Rudolf Ising’s “The Milky Way” (1940)
This week’s breakdown profiles another film by Rudy Ising – The Milky Way – this one becoming the first non-Disney cartoon to win an Oscar for Best Animated Short.
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Terrytoons “Indian Pudding” (1930)
“Indian Pudding” was the fifth Terrytoon released by the studio. One of the more engaging Terrytoons in setting and theme, surprises abound in this film. Here’s the breakdown.
Fleischer’s “I Feel Like A Feather In The Breeze” (1936)
Today, we bring a rare treat: a draft from a Fleischer Screen Song – with Whiffle Piffle! Now follow the bouncing ball…
McKimson’s “Daffy Duck Hunt” (1949)
Bob McKimson sustained Daffy Duck’s zany personality well into the early ‘50s. Clever gags, aided by sharp timing and witty dialogue, make this an overlooked classic.
Disney’s “The Tortoise And The Hare” (1934)
A landmark of Disney animation, Tortoise and the Hare received an Academy Award for Best Animated Short for 1934, defeating Charles Mintz and Walter Lantz’s first cartoons in color, respectively.
“Woody The Giant Killer” (1947)
Today, we look at one of Dick Lundy’s best Walter Lantz cartoons – The immortal tale of Jack and the Beanstalk, as filtered through Woody Woodpecker.
MGM’s “The Bear and The Beavers (1942)
While “The Bear and the Beavers” promises great comic potential, it is marred by Ising’s lumbering, Disney-esque, approach to story and timing. Here are the animators he supervised.
Terrytoons’ “The Explorer” (1931)
Today, we look into a Terrytoon featuring Farmer Al Falfa – and its main animators Frank Moser, Jerry Shields, Bill Tytla and Art Babbitt.
Robert McKimson’s “A Ham In A Role”
In this week’s breakdown: a Shakespearian hound and the Goofy Gophers!
Disney’s Oswald Rabbit “The Ocean Hop” (1927)
This week’s breakdown features everyone’s favorite lucky rabbit in a cartoon inspired by aviator Charles Lindbergh’s historic non-stop flight from New York to Paris.
