 1933 Paramount Alice in Wonderland.
Category Archives: Animation History
The Exposure Sheet #1 & #2
For some of you this is a ‘double-dip’, a reprint – but I’m going to post all 40 issues of Warner Bros. Cartoons 1939-1940 in-house newsletter – two issues each week.
Norm McCabe’s “Honesty Is The Best Policy” (1946)
A golden age cartoon that none of you have ever seen before, featuring some of the top talents of the era, from an ill-fated studio formed in the wake of the post-war era.
Warner Club News (1963)
These columns usually didn’t acknowledge when a person left the studio – or any dramatic changes of company status – but it was undeniable at this point.
Warner Club News (1962) – Part 2
The studio is transitioning away from its regular schedule of theatrical shorts – and towards a new direction with commercials and The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Warner Club News (1962) – Part 1
Well, it’s 1962 – and we know that its the beginning of the end. Milt Franklyn dies – and Jones and Freleng would depart before the year’s end.
Warner Club News (1961) – Part 2
Continuing on in the last few years of the original Warner Bros. Cartoon studio… as seen via these in-house columns in the studio employees magazine, Warner Club News.
Warner Club News (1961) – Part 1
In this weeks in-house columns is the acknowledgment of the serious auto accident involving Mel Blanc. Jones, McKimson, DePatie and Freleng were among his first visitors at the hospital.
Warner Club News (1960) – Part 2
The October column notes the September premiere of The Bugs Bunny Show on ABC prime time. One of longest running cartoon TV shows of all time.
Warner Club News (1960) Part 1
And so, John Burton retires – and David DePatie steps in with the immediate job of producing The Bugs Bunny Show for ABC in September.
