“Scrappy’s Ghost Story” (1935)
To get us into the Halloween spirit… A Scrappy cartoon from Ben Harrison and Manny Gould.
Tag Archives: Columbia Screen Gems
Christmas in August: “Snowtime” (1938)
Nothing shines like IB Technicolor – especially this Ub Iwerks Color Rhapsody.
Columbia’s Musical “Gems”: 1940-41
Unexpected changes had been happening in Columbia cartoons, beginning in 1939 when the studio foreclosed upon Charles Mintz.
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.
Columbia Week Continues: Scrappy in “The Man of Tin” (1940)
Some of the animation in this short is really fun – despite the cartoons bewildering story.
Columbia’s Musical “Gems”: 1938
Musical content includes a pop or two, some classical moments, and several De Nat originals.
My Five Favorite Columbia/Screen Gems ‘Color Rhapsodies’ of the 1930s
Beyond my top two – bonified classics in my opinion – selecting the rest was a bit of a struggle.
A Screen Gems Phantasy “The Fly in the Ointment” (1943)
Some thoughts on restoration and the early Columbia “Phantasy” cartoon series – the most outright bizarre cartoons of the early 40s.
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”: 1936-37
The Columbia cartoons were now showcasing the best artwork they had done to date; and Joe De Nat’s musical scores weren’t bad either.
