Phantasies
Appearance
Phantasies is the name of a series of animated cartoons produced by the Screen Gems studio for Columbia Pictures from 1939 to 1946.[1] The series, featuring characters such as Willoughby Wren and Superkatt, is notable as being the last theatrical animated series produced in black-and-white by a major studio. To cut costs, Columbia did not move the Phantasies out of black-and-white until the end of 1946, when it went to all-Cinecolor production.[2]
Filmography
Title | Release date | Director | Character(s) | Notes |
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The Charm Bracelet | September 1, 1939 | Scrappy | ||
The Millionaire Hobo | November 24, 1939 | Allen Rose | Scrappy | |
The Mouse Exterminator | January 26, 1940 | Ben Harrison and Manny Gould | Krazy Kat | Final Columbia cartoon featuring Krazy Kat |
Man of Tin | February 23, 1940 | (unknown) | Scrappy | |
Fish Follies | May 10, 1940 | (unknown) | Scrappy | |
News Oddities | July 19, 1940 | (unknown) | Listed as a Krazy Kat cartoon in TV packages despite the character not appearing in this short at all | |
School Boy Dreams | September 24, 1940 | Allen Rose | Scrappy | |
Happy Holidays | October 25, 1940 | Allen Rose | Scrappy | |
The Little Theater | February 7, 1941 | Allen Rose | Scrappy | Final cartoon featuring Scrappy |
There's Music in Your Hair | March 28, 1941 | (unknown) | ||
The Cute Recruit | May 2, 1941 | Arthur Davis (uncredited) | ||
The Wallflower | July 3, 1941 | (unknown) | ||
Dog Meets Dog | March 6, 1942 | Alec Geiss | Butch Bulldog | |
The Wild and Woozy West | April 30, 1942 | Lou Lilly and Allen Rose | ||
A Battle for a Bottle | May 29, 1942 | Alec Geiss | ||
The Gullible Canary | September 18, 1942 | Alec Geiss | ||
The Dumbconscious Mind | October 23, 1942 | John Hubley and Paul Sommer | ||
Malice in Slumberland | November 20, 1942 | Alec Geiss | ||
Cholly Polly | December 18, 1942 | Alec Geiss | ||
The Vitamin G-Man | January 22, 1943 | John Hubley and Paul Sommer | ||
Kindly Scram | March 5, 1943 | Alec Geiss | ||
Willoughby's Magic Hat | April 30, 1943 | Bob Wickersham | Willoughby Wren | |
Duty and the Beast | May 28, 1943 | Alec Geiss | ||
Mass Mouse Meeting | June 25, 1943 | Alec Geiss | ||
The Fly in the Ointment | July 23, 1943 | Paul Sommer | ||
Dizzy Newsreel | August 27, 1943 | Alec Geiss | ||
Nursery Crimes | October 8, 1943 | Alec Geiss | Professor J. Snuffington Snodgrass | |
The Cocky Bantam | November 12, 1943 | Paul Sommer | ||
The Playful Pest | December 3, 1943 | Paul Sommer | ||
Polly Wants a Doctor | January 6, 1944 | Howard Swift | ||
Magic Strength | February 4, 1944 | Bob Wickersham | Willoughby Wren | |
Lionel Lion | March 3, 1944 | Paul Sommer | ||
Giddy-Yapping | April 7, 1944 | Howard Swift | ||
Mr. Fore by Fore | June 7, 1944 | Howard Swift | ||
Tangled Travels | June 9, 1944 | Alec Geiss | ||
The Case of the Screaming Bishop | August 4, 1944 | Howard Swift | ||
Mutt 'n' Bones | August 25, 1944 | Paul Sommer | ||
As the Fly Flies | November 17, 1944 | Howard Swift | ||
Goofy News Views | April 27, 1945 | Sid Marcus | ||
Booby Socks | July 12, 1945 | Howard Swift and Bob Wickersham | ||
Simple Siren | September 20, 1945 | Paul Sommer | ||
Snap Happy Traps | June 6, 1946 | Bob Wickersham | ||
The Schooner the Better | July 4, 1946 | Howard Swift | Last black-and-white cartoon from a major cartoon studio | |
Fowl Brawl[3] | January 19, 1947 | Howard Swift | Produced in Cinecolor | |
Uncultured Vulture | February 6, 1947 | Bob Wickersham | Produced in Cinecolor | |
Wacky Quacky | March 20, 1947 | Alex Lovy | Quacky | Produced in Cinecolor |
Leave Us Chase It | May 15, 1947 | Howard Swift | Superkatt | Produced in Cinecolor |
Tooth or Consequences | June 5, 1947 | Howard Swift | The Fox and the Crow | Produced in Cinecolor |
Kitty Caddy | November 6, 1947 | Sid Marcus | Produced in Cinecolor | |
Topsy Turkey | February 5, 1948 | Sid Marcus | Produced in Cinecolor | |
Short Snorts on Sports | June 3, 1948 | Alex Lovy | Produced in Cinecolor & Final Phantasy Cartoon |
See also
References
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 117–118. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Jeff Lenburg (2006). Who's Who in Animated Cartoons. ISBN 155783671X.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (1987). Of Mice and Magic (revised edition). pp. 418, 419. ISBN 0-452-25993-2.