Paramount Sales News #45: On The Front Line
November-December 1942 The end of a rough year for Paramount’s animated cartoon studio. A year of change for them – and the whole world. Here’s the view from these long…
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Paramount Sales News #44: Famous Studios Begins
July-October 1942 We have a slight gap here, with no panels for the month of August. Maybe the change in the studio’s name, which finally took effect in the screen…
Paramount Sales News #43: “Many Tanks”
May-June 1942 In May 1942, behind the scenes in Miami, the animators and personnel at Fleischer plant were told that Seymour Kneitel, Isadore Sparber, Sam Buchwald and Dan Gordon now…
Paramount Sales News #42: Popeye Kickin’ Enemy Rear
As in all American media at the time, Paramount pushed a sense of patriotic duty in 1942’s advertisements. Popeye was doing his part for the war effort; now exhibitors should…
Paramount Sales News #40: Twilight Time For The Fleischer Studio
November-December 1941 As America entered World War II, the Fleischer studio faced its own upheaval. By the end of December 1941, Dave Fleischer had left the studio, and Max was…
Paramount Sales News #39: “Superman” “Popeye” and “Mr. Bug”
September-October 1941 We’re in the homestretch of the Fleischers’ reign now. There’s a fascinating history behind how Paramount got the deal to do the Superman cartoons (a series the Fleischers…
Paramount Sales News #38: “Pest Pilot”
The hawking of Popeye’s Navy pictures is now in full-swing. At this point, the sales department gave up on putting a positive spin on the Fleischers’ original characters and concepts….
Paramount Sales News #37: Popeye Meets Rip Van Winkle
Despite the earlier reassurance he was too valuable to send to war, Popeye did indeed enter the service, donning a white Navy uniform and retaining it for the rest of…
Paramount Sales News #36: Fleischer’s “Raggedy Ann”
March-April 1941 Not much to boast this week. The misfires were unfortunately becoming prevalent in the Popeye series. Flies Ain’t Human (released on April 4th) set a standard for appropriating…
Paramount Sales News #35: Animated Antics
As we enter the final year of Max and Dave Fleischer’s studio, we find the disappointing Animated Antics getting top billing in these little spaces. To be a fly on…
