Max and Dave: Still Trying To Find His Voice
During this period Fleischer was working to develop sound cartoons, which didn’t need to depend on dialogue, but to rely upon music and sound effects.
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Max and Dave: You Can See DeForest For the Trees
Commencing in 1926, a monthly schedule of Song Car-Tunes began to be released with sound, re-teaming with the DeForest Phonofilms system.
Max and Dave: The Sounds of Silents (Part 2)
Lots of songs from Irving Berlin and Stephen Foster ruled the day in the silent era Bouncing Ball cartoons.
Max and Dave: That’s the Way the Ball Bounces (Chapter 1)
Max Fleischer had a pioneer’s interest in the burgeoning technology of adding sound to motion pictures. And he added songs to his films before anyone else did.
Fleischer’s “In My Merry Oldsmobile” in 35mm
This film features one of my favorite gag moments in any Fleischer short.
Out of the Inkwell Restorations? Yes, With Your Help!
This will be a really good opportunity to rehabilitate these prints in a way that hasn’t really been done before.
Party Animals – and Other Species (Part 3): Paramount’s “Party Dolls”
Boop, Lulu and “Lou”… A celebration of the irrepressible Fleischer/Famous party girls.
Celebrating the 111th Birthday of “Mercer, the Popeye Man”
Within a few years of his January 1910 birth, artist/writer and “primo Popeye” voice actor Jack Mercer started his entertainment legacy. Let’s look at a few vintage Mercer grooves.
What’s The Story Behind the Picture?
One of the things I find most enjoyable about this site is the many illustrations that I have never seen before that accompany the articles.
Happy New Year To All: “Let’s Celebrake!”
I think this should be required cartoon viewing on New Years Eve. Here it is again in a print you may not have seen before!
