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The ComiColor Cartoon series was a series of 25 animated short subjects produced by the Ub Iwerks studio from 1933 to 1936. The series was the last produced by the studio; after losing distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1934, the Iwerks studio's senior company Celebrity Pictures (run by Pat Powers) had to distribute the films itself. The series was shot exclusively in Cinecolor.
Most of the ComiColor entries were based upon popular fairy tales and other familiar stories, including Jack and the Beanstalk, Old Mother Hubbard, The Bremen Town Musicians, and The Headless Horseman. Grim Natwick, Al Eugster, and Shamus Culhane were among the series' lead animators/directors, and a number of the shorts were filmed using Iwerks' multiplane camera, which he built himself from the remains of a Chevrolet automobile.
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Filmography
1933-34
Film Original release date Jack and the Beanstalk November 30, 1933 The Little Red Hen February 16, 1934 The Brave Tin Soldier April 7 Puss in Boots May 17 The Queen of Hearts June 25 Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp August 10 The Headless Horseman October 1 The Valiant Tailor October 29 Don Quixote November 26 Jack Frost December 24 1935
Film Original release date Little Black Sambo February 6, 1935 The Bremen Town Musicians March 6 Old Mother Hubbard April 3 Mary's Little Lamb May 1 Summertime June 15 Sinbad the Sailor July 30 The Three Bears August 30 Balloon Land September 30 Simple Simon November 15 Humpty Dumpty December 30 1936
Film Original release date Ali Baba January 30, 1936 Tom Thumb March 30 Dick Whittington's Cat May 30 Little Boy Blue July 30 Happy Days September 30 References
- Leslie Iwerks and John Kenworthy, The Hand Behind the Mouse (Disney Editions, 2001) and documentary of the same name (DVD, 1999)
- Leonard Maltin, Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons (Penguin Books, 1987)
- Jeff Lenburg, The Great Cartoon Directors (Da Capo Press, 1993)
See also
- The Golden Age of American animation
- Cartune Classics
- Color Classics
- Color Rhapsodies
- Happy Harmonies
- Merrie Melodies
- Rainbow Parade
- Silly Symphonies
The Ub Iwerks Studio (1930–1936) Flip the Frog | Willie Whopper | ComiColor Cartoons Categories:- Ub Iwerks Studio series and characters
- 1933 introductions
- Animation anthology series
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