I couldn’t let 1959 go without a little close up on a “cult cartoon” Paramount produced during this season. La Petite Parade, for those of us who grew up watching the “Harveytoons”, was particularly memorable.
On October 1st 1956, Paramount Pictures took full control of Famous Studios and major changes were taking place behind the scenes. On screen, the 1956-57 cartoons began to sport a new look inspired by UPA.
Editor’s Note: This is the final installment of Thad Komorowski’s posts reprinting rare promotional print cartoons that originally appeared weekly (sometimes intermittently) from 1934 through 1945 in the in-house trade…
September-December 1944 The penultimate post. Famous Studios has started to find its identity—sometimes for the better, but mostly for worse. By the time these saw print, Terry-Toon veterans Johnny Gent,…
January-August 1944 The danger signs begin in earnest, with this entry spanning eight months of 1944. The increasing juvenility of the Famous cartoons cost them the widespread market the competition’s…
July-September 1943 The transition continues as the Paramount animation staff continue to move back to New York. The Superman series comes to a lackluster end with Secret Agent (released July…
April-June 1943 Paramount had a lot to promote in 1943. It appeared Famous Studios was on its way to rival the Hollywood cartoon studios in popularity and quality. The Popeye…
January-March 1943 Paramount planned on bringing Famous Studios back to New York almost from the word go. All in all, the experiment down south was largely considered a failure. Paramount’s…
July-October 1942 We have a slight gap here, with no panels for the month of August. Maybe the change in the studio’s name, which finally took effect in the screen…
May-June 1942 In May 1942, behind the scenes in Miami, the animators and personnel at Fleischer plant were told that Seymour Kneitel, Isadore Sparber, Sam Buchwald and Dan Gordon now…
