Lantz – a Lot! (Part 6)
Animation at Lantz studio was getting more elaborate, and more expensive. And more musical.
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Lantz – a Lot! (Part 5)
Although Pooch the Pup never did catch on, the Oswalds were continuing, most recently with a run of operetta cartoons and gagged-up fairytales.
Lantz – a Lot! (Part 4)
Our time period for this week’s coverage brings us some of the last work of Pooch the Pup, and a return of Oswald Rabbit.
A Tribute to a Real Bird Brain: The 85th Anniversary of “Knock Knock,” and the debut of Woody Woodpecker
This looney bird has become one of the most iconic animated characters of all time.
Lantz – a Lot! (Part 2): 1930
Some may find the musical scores to be the highlights of these cartoons.
Lantz – a Lot! (Part 1)
Lantz’ cartoons were not artistic world-beaters. But they were sufficient to fill out the program at the local theater.
Animator Breakdown: “The Greatest Man in Siam” (1944)
Shamus Culhane’s fourth cartoon as a director for Walter Lantz, introduced the studio’s version of a sexy “Red Riding Hood”.
The Illustration Work of Animation Giants
Many well known cartoonists famously illustrated books – as did some animation giants.
A Walter Lantz Cartune: “Kittens’ Mittens” (1940)
Today’s animator breakdown is a Lantz Catune released in the early 1940s!
Story To Screen: Walter Lantz “Fox And The Rabbit” (1935)
We have a special treat today: a closer look the final Lantz color cartoon in the 1934-35 release season.
