“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!
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Gulliver Travels at 78
The bands that got to record covers for Fleischer Gulliver’s Travels songs ranged from the established swing groups, through the new sensations, and hopeful up-and-comers.
A Flurry of Films, Flip, and Fleischer Rarities for the Future!
We’re about to scan the very last film for the almost otherwise complete Fleischer Rarities set. One of the coolest items we’ve found (at least to me…), a “Traveltoon”.
My Top Ten “Most Wanted” Cartoons on DVD or Blu-Ray for 2018
Not that these have a chance of coming out this year, but here are my picks. What cartoons are high on your ‘wanted’ list? And which ones would you like to see Thunderbean do?
A New Year’s “Celebrake”-tion
This was the first Popeye cartoon released during the calendar year of 1938, and it’s quite notable for what it has–and for what it doesn’t have.
Popeye Dances Again in “Morning Noon and Night Club” (1937)
Popeye and Olive Oyl take to the dance floor again in 1937’s Morning Noon and Night Club. However, the dance inspiration in this cartoon was rather different from the last outing.
Music in Popeye’s “The Dance Contest” (1934)
Right from the release of “Popeye the Sailor” in 1933, Paramount knew they had a hit on their hands.
Comics by Warren Foster
Here are a few of the known comic book stories, that I’m aware of, written by Fleischer-Warner Bros-Hanna Barbera storyman Warren Foster.
A ‘Fleischer Rarities’ Pre-Order – and A Terrytoons Sappy New Year
On the Thunderbean front, a short, It’s the Cats, starring Koko the Clown has been taking up my time this week, and it might be the only existing 35mm nitrate print.
A Chat with Sadie Bodin
Sadie Bodin’s picketing of the Van Beuren Studio in 1935 to protest her dismissal for union activity was a minor landmark in animation history. Here is her story.
