Tom and Jerry in “Joint Wipers” (1932)
This scan is hot off the scanner!
This scan is hot off the scanner!
We’ve been partying continuously for four weeks – so it’s time for a little cleanup!
Original opening titles, some which seemed impossible to see for decades, keep showing up on a pretty regular basis.
Old and new collide as we move into the new millennium with our study of would-be superheroes.
I thought it might be interesting to see and hear some of the reasons to use one print over another.
Here’s a pretty good breakdown, in chronological order, of where we’re at on the Van Beuren Tom and Jerry cartoons at this time.
Back for more batty brain-bashing, as evil scientists have their way with out favorite heroes – including the world’s most famous mouse.
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of invisible men? Maybe not the Shadow – but animation fans certainly do! More invisibility feats that need to be ‘not-seen’ to be believed.
Invisibility is a subject which has instant appeal to an animator. Imagine the “line mileage” saved when you don’t even have to draw your featured character!
Here are my usual favorite 4th of July cartoons, or films that have the flavor of American ideals sprinkled in them.