Some Cartoons for Saturday Morning #274

 Hello my friends and happy Saturday morning. Once again it is time for some classic cartoons. 

Today's cartoon selection begins with Little Lulu in Magical Lulu (1945). In this short film, Lulu ruins a magician's as she figures out how all the tricks are done. 

Now for a fun little Terry Toons short, An Igloo for Two (1955). This is a delightful one-shot cartoon featuring a seal who runs into trouble while serenading his girlfriend. 

Next comes a classic Mickey Mouse film, The Delivery Boy (1931). This short film, like all of the 1930's Mickeys, features a wonderful cast of animators. Johnny Cannon animates the opening scene with Mickey riding the delivery wagon and the scene with the dog playing the accordion. Rudy Zamora, who would later direct many of the Hanna-Barbera TV cartoons of the 1980's, animates Minnie washing her clothes. Jack Cutting animates the underwear washing itself. Norm Ferguson (who as an animator helped define the character of Pluto) animates the first scene of Mickey and Minnie's dance, Pluto getting his feet caught in the tar and doing his little dance and the two workers with the dynamite.  Frenchy de Trémaudan animates the gag with the goat. David Hand, who would later be the supervising director on the feature films Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and Bambi (1942) animates Mickey climbing into the pants, the scene with the hornets and the birds whistling and dancing. Future Donald Duck, Woody Woodpecker and Barney Bear director, Dick Lundy animates the second scene of Mickey and Minnie's dance. George Lane animates the instruments nearly falling on the animals and them running away. Tom Palmer, who would later direct a few cartoons for Warner Brothers and Van Beuren, animates Mickey and Minnie on the Piano. Les Clark, one of the best Mickey Mouse animators, animates Mickey and Minnie playing the trombone, trumpet and drum as well as the gag with the turtle and the mule. Future Looney Tunes and Donald Duck director, Jack King animates the ending sequence from when Pluto picks up the dynamite to the end. 
 

 

Now for a very off beat Columbia Color Rhapsody, The Cuckoo I.Q. (1941). This may not be a great cartoon, but it has a certain oddball cham. 

Now it is time for a commercial break. 

Now it is time for some Saturday Morning minions. 

Next comes one of Walt Disney's silent Alice Comedies, Alice Picks the Champ (1925). This short film stars Margie Gay, the third young actress to play the part of Alice. She appeared in 31 Alice Comedies. This is more than any of the other three child actresses who played the role. This film features Pete, who would eventually become Mickey Mouse's adversary. Animators on this film include Ub Iwerks, Rollin "Ham" Hamilton and Thurston Harper. It was in production from May 28th to June 17th, 1925. It made its LA debut in the Apollo Theatre that same year.    

We continue with Sylvester and Tweety in Trick or Tweet (1959). This short film features Sylvester competing with Sam the cat for Tweety. This is not the first time the two had fought over Tweety. The two fought over Tweety before in two cartoons, Putty Tat Trouble (1951) and Tweet and Sour (1956). The two would later fight over a mouse in Mouse and Garden (1960). Sam's last appearance in a theatrical short film would be Merlin the Magic Mouse (1967), where he would meet up with the title character, one of the last Looney Tunes characters created for the theatrical shorts. 

Now to close by singing a song we all know. 

Thanks for joining me. Come back next week for another selection of classic cartoons. Until then may all your tunes be looney and your melodies merry. 

Resources Used

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Brothers Cartoons by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald 

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Ultimate History by J.B. Kaufman and David Gerstein 

Walt in Wonderland: The Silent Films of Walt Disney by J. B. Kaufman and Russell Merritt.

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