Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Filmography: Gandy and Sourpuss in Aladdin's Lamp
This post is just the tip of the iceberg... see reason number 7 on our The Top Ten Reasons To Support The A-HAA for links to more great cartoons to study.
Over at John Kricfalusi's blog, All Kinds of Stuff, John posted an appreciation Gandy Goose and Sourpuss- the cartoon comedy team that were one of the inspirations for Ren & Stimpy.
I've long thought that the Gandy Goose cartoons are underappreciated. They're funny, well animated and have a great deal of variety. The early ones, in particular "Doomsday", have lavish production values. "Aladdin's Lamp" is a typical wartime short featuring the duo, and it includes a great jitterbug dance sequence by Carlo Vinci. (Vinci's hand is evident throughout this short.) I'll be presenting the very best Gandy Goose cartoon at the upcoming Treasures of the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive benefit next month. You'll have to come to the screening to find out which one it is!
Gandy Goose & Sourpuss in
Aladdin's Lamp (Terry/1943)
(Quicktime 7 / 14.5 megs)
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If you found this post to be interesting, you'll also want to check out our... Profile of Carlo Vinci, The Training Of A Golden Age Animator, Carlo Vinci Notes, The Terry-Toons Studio Tour, Tytla and Terry: Jeckyl & Hyde Cat, The Temperamental Lion 1940, Catnip Capers 1940, Jim Tyer's Barnyard Actor 1955 and Terrytoons Lobby Cards
Many thanks to John Kricfalusi for donating this great cartoon to our archive.
Stephen Worth
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5 Comments:
This was a grand surprise to me, especially that the only exposure that I had with the Terrytoon's were with Mighty Mouse.
Is it possible, with permission from you guys, to have this cartoon on my Ipod?
Thanks for the great cartoon
From a wannabe cartoonist/ artist
Bruce
Who owns Terrytoons nowadays? Gosh , I hope it is Bakshi and not Viacom or CBS Corporation.
Arrrggh! It is owned by CBS Properties.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrytoons#Ownership
I hope so to that terrytoons is owned by bakshi. And NOT DISNEY cuz whatever is made by disney STAYS there. hey when are terrytoons gonna be on DVD?
Thanks so much for posting this! I have been trying to track down this cartoon for years. It was one that my father put on VHS for me and we would always watch it. At the end of the cartoon they say, "here's to China." My father and I always thought that was hilarious, and since i was about 5 years old to now being almost 30, everytime we toast we always say...Here's to China! hahah
I can't to share this with him.
Thanks again!
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