Van Beuren Music: Late 1933 – Early 1934
1934 was a year of change, which included the passing of the musical baton from Gene Rodemich to Winston Sharples.
Tag Archives: The Little King
Van Beuren Music: More 1933
More from the prolific year 1933, with RKO still riding high, and its cartoon output continuing to improve in its technical abilities.
“The Complete Animated Adventures of The Little King” on Blu-ray!
The Little King blu-ray set is back from replication! Here’s “Marching Along” with the Rufle Baton, now shared with everyone here.
The Little King in “Jest of Honor” (1934)
This is one of my favorites of the series, and absolutely one of the hardest to find a decent print on.
“Puzzled Pals” (1933) Gets Nicely Cleaned Up
It’s not the top cartoon of the series, but I thought I’d share it this week – a scan from Mark Kausler’s very nice 16mm print.
The Little King in ‘A Royal Good Time’ • Cleanup in Progress
Here’s a little sneak peak at a scan is from a silent 16mm print that we’re still working on.
Oswald Rabbit in “The Keeper of the Lions” (1937)
I’ve always liked this cartoon, where somehow Oswald’s lip-sync didn’t manage to get on the exposure sheets – or for some other reason wasn’t animated.
The Little King in “Art for Art’s Sake” (1934)
Van Beuren’s The Little King cartoons are always a nice surprise. I just watched my old 16mm print of this tonight and smiled throughout.
Putting the Texaco Billboard back into Fleischer’s ‘Hurry Doctor!’ (1931), “Screen Songs” Special Set and ‘The Fatal Note’ (1933)
And a handful of Paramount Screen Songs frame grabs!
Happy Thunderbean New Year!
Of course, the thing to do at the end of each year is to muse about what the year was, think about the what the events of the coming year…
