In the Center Ring (Part 13)
Today, the waning days of the theatrical short, as circus stories continue to make sporadic appearances here and there.
Today, the waning days of the theatrical short, as circus stories continue to make sporadic appearances here and there.
1934 was a year of change, which included the passing of the musical baton from Gene Rodemich to Winston Sharples.
Circus cartoons were starting to become a little less common by this period, perhaps in attempt to lessen budgets.
This week’s animated offerings range from a classic Bugs Bunny, myopic Magoo madness, to a double-dose of Tom and Jerry.
A look at the Three Stooges LP record albums that orbited their popular resurgence in TV, movie, and animation antics.
Featured performers today include Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Mighty Mouse and Oil Can Harry.
This week, many well-known animated stars try their hands at circus-related stories.
One would think that circus life and atmosphere hardly fit into the wartime years of animation, and that imagery of such frivolity would seem out of style. But you would be wrong.
Mid-to late 1932 continued to be a reasonably successful time for RKO… and the Van Beuren studio.
The mid ‘30’s would see a marked improvement in the genre of circus cartoons – the first episodes to be filmed in Technicolor.