Van Beuren Music: Late 1933 – Early 1934
1934 was a year of change, which included the passing of the musical baton from Gene Rodemich to Winston Sharples.
1934 was a year of change, which included the passing of the musical baton from Gene Rodemich to Winston Sharples.
What do Walt Disney, Saul Steinberg and Hugo Pratt have in common? Short answer: Mr. Civita.
Tex Avery dials-up the “insanity” to 11 and puts another notch in his legendary, over-the-top career.
Since we’ll be using a Technicolor negative for the final set, I thought it would be nice to share a 35mm Tech print we’ve scanned now.
Circus cartoons were starting to become a little less common by this period, perhaps in attempt to lessen budgets.
Here’s a special treat for fans of Warner Bros. cartoons!
A simple question, is there any proof that the dragon was purposefully coded as gay? The short answer is actually… yes!
When this special first aired in 1974, Schulz’s beloved comic strip had left its indelible impression on Christmas, Halloween, and Thanksgiving.
So, fellow researchers, put on your cartoonal thinking caps and see if you can muster any guesses or other information on this oddity.
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