A “Short” Tribute to Mom – Part III
Classic cartoon shorts that are perfect for Mother’s Day (three of them suggested by Cartoon Research readers).
Tag Archives: Columbia Screen Gems
“The Crystal Gazer” (1941)
Columbia really made some bizarre cartoons! This week’s selection in no exception.
“Willoughby’s Magic Hat” (1943)
I don’t know why we’ve *never* put this cartoon up in the run of Thunderbean Thursdays… so let’s correct that today.
“Scrappy’s Ghost Story” (1935)
To get us into the Halloween spirit… A Scrappy cartoon from Ben Harrison and Manny Gould.
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.
