Krazy Kat in “Ritzy Hotel” (1932)
Great animation, funny gags and a happy Joe DeNat score. What could be better?
Great animation, funny gags and a happy Joe DeNat score. What could be better?
Columbia cartoons in 1938-39 begin to attempt to do their best to captire the style of Warner Brothers.
One can only wonder what exhibitors thought of the Columbia cartoons, which continued to improve artistically as the years went by.
Continuing with a run of 1935 titles featuring original song compositions.
More from the same season as last time, now with new pieces composed exclusively for use within the cartoons.
The Mintz studio began closely paralleling the efforts of Walt Disney, embellishing the motion of both Scrappy and Krazy Kat.
The cartoon department didn’t have any stellar successes, but were producing a consistent line of cartoons that pleased exhibitors and audiences alike.
Joe De Nat’s music is peppy, without being all that distinctive. But his use of popular tunes continues.
Love him or hate him: Charles Mintz put out a great deal of product, most of which seems to have satisfied movie patrons of the time.
It’s El Niño season in the animated world, as heavy rain and snow appear to dominate.
