Merrie Tunes and Looney Melodies: Bosko Carries On!
The initial 1930-31 Looney Tunes were doing respectably well in the marketplace, as they continued to plug songs from Warner Bros. various publishing companies.
Tag Archives: Harman-Ising
Columns From MGM Studio Club News – Part 1
A selection of in-house studio columns I have from the MGM employee publication, the Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studio Club News, 1937-1942.
The Harman/Ising sequence from ‘Alice in Wonderland’ (1933)
One of the animated sequences in a live action film I really like is the ‘Walrus and the Carpenter’ scene from the bizarre 1933 Paramount Alice in Wonderland.
The Censored 11: “Hittin’ the Trail for Hallelujah Land” (1931)
On a monthly basis, I will examine each of the notorious Warner Bros. cartoons now collectively known as the “Censored 11”.
Those MGM Jazz Frog Cartoons
Beyond producing cartoons starring humanoid versions of Bosko and Honey at MGM, Harman and Ising also specialized in films starring caricatures of black jazz musicians – as frogs.
Yuletide Flickers!
The idea of “Yuletide Flickers” was to have a collection that resembled both holiday shows at movie theaters and the home movie experiences of the past.
Hirschfeld Meets Harman/Ising
Harman and Ising’s Good Little Monkeys (1935) may not have been the successor to the Three Little Pigs – but it did boast publicity art by none other than Al Hirschfeld!
Harman-Ising’s “Toyland Broadcast” (1934)
Here’s a special “Christmas in July” post for this week’s breakdown! MGM’s Toyland Broadcast bears a strong likeness to the cartoons Harman-Ising produced for Leon Schlesinger.
Harman-Ising’s “Little Buck Cheeser” (1937)
Will Little Cheeser and his pals taste cheese from the moon? The animation in Little Buck Cheeser is certainly more polished than its predecessor – and here are the folks that made it.
What WAS the Cartoon with THAT scene?
I’m sure you cartoony people are used to answering the question that starts like this: “I heard you know a lot about cartoons. I saw this one cartoon as a…
