Showing posts with label Animation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Animation. Show all posts
Sunday, July 30, 2023

Just a bit of muscial nuttiness from Van Beuren

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Nursery Scandal (1932) Starring: Anonymous Singers and Voice Actors Directors: John Foster and Harry Bailey Rating: Five of Ten Stars Magic ...
Thursday, May 25, 2023

Rarely has there been a wackier race

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Ker-Choo (1933) Starring: Bonnie Poe and Gus Wicke Director: Dave Fleischer Rating: Eight of Ten Stars It's the Grand Prix , cartoon-sty...
Saturday, May 20, 2023

The fight in the fountain!

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I've failed to find the original version of the cartoon embedded below, so I can't give proper credit nor do I even remember the ac...
Thursday, May 18, 2023

Barnacle Bill makes landfall!

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Barnacle Bill (1930) Starring: Billy Murray and Margie Hines Director: Dave Fleischer Rating: Seven of Ten Stars Barnacle Bill (voiced by Mu...
Saturday, May 6, 2023

Back when training films were entertaining...

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... the Department of Defense produced a series of animated shorts starring Private Snafu, a character who did everything wrong so the enlis...
Saturday, March 18, 2023

A fun but sloppy entry in the 'Cartoonland' series

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Alice Chops the Suey (aka "Alice in Chinatown") (1925) Starring: Margie Gay Director: Walt Disney Rating: Five of Ten Stars When A...
Saturday, March 11, 2023

'The Gay Goucho' is one of Van Beuren's best

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The Gay Goucho (1933) Starring: Gus Wicke Director: Hugh Harman Rating: Six of Ten Stars Cubby Bear descends from the Argentinian highlands ...
Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Betty & Crew has a cure for what ails YOU!

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Betty Boop, M.D. (1932) Starring: Mae Questal (voice of Betty Boop) and William Costello (voices of Bimbo and Ko-Ko) Directors: Dave Fleisch...
Tuesday, December 27, 2022

'Alice the Jail Bird' is pretty good

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Alice the Jail Bird (1925) Starring: Margie Gay Director: Walt Disney Rating: Five of Ten Stars After stealing a pie and getting caught by t...
Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Alice experiences war in Cartoonland

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Alice's Little Parade (1926) Starring: Margie Gay Director: Walt Disney Rating: Five of Ten Stars War breaks out in Cartoonland, and Ali...
Thursday, November 3, 2022

Cubby vs. Pirates (and Bubbles)

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Bubbles and Troubles (1933) Starring: Anonymous Voice Actors (mostly speaking nonsense) Director: Mannie Davis Rating: Five of Ten Stars Whe...
Saturday, October 29, 2022

Can Betty Soothe the Savage Beast?

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Betty Boop's Penthouse (1933) Starring: Mae Questel, Jack Mercer, and Billy Murray Directors: Dave Fleischer and Willard Bowsky Rating: ...
Saturday, September 17, 2022

Felix knows how to spend the weekend!

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If your weekend is half as wild as the one Felix the Cat has in "Woos Whoopee", you're doing it right. (Well, you probably wan...
Thursday, August 18, 2022

It's another disappointing trip to Cartoonland...

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Alice Gets Stung (1925) Starring: Virginia Davis Director: Walt Disney Rating: Four of Ten Stars A cat chases a rabbit while bears make musi...
Tuesday, August 9, 2022

'Widdershins' is a fun steampunk romance

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Widdershins (2018) Starring: Brian Cox and Jam Gray Director: Simon Biggs Rating: Seven of Ten Stars A bored and lonely gentleman (voiced by...
Thursday, August 4, 2022

One of the best 'Alice' entries is still weak

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Alice the Whaler (1927) Starring: Lois Hardwick Director: Walt Disney Rating: Five of Ten Stars Alice (Hardwick) is the captain of a whaling...
Monday, August 1, 2022

Musical Monday with Ethel Merman & Betty Boop

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Screen Songs: Let Me Call You Sweetheart (1932) Starring: Ethel Merman, Billy Murray, and Mae Questal Director: Dave Fleisher and Shamus Cul...
Thursday, July 21, 2022

Alice strikes out in the cartoon big league

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Alice in the Big League (1927) Starring: Lois Hardwick Director: Walt Disney Rating: Four of Ten Stars Alice proves herself to be the worst ...
Friday, July 8, 2022

'Alice's Wonderland' isn't wonderful

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Alice's Wonderland (1923) Starring: Virginia Davis and Walt Disney Director: Walt Disney Rating: Three of Ten Stars The night after visi...
Thursday, June 30, 2022

The answer to 'What came first--Koko or the egg?'

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Ko-Ko Gets Egg-Cited (aka "Koko's Barnyard") (1926) Starring: Max Fleischer Director: Dave Fleischer Rating: Eight of Ten Star...