Seriously bizarre old animation featuring an early version of what would eventually become Betty Boop. In this she is a proto-dog person, who sings about "Mysterious Mose". Nothing makes sense in this at all.

posted by sometimes 1 decade 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 2,578 views

Vintage cartoon about trains. The real magic occurs at about 4:00 into it. There is extensive use of models and rotoscoping to create some really amazing illusions of depth.

posted by sometimes 1 decade 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 1,980 views

Hooray for Mae Questel l9-13-1908 to 1-4-1998! We miss you Betty.....anyone see her in the Woody (freaky-ass) Allen's segment in the film, "New York Stories"?..She plays his mother who appears in the sky... continue reading

posted by choggie 1 decade 6 years 11 months ago • 1,403 views

The Disney version of this popular tale.

posted by ant 1 decade 6 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 472 views

This is the best-known of several songs Charlie Chaplin composed, done especially for the film "Modern Times" and given lyrics to help promote a 1950s revival of the film, famously covered by Nat King... continue reading

posted by E_Nygma 1 decade 6 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 5,530 views

Hot for Teacher!

posted by choggie 1 decade 6 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 270 views

8 minutes video, show you how walt disney cartoons are made in 1938.

posted by Zifnab 1 decade 6 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 2,488 views

This would be beautiful in color. "If you were taking a sea cruise from the Eastern Seaboard to the West Coast via the Panama Canal, this might be the film you'd see before disembarking in San Diego,... continue reading

posted by swampgirl 1 decade 6 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 2,208 views • 10:57

part of a documentary wherein they explore the appeal of Betty Boop.

posted by smibbo 1 decade 6 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 10,496 views • 4:46

"For millions of years, this source of power slept peacefully in the dark recesses of the earth, until modern magic loosed the liquid energy from from its subterranean prison."

posted by choggie 1 decade 6 years 5 months ago • 951 views

Destry Rides Again (George Marshall, 1939) was Dietrich's successful comeback after she was labeled as "Box office poison."...Poison me, baby!

posted by choggie 1 decade 6 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 7,747 views

This was the last cartoon to feature Mickey's old eye design. After this, he got pupils. It was selected as the 26th greatest cartoon of all time by members of the animation field. It is based on... continue reading

posted by Fjnbk 1 decade 6 years 4 months 1 week ago • 9,785 views

Despite the dated disney-esque beginning, I think this is a great cartoon. A lot of other people thought so too, back in 1939, when Hugh Harman was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for this cartoon.

The master of musical choreography w/geometry, Busby Berkeley made the Great depression a non-stop cinematic thrill ride-his stuff is so utterly psychedelic by any era's measuring stick

posted by choggie 1 decade 6 years 4 months ago • 1,860 views