Columbia’s Musical “Gems” – 1938-39
Columbia cartoons in 1938-39 begin to attempt to do their best to captire the style of Warner Brothers.
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Columbia’s Musical “Gems”: 1938
Musical content includes a pop or two, some classical moments, and several De Nat originals.
Columbia’s Musical “Gems” 1937
While the Scrappys and Krazy Kat’s continued to look of good quality, the more dimensional character design of the Color Rhapsodies ranged widely in quality.
Columbia’s Musical “Gems” 1933-34
The Mintz studio began closely paralleling the efforts of Walt Disney, embellishing the motion of both Scrappy and Krazy Kat.
Columbia’s “The Untrained Seal” (1936)
I think they must have loved animating fish at Screen Gems, since they may be the most fun part of this particular cartoon.
Animator Profiles: ARTHUR DAVIS
We’ve saved the best for last day of the month – an overview of the vast career of animator/director Arthur “Art” Davis, a favorite among many of us.
Scrappy in “The Match Kid” (1933)
Long before the Columbia Screen Gems studio produced their lavish “Little Match Girl”, they made an earlier black & white version with their star character – Scrappy.
Complimentary Mintz: Krazy Kat and Toby the Pup: 1929-31
Shedding some light on the Mintz studio, with focus on the early sound period from 1929 to 1931.
Columbia’s Color Rhapsody “The Little Match Girl” (1937)
Columbia’s best shot at actually winning an Oscar was when ‘The Little Match Girl’ received a nomination in 1937. Directed by Art Davis, this adaptation is surprisingly poignant.
Animation Anecdotes #268
“I wrote several Snuffy Smiths and then went on to write several Beetle Baileys. This lasted till the following February, when Al Brodax wanted me for his new series, The Beatles.” – writer Dennis Marks.
