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The most entertaining films on this disc are the campy musicals such as "Humpty Dumpty" (1935), with its Busby Berkeley chorus of dancing eggs, and the jazz-inflected "Little Boy Blue" (1936). Typically, the title character in "The Valiant Tailor" (1934) is a round-headed nonentity who scares off the Giant by making a hive of bees sting him; he never comes alive, the way Mickey Mouse does in Disney's "Brave Little Tailor" (1938). --Charles Solomon
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Ub Iwerks |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 26 November, 1934 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Image Entertainment |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Black & White |
| TYPE: | Classics (Silents/Avant Garde) |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 014381467925 |
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Must Have For Fans Of Old Time Cartooning This cartoon compendium showcases the works of two-time Oscar Winning animator and multiplane animation camera innovator Ub Iwerks. The cartoons contained on both Collections 1&2 represent his output from his own studio work after leaving Disney's studio (having been his collaborator / animator on the first Mickey Mouse cartoons and many more) and before short stays at Columbia, Warner Bros., and finally returning to work at Walt Disney Productions. Sadly his stint as a solo cartoon maker would end after only six years due to losing MGM's major studio backing in 1934 for refusal to make cartoons more mainstream and with happy endings like Disney and other studios at the time. He continued on for two more years into 1936 before shutting down. The cartoons here are from Iwerks' magical solo period from 1931 to 1936. Iwerks DVD Collection 1 contains the 32 cartoons previously released as three separate videos by the same company: All Singing! All Dancing! vol. 1, Willie Whopper's Fantastic Adventures and Other Tall Tales vol. 2, and Free-Form Fairy Tales vol. 3. The All Singing! All Dancing! cartoons feature Iwerks' first star Flip the Frog, a send up of vaudeville singer/dancers. Willie Whopper is essentially a boy version of Fatty Arbuckle crossed with Baron Von Munchausen. Many of the cartoons contain scores from legendary Warner Bros. and Disney composer Carl Stalling, who was a pioneer in composing/adapting music that could be well synchronized to animation. Later on, Iwerks would do groundbreaking animation for such films as "101 Dalmatians"(1961), Hitchcock's "The Birds"(1963), and "Mary Poppins"(1964). However, this collection is not solely for cartoon historians but a fun treat for viewers of all ages. The titles on the DVD are as follows: All Singing! All Dancing! 1.Fiddlesticks(color), 2.The Soup Song(b&w), 3.The Little Red Hen(color), 4.The Village Smitty(b&w), 5.Mary's Little Lamb(color), 6.The Village Barber(b&w), 7.Old Mother Hubbard(color), 8.Humpty Dumpty(color), 9.The Brementown Musicians(color), 10.Summertime(color), 11.The Music Lesson(b&w), 12.Puddle Pranks(b&w), Willie Whopper's Fantastic Adventures And Other Tall Tales 13.The Good Scout(b&w), 14.Happy Days(color), 15.The Air Race(b&w), 16.Tom Thumb(color), 17.Insultin' the Sultan(b&w), 18.Sinbad the Sailor(color), 19.Rasslin' Round(b&w), 20.Ali Baba(color), 21.Viva Willie(b&w), 22.Don Quixote(color), Free-Form Fairy Tales(All In Color) 23.Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp, 24.Jack and the Beanstalk, 25.The Brave Tin Soldier, 26.Puss in Boots, 27.Little Boy Blue, 28.The Queen of Hearts, 29.Simple Simon, 30.The Valiant Tailor, 31.The Three Bears and 32.Dick Whittington's Cat.
Fantastic DVD
It's about time that a company focused its attention on Ub Iwerks. The Cartoons That Time Forgot, are literally just that, cartoons that have not seen the light of day from the time they were made. Ub Iwerks got his start working for Walt Disney, and animated the earliest Mickey Mouse cartoons as well as some of the early Silly Symphonies.
These cartoons clearly show some influences from the Disney studios, some characters look amazingly Mickey Mouseish, and many have the same charm of the Disney shorts. These cartoons are a good introduction to some cartoon characters that never quite caught on, like Flip the Frog and Willie Whopper (who?).
If you are a vintage animation lover, then this DVD belongs in your library!
Forgotten...and some deservedly so
This collection is a real treat for those who treasure vintage, hand-drawn animation, especially those who know that there was cinematic life beyond the Disney and Warner Bros. studios. While there are far too many rather mediocre "Flip The Frog" cartoons included, the real find are the hilarious "Willie Whopper" cartoons, winningly voiced by seven year old child star Jane Withers. Anyone who loved Frank Marsales' smoking jazz soundtracks for early Warner Bros. shorts will adore the rip-roarin' theme of this little-known series.
Unfortunately, the reason these cartoons are "forgotten" is that the vast majority of them feature racist images which we, thankfully, no longer have to be subjected to as a part of popular culture. While a cartoon historian can accept them as a common aspect of this genre, most people will probably find them offensive enough to wish to avoid this series of releases altogether. Not recommended for children or those who prefer not to be reminded of how ignorant and hurtful Hollywood could be.