Tom and Jerry in “Joint Wipers” (1932)
This scan is hot off the scanner!
This scan is hot off the scanner!
The color range is really wide and varied between all the prints, making it a real challenge.
This is one of the cartoons Disney cited in his lawsuit against Van Beuren – for obvious reasons.
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.
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.
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.
Here’s a short breakdown on each of the cartoons on my upcoming DVD/blu-ray set – and the folks and institutions that were my film sources.
Last week I gave a presentation on restoring classic cartoons as part of the Baltimore AMIA conference as a member of “The Reel Thing” technical symposium.
“Pots and Pans” is a dandy little musical cartoon that is apologetically happy. While not spectacular in any way, it’s a positive and fun short.
Once again Mark Kausler has pulled out a set of early silent Paul Terry Aesop Fables cartoons from his massive collection.
