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).
Friday, October 22, 2010
132 Dreams On Ice
Title: Dreams On Ice
Studio: Columbia
Date: 10/20/39
Credits: -
Series: Color Rhapsody
Running time (of viewed version): 5:31
Synopsis: Boy floods home, it ices over (at least in dreams), and objects come alive to skate.
Comments: I notice the retitle claims color by Technicolor. BoxOffice lists it as a Color Rhapsody. We start with a caricature of Sonja Henie skating. It's like a Scrappy cartoon with a bunch of movement. And color, in theory, I suppose. It's a precursor to the Tom and Jerry cartoon where they freeze the house, mixed with a standard "things come alive" gag gag gag cartoon. Jack Beaver from The House That Jack built shows up as living toy. Kid has a hot mom (or at least she has nice legs). Too much moving camera work. The puppy skates like Henie. I think the five girls in boxes are the famous quintuplets.
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