Carl Laemmle Opens Universal City, 1915
When the day was over, a pall had been cast over the studio. Perhaps the karmic fate of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit had been foreshadowed too.
Tag Archives: Walter Lantz
Walter Lantz “Barber Of Seville” (1944)
Today’s Thanksgiving feature is Shamus Culhane’s first Woody Woodpecker! “Seville” marked the first appearance of a polished incarnation of Woody, designed by animator Emery Hawkins and layout artist Art Heinemann.
Oswald Strings a Treasure, 1936
The premise of Puppet Show is that Oswald is a puppeteer who loses control of his puppet’s strings. Various live-action marionettes were used, comprising some very unfortunate cultural stereotypes, yet remains a rare filmed record of a 1936 puppet show.
Witch Crafty for Halloween, 1955
For Halloween, a cartoon that makes us SCREAM: it marks the moment when the Walter Lantz cartoons take a precipitous turn for the worse, commencing a nosedive from which they never recovered.
Paul Whiteman Tops a Jazz Rabbit, 1930
The assignment that really accelerated the Lantz studio’s sophistication with musical sync was the animated introduction to “The King of Jazz”, a feature film that showcased the music of Paul Whiteman.
“Woody The Giant Killer” (1947)
Today, we look at one of Dick Lundy’s best Walter Lantz cartoons – The immortal tale of Jack and the Beanstalk, as filtered through Woody Woodpecker.
Alex Lovy is All Aces, 1942
In concluding these posts on the first-ever study of cartoon violence, a look at the original report reveals a surprise: the data shows the opposite of what is typically reported today.
Sid Siegel Brings Home a Television, 1948.
This is the second of three posts on Alberta Siegel’s earliest research on cartoon violence. What began as a simple inquiry has evolved into something much more revealing and surprising.
Alberta Siegel Sets a Rubber Knife, 1955
No one who worked on Walter Lantz’ “Ace in the Hole” could possibly have anticipated what it would unleash when the cartoon became part of a controlled experiment to gauge children’s behavior.
Pooch the Pup in “The Lumber Champ” (1933)
This week’s film, “The Lumber Champ” starring Pooch the Pup, has a really great series of bizarre and outlandish gags. The mid-30s Lantz shorts are beautifully animated, but I really miss the zaniness of these earlier films.
