Gasoline Alley - 1951

Gasoline Alley - 1951

Mei 13, 2021
cartoons, Dick Wessel, Don Beddoe, Edward Bernds, Gasoline Alley, Gus Schilling, Jimmy Lydon, Patti Brody, Scotty Becket, Susan Morrow

Gasoline Alley (1951) brings the popular comic strip to life, and like the strip seems to reflect that life goes on and time doesn’t stand ...

Working Winnie - 1926

Working Winnie - 1926

Mei 06, 2021
Billy West, cartoons, Ethelyn Gibson, Working Winnie

Working Winnie (1926) brings the 1920s sensation from the funny papers -- Winnie Winkle -- to the big screen.  It's a short movie, abou...

Walter Tetley

Walter Tetley

Februari 04, 2021
Alice Faye, Ann Blyth, cartoons, Frankie Remley, Harold Peary, Lillian Randolph, Phil Harris, radio shows, Walter Tetley, Willard Waterman

Walter Tetley was a giant in a world inhabited by scores of immensely talented colleagues.   He rose to success on his talent, but could onl...

Castle films at home

Castle films at home

Juli 16, 2020
cartoons, Castle films, classic film fans

As this ad from 1941 reminds us, long before there was the VHS cassette, serious film fans had those 16-mm reels of "6 great cartoons t...

Sullivan's Travels - 1941 - The Butler's Admonition

Sullivan's Travels - 1941 - The Butler's Admonition

Februari 22, 2020
blogathon, cartoons, Eric Blore, Jess Lee Brooks, Joel McCrea, Pluto, Porter Hall, Preston Sturges, Robert Grieg, Robert Warwick, Sullivan's Travels, Veronica Lake

Sullivan’s Travels (1941) is a madcap romp and not-so-incidental grim social commentary—a most striking combination.  Writer/director Prest...

An Underdog Thanksgiving

An Underdog Thanksgiving

November 22, 2018
cartoons, Lionel Barrymore

When I was a child, I was a big fan of "ace reporter" Sweet Polly Purebread.  As an adult, I occasionally find myself singing the ...

What's Opera, Doc? (1957)

What's Opera, Doc? (1957)

Agustus 09, 2007
Arthur Q. Bryan, Baton Bunny, Bugs Bunny, cartoons, Chuck Jones, Elmer Fudd, Franz von Suppe, Gioachino Rossini, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Mel Blanc, Michael Maltese, Richard Wagner, What's Opera Doc

“What’s Opera Doc?” (1957) achieved what few parodies can do, and that is to create something original on its own, a genius apart from the p...

The Ducktators (1942) & Peace on Earth (1939)

The Ducktators (1942) & Peace on Earth (1939)

Juli 18, 2007
All Quiet on the Western Front, cartoons, Mel Blanc, Peace on Earth, The Ducktators, World War I, World War II

Since part of the movie going experience, back in the day before these enlightened times of the $7 bag of popcorn, included cartoons and new...