Columbia’s Musical “Gems”: 1936
During the 1935-36 film season, Columbia’s cartoons began drawing a number of tunes from the library of Fox musicals.
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Scrappy in “The Great Bird Mystery” (1932)
It’s an enjoyable effort, and one we haven’t ever talked about here.
Columbia’s Musical “Gems” – 1935-36
One can only wonder what exhibitors thought of the Columbia cartoons, which continued to improve artistically as the years went by.
Columbia’s Musical “Gems” – More 1935
Continuing with a run of 1935 titles featuring original song compositions.
Columbia’s Musical “Gems” 1934-35
More from the same season as last time, now with new pieces composed exclusively for use within the cartoons.
Columbia’s Musical “Gems” 1933-34
The Mintz studio began closely paralleling the efforts of Walt Disney, embellishing the motion of both Scrappy and Krazy Kat.
Columbia’s Musical “Gems” 1932-34
The cartoon department didn’t have any stellar successes, but were producing a consistent line of cartoons that pleased exhibitors and audiences alike.
Columbia’s Musical “Gems” 1930-32
Joe De Nat’s music is peppy, without being all that distinctive. But his use of popular tunes continues.
Scrappy in “Yelp Wanted” (1931)
Anyone reading this column with any regularity knows that I love Scrappy. And his first cartoon is essential viewing.
“Scrappy’s Boy Scouts” (1936)
This particular print is one of two I own: one is a nice sharp Official Films original. The other has the original Columbia titles.
