“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.
Tag Archives: Max Fleischer
The Popeye Specials That Could Have Been
Considering the hits Fleischer had with the two-reel Popeye epic adventures, a continuation of that format would have a good idea. But it was not to be.
Happy Henfruit Pt. 2: “Eggs-hilaration”
Whether your preference is low-calorie whites or fattening yolks, watch your cholesterol count, as we continue with a survey of cartoons centering on what a hen lays best.
Max Fleischer’s “Modeling” (1921)
This heavily Amber-tinted print is now nearly 100 years old, but Max Fleischer and a young Roland (Doc) Crandall are still very much alive on these frames.
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!
Clowning Around at the Cartoon Carnival
For my final Cartoon Carnival 16mm film screening of the summer, we will honor clowns and circus life with the likes of Felix the Cat and Koko the Clown.
Go To Hades – Part 1
An attempt to chronicle animation’s departures to a higher (or often lower) plane, exploring themes of reward or retribution to the animated mind.
Animation Trails: Magnetic Personalities
Ever get the feeling of deja-vu while you’re watching a cartoon you’ve never seen before? This is the first of a series of articles intended to document the development of similar ideas from studio to studio.
Jack Mercer and Tom Moore Discuss Fleischer Cartoons in 1938
In 1938, The National Board of Review magazine published a radio transcript of “an instructional talk” by Fleischer animator Tom Moore and voice/story artist Jack Mercer.
In Her Own Words: Ruth F. Kneitel
Feeling her father’s legacy was being overshadowed by Walt Disney, Ruth Fleischer wrote an article for a comics fanzine published in 1966. Here are a few excerpts.
