Famous Studios 1947-48
The 1947-48 season was one of transition. The contractual arrangement with Marge, and the license for Little Lulu, had come to an end. The cartoons had not caught on with…
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Famous Studios 1946-47
More Noveltoons! The 1946-47 season brought about eight Noveltoons which broke down into three “Screen Songs”, one (still lost) “Snuffy Smith” cartoon, a “Herman & Henry”, a “Blackie”, and two…
Famous Studios 1945-46 (Part 2)
Welcome back to the Famous Studio Archive. Before we move on to 1946-47 season, a few more items from the 1945/46 era to observe. For example, this… The Noveltoon Jack-In-The-Box…
Paramount Sales News #52
Editor’s Note: This is the final installment of Thad Komorowski’s posts reprinting rare promotional print cartoons that originally appeared weekly (sometimes intermittently) from 1934 through 1945 in the in-house trade…
Paramount Sales News #51
September-December 1944 The penultimate post. Famous Studios has started to find its identity—sometimes for the better, but mostly for worse. By the time these saw print, Terry-Toon veterans Johnny Gent,…
Paramount Sales News #50 – Famous Studios 1944
January-August 1944 The danger signs begin in earnest, with this entry spanning eight months of 1944. The increasing juvenility of the Famous cartoons cost them the widespread market the competition’s…
Paramount Sales News #48: “Popeye Makes Room For Lulu”
July-September 1943 The transition continues as the Paramount animation staff continue to move back to New York. The Superman series comes to a lackluster end with Secret Agent (released July…
Paramount Sales News #47: Popeye’s Victory Garden
April-June 1943 Paramount had a lot to promote in 1943. It appeared Famous Studios was on its way to rival the Hollywood cartoon studios in popularity and quality. The Popeye…
Paramount Sales News #46: Popeye and Superman for the Duration
January-March 1943 Paramount planned on bringing Famous Studios back to New York almost from the word go. All in all, the experiment down south was largely considered a failure. Paramount’s…
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…
