Color Rhapsody
Color Rhapsody was a series of usually one-shot animated cartoon shorts produced by Charles Mintz for Columbia Pictures.[1] They were launched in 1934, following the phenomenal success of Walt Disney's Technicolor Silly Symphonies. Because of Disney's exclusive rights to the full three strip Technicolor process, Color Rhapsody were produced in the older two-tone Technicolor process until 1935, when Disney's exclusive contract expired.
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The title card for these shorts.
The Color Rhapsody series is most notable for introducing the characters of The Fox and the Crow in the 1941 short The Fox and the Grapes. Two Color Rhapsody shorts, Holiday Land (1934) and The Little Match Girl (1937), were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons).[2]
Filmography
1930s
| Title | Release date | Director | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Land | November 11, 1934 | Arthur Davis | Scrappy | Academy Award nominee |
| Babes at Sea | December 16, 1934 | Arthur Davis | ||
| The Shoemaker and the Elves | January 20, 1935 | Arthur Davis | ||
| Make Believe Revue | March 24, 1935 | Ben Harrison | ||
| A Cat, a Mouse and a Bell | May 12, 1935 | Arthur Davis | ||
| Little Rover | June 23, 1935 | Sid Marcus | ||
| Neighbors | August 18, 1935 | Arthur Davis and Sid Marcus | ||
| Monkey Love | September 15, 1935 | Arthur Davis | ||
| The Bon Bon Parade | October 13, 1935 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Doctor Bluebird | January 19, 1936 | Ben Harrison | Scrappy | |
| Football Bugs | February 16, 1936 | Arthur Davis | ||
| Glee Worms | April 5, 1936 | Ben Harrison | ||
| The Untrained Seal | May 28, 1936 | Arthur Davis | ||
| Two Lazy Crows | June 14, 1936 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| In My Gondola | July 13, 1936 | Sid Marcus | Scrappy | |
| Merry Mutineers | August 13, 1936 | Ben Harrison | Scrappy | |
| Birds in Love | September 12, 1936 | Ben Harrison | ||
| A Boy and His Dog | October 11, 1936 | Sid Marcus | Sparky | |
| The Novelty Shop | November 15, 1936 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Gifts from the Air | December 13, 1936 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Skeleton Frolics | January 24, 1937 | Ub Iwerks | Very similar to The Skeleton Dance, also drawn by Iwerks. | |
| Merry Mannequins | February 13, 1937 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| Let's Go | March 16, 1937 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Mother Hen's Holiday | April 7, 1937 | Sid Marcus | ||
| The Foxy Pup | May 16, 1937 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| The Stork Takes a Holiday | June 11, 1937 | Sid Marcus | ||
| Indian Serenade | July 16, 1937 | Sid Marcus | ||
| Spring Festival | August 6, 1937 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Scary Crows | September 20, 1937 | Sid Marcus | Sparky | |
| Hollywood Picnic | October 17, 1937 | Sid Marcus | ||
| The Air Hostess | November 14, 1937 | Arthur Davis (uncredited) | ||
| The Little Match Girl | December 5, 1937 | Arthur Davis and Sid Marcus (uncredited) | Academy Award nominee | |
| Swing, Monkey, Swing | December 26, 1937 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Horse on Merry-Go-Round | January 16, 1938 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| The Bluebird's Baby | February 14, 1938 | Ben Harrison | Sparky | |
| The Foolish Bunny | March 13, 1938 | Sid Marcus | ||
| Snow Time | April 13, 1938 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| The Big Birdcast | May 15, 1938 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Window Shopping | June 12, 1938 | Sid Marcus | ||
| Poor Little Butterfly | July 4, 1938 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Poor Elmer | July 22, 1938 | Sid Marcus | ||
| The Frog Pond | August 12, 1938 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| Hollywood Graduation | August 26, 1938 | Arthur Davis | ||
| Animal Cracker Circus | September 23, 1938 | Ben Harrison | Sparky | |
| Midnight Frolics | November 12, 1938 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| Little Moth's Big Flame | December 5, 1938 | Sid Marcus | ||
| The Kangaroo Kid | December 25, 1938 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Peaceful Neighbors | January 29, 1939 | Sid Marcus | ||
| The Gorilla Hunt | February 24, 1939 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| Happy Tots | March 31, 1939 | Ben Harrison | ||
| The House That Jack Built | April 14, 1939 | Sid Marcus | ||
| Lucky Pigs | May 26, 1939 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Nell's Yells | June 30, 1939 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| Hollywood Sweepstakes | July 28, 1939 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Jitterbug Knights | August 11, 1939 | Sid Marcus | ||
