Cubby Bear in ‘Gay Gaucho’ (1933)
I’ve always loved the score to Gay Gaucho, a Van Beuren Cubby Bear cartoon animated by the Harman/Ising studio. And here’s my HD version.
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“Opening Night” (1933) – and a Busy Week For Thunderbean
Here’s a sort-of summary of the events of the week: Fleischer Rareties; Flip The Frog; and some beloved Van Bueren cartoons – now restored!
Paul Whiteman Take-Offs
Paul Whiteman was such a well-known personality that cartoons – topical creatures that they were – would waste no opportunity to have a little fun with him.
Tashlin’s “Tale Of Two Mice” (1945) – and an Abbott and Costello pre-order
I asked Thad Kommorowski if it would be ok to share a transfer I did a year back from one of his rare 16mm prints – Tale of Two Mice (1945) with it’s original titles.
Cubby Bear is Here!
Here’s a little preview of what my new Cubby Bear blu-ray set looks like. It’s finally finished and I think you will be quite pleased with the end result.
What is Thunderbean Working On Now?
Here’s a short run down on all the current projects I can legally announce… and there is a little news at the bottom of this post that many of you will be happy to hear.
The Hunt-For and Clean-Up of Original Cartoon Title Sequences
As we were searching through the Flip the Frog materials, Dave Gerstein was kind enough to make a title card sheet showing the original title cards we have seen up to this point.
Berny Wolf’s “Nursery Rhyme Films”
Wolfe’s animation on these low budget films is a lot of fun – and it’s also fun to see him using the bouncing ball device, having animated on the Fleischer bouncing ball films in the early 30s.
Thunderbean Ramblings… Cinetopia in Michigan… and Len Lye’s “The Peanut Vendor”!
Lye’s Peanut Vendor short is unintentionally the stuff of nightmares, featuring a creepy Monkey made of pipe cleaners.
A Smattering of Spots! A Reel of John Hubley’s Storyboard, Inc Commercials
After working with 1920s and 30s materials for many weeks, sometimes it’s nice to take a little diversion and look at something else, so that’s exactly what is being presented today.
