Obscure Cartoons!
What is the most obscure cartoon or cartoon-related thing you really like, that you’ve found on the internet or otherwise!
Tag Archives: Jam Handy
Unpredictable As Weather – Part 11
1937 provided another eventful year for cartoon extremes of weather and climate conditions, though not necessarily tracking any similar events in the real world.
Frank Goldman Was a Rock Star!
Frank Goldman was trained as an architect before following his cousin to Bray Studios, where he made himself more than useful.
The Jam Handy Years of Greg and Tim Hildebrandt
I recently had the honor of interviewing Greg Hildebrandt for my documentary on the Jam Handy Organization. Here is a brief look at Greg and his brother’s time at the studio.
Sharing the Second Side of Animation’s Picture Street
Jam Handy stressed the importance of bringing high production values and the professional skills to educational films, industrial shorts and other sponsored productions.
The ‘V8 Imp’ Rides Again?
As a follow up to my recent posts on Rhapsody In Steel and the adventures of Nicky Nome, it’s only appropriate that we briefly review the other screen appearances of Ford’s ‘V8 Imp’.
“The best drink in all the world: MILK!” – Out of Milk Bottle (1932)
This is one of my favorite ‘oddball’ educational shorts. It appears to have been originally produced as a silent short then revamped with new footage in the early 30s.
Nicky Nome Rides Again
The positive reception of A Coach For Cinderella brought more Nicky Nome cartoons – a series of Technicolor advertising cartoons with a animated star to promote the Chevrolet brand.
Frank Goldman’s Unofficial Remakes of “The Rhapsody Of Steel”
This week we’ll look at what were Frank Goldman’s unofficial remakes, The Master Hands and A Coach For Cinderella, produced for Chevrolet by Jam Handy.
Rediscovering The 1962 Jam Handy Gem: “The Ballad of Soup Du Jour”
Check out this rare Jam Handy theatrical, sponsored by Campbell Soup, that combines everything to serve viewers – what else? – the history of soup.