| Crop Chasers | August 22, 1939 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| Dreams on Ice | October 20, 1939 | Sid Marcus | ||
| Mountain Ears | November 3, 1939 | Manny Gould | ||
| Mother Goose in Swingtime | December 18, 1939 | Manny Gould | ||
| Sweet And Sour | December 31, 1939 | Sid Marcus |
1940s
| Title | Release date | Director | Character(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Boy, a Gun and Birds | January 12, 1940 | Ben Harrison | |||
| The Happy Tots' Expedition | February 9, 1940 | Ben Harrison | |||
| Blackboard Revue | March 15, 1940 | Ub Iwerks | |||
| The Greyhound and the Rabbit | April 19, 1940 | Sid Marcus | |||
| The Egg Hunt | May 31, 1940 | Ub Iwerks | |||
| Ye Olde Swap Shoppe | June 28, 1940 | Ub Iwerks | |||
| The Timid Pup | August 1, 1940 | Ben Harrison | |||
| Tangled Television | August 30, 1940 | Sid Marcus | |||
| Mr. Elephant Goes to Town | October 4, 1940 | Arthur Davis | |||
| The Mad Hatter | November 3, 1940 | Sid Marcus | Maisey | ||
| Wise Owl | December 8, 1940 | Ub Iwerks | |||
| A Helping Paw | January 7, 1941 | Sid Marcus | |||
| The Way of All Pests | February 28, 1941 | Arthur Davis | |||
| The Carpenters | March 14, 1941 | Paul Fennell | Mr. Teewilliger | Outsourced to Cartoon Films Limited. Labeled as a "Mr. Teewilliger" cartoon | |
| The Land of Fun | April 18, 1941 | Sid Marcus | |||
| Tom Thumb's Brother | June 12, 1941 | Sid Marcus | |||
| The Cuckoo I.Q. | July 24, 1941 | Sid Marcus | |||
| Who's Zoo in Hollywood | November 13, 1941 | Sid Marcus | |||
| The Fox and the Grapes | December 5, 1941 | Frank Tashlin | The Fox and the Crow | ||
| Red Riding Hood Rides Again | December 25, 1941 | Sid Marcus | |||
| A Hollywood Detour | January 23, 1942 | Frank Tashlin | |||
| Wacky Wigwams | February 22, 1942 | Alec Geiss | |||
| Concerto in B Flat Minor | March 20, 1942 | Bob Wickersham | |||
| Cinderella Goes to a Party | June 3, 1942 | Alec Geiss | |||
| Woodsman, Spare That Tree | July 2, 1942 | Bob Wickersham | The Fox and the Crow | ||
| Song of Victory | September 4, 1942 | Bob Wickersham | |||
| Tito's Guitar | October 30, 1942 | Bob Wickersham | Tito and His Burrito | ||
| Toll Bridge Troubles | November 27, 1942 | Bob Wickersham | The Fox and the Crow | ||
| King Midas, Junior | December 25, 1942 | John Hubley and Paul Sommer | |||
| Slay It with Flowers | January 29, 1943 | Bob Wickersham | The Fox and the Crow | ||
| There's Something About a Soldier | February 26, 1943 | Alec Geiss | |||
| Professor Small and Mr. Tall | March 26, 1943 | John Hubley and Paul Sommer | Professor Small and Mr. Tall | ||
| Plenty Below Zero | April 23, 1943 | Bob Wickersham | The Fox and the Crow | ||
| Tree for Two | June 21, 1943 | Bob Wickersham | The Fox and the Crow | ||
| He Can't Make It Stick | July 23, 1943 | John Hubley and Paul Sommer | |||
| A-Hunting We Won't Go | August 23, 1943 | Bob Wickersham | The Fox and the Crow | ||
| The Rocky Road to Ruin | October 22, 1943 | Paul Sommer | |||
| Imagination | November 19, 1943 | Bob Wickersham | Academy Award nominee | ||
| Dog, Cat, and Canary | January 5, 1944 | Howard Swift | Flippy, Flop, Sam the Dog | Academy Award nominee | |
| The Herring Murder Mystery | January 20, 1944 | Dun Roman | |||
| The Disillusioned Bluebird | June 15, 1944 | Howard Swift | |||
| Rippling Romance | June 21, 1945 | Bob Wickersham | Studio's final Academy Award nominee | ||
| Fiesta Time | July 12, 1945 | Bob Wickersham | Tito and His Burrito | ||
| Hot Foot Lights | August 2, 1945 | Howard Swift | |||
| Carnival Courage | September 6, 1945 | Howard Swift | Willoughby Wren | ||
| River Ribber | October 4, 1945 | Paul Sommer | Professor Small and Mr. Tall | ||
| Polar Playmates | April 25, 1946 | Howard Swift | |||
| Picnic Panic | June 20, 1946 | Bob Wickersham | Tito and His Burrito | ||
| Loco Lobo | January 9, 1947 | Howard Swift | |||
| Cockatoos for Two | February 1947 | Bob Wickersham | |||
| Big House Blues | March 6, 1947 | Howard Swift | Flippy, Flop | ||
| Mother Hubba-Hubba-Hubbard | March 29, 1947 | Bob Wickersham | |||
| Up N' Atom | July 10, 1947 | Sid Marcus | |||
| Boston Beanie[3] | September 11, 1947 | Sid Marcus | |||
| Swiss Tease | December 4, 1947 | Sid Marcus | |||
| Flora | March 18, 1948 | Alex Lovy | |||
| Pickled Puss | September 2, 1948 | Howard Swift | |||
| Lo, the Poor Buffal | November 14, 1948 | Alex Lovy | |||
| The Coo Coo Bird Dog | February 2, 1949 | Sid Marcus | |||
| Grape Nutty | April 14, 1949 | Alex Lovy | The Fox and the Crow | ||
| Cat-Tastrophy | June 30, 1949 | Sid Marcus | Final Screen Gems Cartoon |
See also
References
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 66–67. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 170–171. ISBN 9781476672939.
- Maltin, Leonard (1987). Of Mice and Magic (revised edition). p. 418. ISBN 0-452-25993-2.
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