New York Animation: A Tour of Bray Studios – Part 1
Bray Studios came into existence in 1913, the year which kicked off the animation industry in this good old U.S. of A.
Bray Studios came into existence in 1913, the year which kicked off the animation industry in this good old U.S. of A.
Exposed garters were out. Long dresses were the order of the day. And “hotcha” numbers gave way to preachy songs about tolerance and other life lessons.
Finishing the ‘40’s and into the 1950’s, as the early years of the new decade provide a mix of small and large parts for airplanes.
We’ll cover more titles than usual this week, due to several containing only rather short sequences of direct relevance to these articles.
A mixed bag for this wrap-up of the war years, still providing some education to the troops, but beginning to serve up laughs again for the civilian audience.
Wrapping up 1943 and moving into 1944, we find more “Situation Normal” for our airborne toons.
As of July 1st, 1934, all films had to submit to the Production Code and display the MPPDA seal. And yes, that applied to cartoons as well.
The middle of the war, and the middle of the year 1943, saw something new added on the animation front: Education.
The career of one of the most versatile animation artists of the Golden Age.
Many a cartoonist stayed well behind the lines, each winning the war single-handedly – at least with the imagery created from their drawing boards.