Lantz – a Lot! (Part 5)
Although Pooch the Pup never did catch on, the Oswalds were continuing, most recently with a run of operetta cartoons and gagged-up fairytales.
Although Pooch the Pup never did catch on, the Oswalds were continuing, most recently with a run of operetta cartoons and gagged-up fairytales.
Our time period for this week’s coverage brings us some of the last work of Pooch the Pup, and a return of Oswald Rabbit.
Pooch the Pup did not replace Oswald as the lead character in Universal’s cartoons – probably because of his lack of outstanding personality traits.
Some may find the musical scores to be the highlights of these cartoons.
Lantz’ cartoons were not artistic world-beaters. But they were sufficient to fill out the program at the local theater.
And thus we finish off the last run of music-infused Columbia cartoons from the mid 1940’s.
By the time we were involved in WWII, Columbia’s cartoon division had recovered from the passing of Charles Mintz.
Unexpected changes had been happening in Columbia cartoons, beginning in 1939 when the studio foreclosed upon Charles Mintz.
“Hollywood’s Greatest Year” was indeed a good year for grew Mintz’ Columbia/Screen Gems cartoon studio.
Columbia cartoons in 1938-39 begin to attempt to do their best to captire the style of Warner Brothers.
