Animation Anecdotes #204
Friz Freleng and Oswald the Rabbit. Animation legend Friz Freleng worked on the first theatrical released Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, Trolley Troubles. In Trolley Troubles, Freleng was given the…
Scrappy Love: “The Bad Genius” (1932)
It’s a busy week over here as we work on getting materials scanned for the Willie Whopper project as well as cleaning up several other projects at the same time….
Animator Breakdown: “Get Rich Quick Porky” (1937)
I’m as intrigued as you all are — an animation breakdown for a 1937 B&W Porky Pig cartoon? Bob Clampett’s second cartoon, Get Rich Quick Porky – tentatively titled The…
“The Man Called Flintstone” on Records
The first and only theatrical Flintstones animated feature resulted in a highly prized — and slightly bogus — Hanna-Barbera soundtrack album. Hanna-Barbera Presents THE MAN CALLED FLINTSTONE A Columbia Pictures…
Paramount Sales News #42: Popeye Kickin’ Enemy Rear
As in all American media at the time, Paramount pushed a sense of patriotic duty in 1942’s advertisements. Popeye was doing his part for the war effort; now exhibitors should…
Fred’s Second Anniversary Post
My columns on French theatrical animated features have ended just in time to celebrate my second anniversary on Jerry’s Cartoon Research. My first column appeared here on March 14, 2013;…
Japanese color animation 1907 to 1945 – Part 2
This is part 2 of an essay about the earliest use of color in Japanese animation films. To read part one, click here. 2 Artificial coloring methods According to a…
Animation Anecdotes #203
Peter Tytla: The Dumbo Boy. The December 29, 1941 issue of Time Magazine had a review of Disney’s recently released animated feature Dumbo. It included in the review of the…
What’s Your Favorite Cartoon Title?
What is your favorite cartoon title, and what makes a good one? While hunting through things from my childhood at my Mothers, I discovered a few pieces of paper that…
Jerry Beck is a writer, animation producer, college professor and author of more than 15 books on animation history. He is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon Movies and Disney, and has written for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. He has curated cartoons for DVD and Blu-ray compilations and has lent his expertise to dozens of bonus documentaries and audio commentaries on such. Beck is currently on the faculty of USC in Los Angeles, CalArts in Santa Clarita, and UCLA in Westwood – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]
