In the Center Ring (Part 8)
1947 was a busy year for cartoon circus action, among them a George Pal Puppetoon, a Disney featurette, a Tex Avery oddity, and visits by Andy Panda and Popeye.
Category Archives: Animation Trails
In the Center Ring (Part 7)
This week, many well-known animated stars try their hands at circus-related stories.
In the Center Ring (Part 6)
One would think that circus life and atmosphere hardly fit into the wartime years of animation, and that imagery of such frivolity would seem out of style. But you would be wrong.
In the Center Ring (Part 5)
The atmosphere of popcorn, peanuts, and balloons would retain its animated appeal, even as threats of a looming war began to grow.
In the Center Ring (Part 4)
The mid ‘30’s would see a marked improvement in the genre of circus cartoons – the first episodes to be filmed in Technicolor.
In the Center Ring (Part 3)
More three-ring fun from the black-and-white days of the early 1930’s.
In the Center Ring (Part 2)
Presenting the second chapter of our survey of circus cartoons, continuing with the silent era, and moving into the dawn of sound.
Cartoons In the Center Ring (Part 1)
Splashy, gaudy, and eye-catching, best known by the phrase “the Greatest Show on Earth”. It was – – THE CIRCUS.
Unpredictable as Weather (Part 40)
Put your umbrella’s away. Here is the final installment of this current series.
Unpredictable As Weather (Part 39)
A potpourri of selected weather cartoons from various studios, as we attempt to wrap up the subject as to cartoons produced for television.
