A Musical Up-Roar 1941-43
The musical highlights in the 1942-43 season of MGM cartoons.
Tag Archives: Rudolf Ising
Rudolf Ising’s “The Bear That Couldn’t Sleep” (1939)
In this cartoon, Ising used frustration comedy reminiscent of Edgar Kennedy and Wallace Beery to illustrate an “Old Bruin” being unable to sleep throughout hibernation.
Rudolf Ising’s “The Prospecting Bear” (1941)
Today, we strike gold with the third cartoon featuring Barney Bear – a precursor to the later pairing of Barney Bear and Benny Burro – in this week’s animator breakdown!
Harman-Ising’s “The Early Bird And The Worm” (1936)
The early bird gets the worm in this week’s animator breakdown – an MGM cartoon with animation by Bob Allen, Pete Burness and Jim Tyer!
MGM’s Happy Harmony “Honeyland” (1935)
In this weeks breakdown, well see whats the buzz is all about in this Harman-Ising Happy Harmonies cartoon!
Harman-Ising’s “The Calico Dragon” (1935)
After this post, I will be taking a brief hiatus. For my last installment of “Fairy Tale February”, here’s an Oscar-nominated cartoon from the Harman-Ising studios!
MGM’S “Alias St. Nick” (1935)
Happy holidays, dear readers! The first Christmas cartoon this month is one of the earlier Happy Harmonies produced by MGM!
Rudolf Ising’s “The Milky Way” (1940)
This week’s breakdown profiles another film by Rudy Ising – The Milky Way – this one becoming the first non-Disney cartoon to win an Oscar for Best Animated Short.
MGM’s “The Bear and The Beavers (1942)
While “The Bear and the Beavers” promises great comic potential, it is marred by Ising’s lumbering, Disney-esque, approach to story and timing. Here are the animators he supervised.
Harman-Ising’s “Good Wrinkles” (1951)
A look at Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising’s rarely seen 1951 industrial film “Good Wrinkles” – A twenty-two minute Technicolor cartoon, narrated by radio personality John Nesbitt, created with the intent on educating viewers on the virtues of Prunes.
