In the Center Ring (Part 16)
Just for fun, emphasis this week is on some of the more obscure early television animation featuring circus themes.
Just for fun, emphasis this week is on some of the more obscure early television animation featuring circus themes.
1934 was a year of change, which included the passing of the musical baton from Gene Rodemich to Winston Sharples.
There’s some good ones – and a few strange ones – in this week’s mix, including glitzy starring stints for Pluto, Droopy, and Warner’s Three Bears.
1947 was a busy year for cartoon circus action, among them a George Pal Puppetoon, a Disney featurette, a Tex Avery oddity, and visits by Andy Panda and Popeye.
The atmosphere of popcorn, peanuts, and balloons would retain its animated appeal, even as threats of a looming war began to grow.
Jack Dazzo fit right in with the Famous Studios crew.
Today we survey some of the last storm stories to grace the big screen – some still impressive, a few rather dreadful.
In the waning days of theatrical cartoons, the luxury of storms and animation of weather extremes became a more seldom-seen sight.
The storm clouds miss no one today – as every one of the major producing studios appears in today’s 1943-44 survey.
Stormy action from three studios on this week’s bill from 1938-39. Let’s get breezin’ along.