The Lost Fleischer Superman Cartoon
As a long time fan of Paramount Superman cartoons, I was excited to find a “sequel” to the Fleischer series that is generally unknown by most fans.
Tag Archives: Max Fleischer
The First Fleischer Superman
The September 4th, 1940 issue of Variety announced that a deal had been made with Paramount to produce the animated adventures of Superman. The subsequent Fleischer Studios cartoons have become classics.
Animation Anecdotes #377
Anecdotes today include quotes about the Pee-Wee’s Playhouse segment featuring clay animation of a little blonde girl named Penny, who had pennies for her eyes.
Max Fleischer’s Betty Boop on LP Records
She was the queen of the animated screen and her cartoons were filled with great music, it wasn’t until the 1970’s that she made her debut on LP records.
Famous (Cartoon) Music
A quick look at the music – and theme songs – used at Famous Studios in the 1940s.
“Fleischer Rarities” blu-ray Finished – and Ready To Ship!
The “Fleischer Rarities” Blu-ray is done and I’m shipping it to customers now. And a progress report on a Van Beuren rarity: “Bird Scouts”.
Fleischer Rarities: “Finding his Voice” (1929)
This oddball Fleischer short presents an incredibly dry (by overall simple and understandable) explanation of how sound-on-films works.
Mr. Bug Goes To… Shellac
Of “Mr. Bug’s” song score, two were singled out for “plugging”: the romantic “We’re The Couple In The Castle”, and the rhythm song “Boy Oh Boy”.
All About “The Vacationer’s Paradise” – plus “Triple Trouble”
The Animated Antics and Gabby series seemed to struggle to figure out a format. But they’re interesting and entertaining just the same.
Sing me A Cartoon #13: The Girl With Three Theme Songs
When Max Fleischer started the Betty Boop series, the “music people” at the studio were already onto what was required: a theme song.
