Thursday, May 31, 2012

I MISS THE CARTOONS


One big thing I really miss these days when going to the movies, besides actually going to the movies, is a cartoon before the feature.

These 7-8 minute animated gems were a mainstay at almost all movie theatres for decades.

Regardless of the feature playing, cartoons got the audience into a good mood to settle in and watch the main attraction.

High costs eventually brought cartoon production to a screeching halt, but I can't think of any reason why theatres couldn't add previously-seen cartoons to their programs today.

In their heyday, many cartoons had their own posters theatres used to promote their showings. That's how important the animated shorts were to audiences of old.

Generic WARNER BROS. cartoon
poster

Generic POPEYE / PARAMOUNT cartoon
poster

Generic WOODY WOODPECKER / UNIVERSAL
 cartoon poster

Generic CASPER / PARAMOUNT cartoon
poster

Generic FLIP THE FROG / MGM cartoon
poster

Many cartoons had their own posters.

DOGGONE TIRED
1949

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
1941

AFRICA BEFORE DARK
1928

SPRINGTIME FOR PLUTO
1944

SENOR DROOPY
1949

POPEYE THE SAILOR MEETS SINDBAD
THE SAILOR
1936

LITTLE RURAL RIDING HOOD
1949

BOSKO AND THE PIRATES
1937

DER FUEHRER'S FACE
1942

THE TWO MOUSEKETEERS
1951

MR. MOUSE TAKES A TRIP
1940

SWING SHIFT CINDERELLA
1945

GOOFY AND WILBUR
1939

DUMB-HOUNDED
1943

THE TRIAL OF DONALD DUCK
1948