The Little King in “Pals” (1933)
The Little King’s Christmas short is odd, but it’s one of my favorites to watch each year!
The Little King’s Christmas short is odd, but it’s one of my favorites to watch each year!
1934 was a year of change, which included the passing of the musical baton from Gene Rodemich to Winston Sharples.
More from the prolific year 1933, with RKO still riding high, and its cartoon output continuing to improve in its technical abilities.
The Little King blu-ray set is back from replication! Here’s “Marching Along” with the Rufle Baton, now shared with everyone here.
This is one of my favorites of the series, and absolutely one of the hardest to find a decent print on.
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.
Here’s a little sneak peak at a scan is from a silent 16mm print that we’re still working on.
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.
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.
And a handful of Paramount Screen Songs frame grabs!