Van Beuren’s “Old Hokum Bucket” (1931)
Van Beuren proves that if a cartoon is cute enough you can have drugs and death go unnoticed.
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Live show at Cinelounge tonight – and Van Beuren “Summertime”
The early sound Aesop’s Fables are fascinating as they’re not yet committed to actually making well-synchronized sound cartoons.
When You Find The Original Title *after* The Set Is Done!
There were still quite a few of the original titles that never showed up – and I honestly, at this point, expected them to *never* show up. At the last minute though, one still did!
Toddle Tales and Rainbow Parade Model sheets
One of the great finds this year was a series of original model sheets from the Rainbow Parade series – I thought it would be fun to share a bunch this week!
Tom and Jerry in “Joint Wipers” (1932)
This scan is hot off the scanner!
Talking Color Correction For Cinecolor “Rainbow Parade” Cartoons
The color range is really wide and varied between all the prints, making it a real challenge.
Van Beuren “The Office Boy” with a Beautiful RCA Track!
This is one of the cartoons Disney cited in his lawsuit against Van Beuren – for obvious reasons.
More Animation Books For Your Social Isolation
Still stuck inside? Already binge-watched everything on Disney+, HBOmax and Netflix – twice? Never fear! Here’s another batch of books that just came out that I think you should read.
Van Beuren’s “Silvery Moon” (1933)
Silvery Moon is fun the hundredth time I’ve seen it. This Van Beuren short has always been one of my favorites, and one of the first 16mm prints I ever owned.
Van Beuren’s “Tom and Jerry” Blu-ray, part 1: Gathering Materials.
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.
