Disney’s “Duck Pimples”
I have been anxious to write about this title since the launch of this series and now, in the spirit of the spooky Halloween season, it’s finally here!
Category Archives: BAXTER’S BREAKDOWNS
The (Annotated) Handwritten Notes of Ben Harrison
These notes, a written overview of Harrison’s career, provide a vast insight into an important but unsung figure who appears never to have been formally interviewed otherwise.
An Al Eugster Scrapbook
From the artists’ collection, we’d like to share with you this selection of rare visual “goodies”.
Irv Spence’s “Rugged Rangers”
After animator Irv Spence finished his gangster spoof “Rats in Spats”, he embarked of a more elaborate color production, again using the animators at MGM for his cast.
Irv Spence’s “Rats In Spats”
Irv Spence directed his own amateur film entitled Rats in Spats, a parody of 1930s gangster films – using his fellow animators at MGM.
A.C. Gamer: Captain (or Lieutenant) of the Clouds
A.C. Gamer was typically an effects animator on Warner Bros. Cartoons and in general, that is how he is remembered. Here’s his story.
Robert McKimson’s “Early To Bet” (1951)
“Not the Gesundheit! Not the Gesundheit!” The last breakdown of the month – and for a while – is a bonafide cult classic from Bob McKimson.
DePatie Freleng’s “Pink Panic” (1967)
Step inside the Dead Dog Hotel with the Pink Panther (if you dare) in this week’s animator breakdown!
MGM’s “The Rookie Bear” (1941)
You’re in the Army now with Barney Bear in this week’s animator breakdown!
Walt Disney’s “The Robber Kitten” (1935)
We’re back to animator breakdowns this month! This week, we follow little Ambrose in the Disney Silly Symphony, The Robber Kitten, one of the best – and most overlooked.
