Aesop Fables: “Land O’ Cotton” (1929)
Scanned from a reversal print made from a rare Kodascope 16mm print from the 30s, just as it was becoming unprojectable.
Category Archives: THUNDERBEAN THURSDAY
“Everybody Sing” (1937) and Sparks’ “Mickey Mouse” (1982)
Since Easter seems to always have bunnies associated with it, it seems like an appropriate day to run a Lantz Oswald cartoon.
Willie Whopper in “The Good Scout” (1934)
Let’s take a break and watch a Willie Whopper!
Thunderbean Survey, News and “Pots and Pans” (1932) in HD!
Tom Stathes’ print is easily the best I’ve ever seen on this title. It’s 16mm but could fool you into thinking you’re looking at 35mm.
Thunderbean News and “The Family Shoe” (1931)
I like a lot of things about this scrappy little cartoon. It’s exuberance in simple design and execution makes it hard to not smile while watching.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day with “The Wee Men” (1948)
I was wondering if we had shown this before near St. Patrick’s day before, but I guess we didn’t. So here it is!
In your opinion, what is the worst golden age cartoon? Mine is “Dumb Like a Fox” (1941)
Honestly, this film is awful.
Cubby Bear in “The Last Mail” (1933)
The third film in the Cubby series, Mannie Davis gets the sole credit on the film. My guess is that Davis, as director, was also the lead animator.
Mighty Mouse in “Hansel and Gretel”
While Hansel and Gretel is pretty standard Terrytoons stuff, it does show off some of the best qualities of the studio: beautiful backgrounds and entertaining animation.
Van Beuren’s “Old Hokum Bucket” (1931)
Van Beuren proves that if a cartoon is cute enough you can have drugs and death go unnoticed.
