Super Puppetooned: “Wilbur The Lion” (1946)
One of the films I’m working on is almost a rarity — Wilbur the Lion (1947), one of the last in the Puppetoons series. Take a look at the restoration in progress.
Tag Archives: Puppetoons
Working with the Animated Films of George Pal and “The Puppetoon Movie 2”
One of the other major side projects I’ve been working on is digital restoration/cleanup for a second volume of George Pal’s Puppetoons.
Jasper and The Puppetoons – Part 5
Paramount Pictures released the last of the “Puppetoons” in 1947. Of the five releases, only one stars Jasper – and another featured Duke Ellington.
The George Pal Puppetoons and Jasper – Part 4
In 1946 Jasper recieved an Academy Award nomination – and one of Pal’s Puppetoons was an animated adaptation of the American folktale, John Henry.
An Open Letter: Changes for 2019
This is a special post to announce this blog’s new 5-posts-a-week policy. Plus information on cartoons being presented at UCLA’s 2019 Festival of Preservation.
Jasper and the Puppetoons – Part 3
“Jasper Goes Hunting” provided another first for George Pal – an animated short combining major characters from two competing Hollywood studios.
Puppetoons and Jasper – part 2
In 1943 Paramount Pictures realized that it had a popular hit character in producer/director George Pal’s animated African American figure “Jasper”.
The “Jasper” Puppetoons – Part 1
Jasper was part of a tradition in animation of casting African American boys as stars of series—from “Sammy Johnsin” in the Silent Era to L’il EIghtball from producer Walter Lantz.
A Puppetoon Break: “Aladdin and The Magic Lamp” (1936)
This is a great example of how loose, fun and well-posed the Puppetoon animation had progressed into by the late 30s.
George Pal’s Original “Puppetoon” Patent
Those who pre-ordered The Puppetoon Movie blu-ray should have received it by now. I’m already getting many people writing me to tell how much that are enjoying it… let’s hope…
