A blog reviewing all the available American animated cartoons of 1939, in approximately release order (or reverse order from the perspective of someone reading the blog after it is done).
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Ford Home Almanac, July 1939; plus, Betty Boop Festival
Here's the cover for an almanac from Ford. I suppose it would have had tips on repairing dings from rogue jitterbuggers dancing on your hood.
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More to the present, there's going to be a Betty Boop Festival in Wisconsin, August 5-8th.
http://www.bettyboopfestivalwi.com/index.html
There are screenings of Betty Boop shorts, presented by Stephen Worth of the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive; it's unclear to me if these will actually be on film or video. As it's more of a Grim Natwick and Betty Boop festival, I'm not sure any 1939 Betty Boops will be shown, but it's possible.
One jealous guy. I've had the pleasure of seeing Fleischer cartoons on the big screen in a theatre only once. And it was GREAT!
ReplyDeleteAnyone in the Wisconsin area should treat themselves!