Color Rhapsody
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Color Rhapsodies was a series of usually one-shot animated cartoon shorts produced by Charles Mintz for Columbia Pictures. 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 Rhapsodies were produced in the older two-tone Technicolor process until 1935, when Disney's exclusive contract expired.
The Color Rhapsodies series is most notable for introducing the characters of The Fox and the Crow in the 1941 short The Fox and the Grapes. The 1937 Color Rhapsodies short The Little Match Girl was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons).
Filmography
1930s
| Title | Release date | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Land | November 11, 1934 | (unknown) | 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 | (unknown) | |
| A Cat, a Mouse and a Bell | May 12, 1935 | (unknown) | |
| Little Rover | June 23, 1935 | (unknown) | |
| Neighbors | August 18, 1935 | Arthur Davis and Sid Marcus | |
| Monkey Love | September 15, 1935 | Arthur Davis | |
| The Bon Bon Parade | October 13, 1935 | (unknown) | |
| Doctor Bluebird | January 19, 1936 | (unknown) | |
| Football Bugs | February 16, 1936 | (unknown) | |
| Glee Worms | April 5, 1936 | (unknown) | |
| The Untrained Seal | May 28, 1936 | (unknown) | |
| Two Lazy Crows | June 14, 1936 | (unknown) | |
| In My Gondola | July 13, 1936 | (unknown) | |
| Merry Mutineers | August 13, 1936 | (unknown) | |
| Birds in Love | September 12, 1936 | (unknown) | |
| A Boy and His Dog | October 11, 1936 | Ub Iwerks | |
| The Novelty Shop | November 15, 1936 | (unknown) | |
| Gifts from the Air | December 13, 1936 | (unknown) | |
| 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 | Arthur Davis | |
| Mother Hen's Holiday | April 7, 1937 | (unknown) | |
| The Foxy Pup | May 16, 1937 | Ub Iwerks | |
| The Stork Takes a Holiday | June 11, 1937 | (unknown) | |
| Indian Serenade | July 16, 1937 | Ben Harrison | |
| Spring Festival | August 6, 1937 | (unknown) | |
| Scary Crows | September 20, 1937 | (unknown) | |
| 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 | (unknown) | |
| Horse on Merry-Go-Round | January 16, 1938 | Ub Iwerks | |
| The Bluebird's Baby | February 14, 1938 | Ben Harrison | |
| The Foolish Bunny | March 13, 1938 | Arthur Davis | |
| Snow Time | April 13, 1938 | Ub Iwerks | |
| The Big Birdcast | May 15, 1938 | Ub Iwerks | |
| 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 | |
| Happy Birthday | October 16, 1938 | (unknown) | |
| 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 |
1940s
| Title | Release date | Director | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Arthur Davis | |
| Song of Victory | September 4, 1942 | Bob Wickersham | |
| Tito's Guitar | October 30, 1942 | Bob Wickersham | |
| Toll Bridge Troubles | November 27, 1942 | Bob Wickersham | |
| King Midas, Junior | December 25, 1942 | John Hubley and Paul Sommer | |
| Slay It with Flowers | January 29, 1943 | Bob Wickersham | |
| There's Something About a Soldier | February 26, 1943 | Alec Geiss | |
| Professor Small and Mr. Tall | March 26, 1943 | John Hubley and Paul Sommer | |
| Plenty Below Zero | April 23, 1943 | Bob Wickersham | |
| Tree for Two | June 21, 1943 | Bob Wickersham | |
| 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 Rocky Road to Ruin | October 22, 1943 | Paul Sommer | |
| Imagination | November 19, 1943 | Bob Wickersham | Academy Award nominee |
| The Herring Murder Mystery | January 20, 1944 | Dun Roman | |
| The Disillusioned Bluebird | June 15, 1944 | Howard Swift | |
| Dog, Cat, and Canary | 1944 | Howard Swift | Academy Award nominee |
| Rippling Romance | June 21, 1945 | Bob Wickersham | Studio's final Academy Award nominee |
| Fiesta Time | July 12, 1945 | Bob Wickersham | |
| Hot Foot Lights | August 2, 1945 | Howard Swift | |
| Carnival Courage | September 6, 1945 | Howard Swift | |
| River Ribber | October 4, 1945 | Paul Sommer | |
| Polar Playmates | April 25, 1946 | Howard Swift | |
| Picnic Panic | June 20, 1946 | Bob Wickersham | |
| Loco Lobo | January 9, 1947 | Howard Swift | |
| Cockatoos for Two | February 1947 | Bob Wickersham | |
| Mother Hubba-Hubba-Hubbard | March 29, 1947 | Bob Wickersham | |
| Up N' Atom | July 10, 1947 | Sid Marcus | |
| Swiss Tease | September 11, 1947 | Sid Marcus | |
| Kitty Caddy | November 6, 1947 | Sid Marcus | |
| Boston Beany[1] | December 4, 1947 | Sid Marcus | |
| Flora | March 18, 1948 | Alex Lovy | |
| Lo, the Poor Buffal | November 14, 1948 | Alex Lovy | |
| Grape Nutty | April 14, 1949 | Alex Lovy | |
| Cat-Tastrophy | June 30, 1949 | Sid Marcus |
See also
References
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (1987). Of Mice and Magic (revised edition). p. 418. ISBN 0-452-25993-2.
External links
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