Flights of Fancy (Part 6): A Heavy Payload
We’ll wrap up the 1930’s this week, with another barrage of cartoons about flight, both for fun and for profit.
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“Christmas Comes But Once a Year” (1936)
There’s something disarming about this particular short, from the simple but sweet story to the clever ideas that Grampy comes up with to make new toys.
The “On Hold” Blu-ray Is Done
I’ve managed to get my ‘On Hold’ set finished this last week, so here is a little sneak preview of what it contains.
Ottawa Animation Festival – and “Grampy’s Indoor Outing” (1936)
This one reads more like a journal entry than post this week, but it ends with Betty Boop, and that can’t be all bad!
Toons Abhor a Vacuum – Part 1
Dusting off a survey of classic cartoons featuring vacuum cleaners – yep, that’s the theme of this latest animation trail.
Random Notes
I was sad this week to hear about the passing of Dave Butler, 16mm film collector, original art collector and founder of Bosko Video. I first met him at the…
