Filmography: Ko-Ko the Clown in Jumping Beans 1922

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.


Today, I am finally acknowledging a supporter of ASIFA-Hollywood and our Archive that I really should have thanked long ago... Ray Pointer. Ray is an animator and producer who has been dedicated to preserving the history of animation for decades. Through his production company, Inkwell Images, Ray restores and annotates classic animated films from the earliest days of the medium. Without his hard work and research, these wonderful cartoons might be forgotten and unappreciated. Thanks for the great work, Ray!

Here is a 1922 cartoon from his "Out of the Inkwell" DVD collection... Ko-Ko the Clown in "Jumping Beans".




Ko-Ko the Clown in "Jumping Beans" (Fleischer/1922)
(Quicktime 7 / 15.8 megs)

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Max Fleischer was an important pioneer in the history of animation, and his influence is still being felt. Here, from the brilliant cartoonist Eddie Fitzgerald's blog, Uncle Eddie's Theory Corner is an excerpt from a hilarious "fume-Eddie" comic titled, Out of the Ink Bottle...




Eddie Fitzgerald: Out of the Ink Bottle

If you enjoyed this cartoon, see these previous postings... I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles, Mariutch, Swing, You Sinners, You're Driving Me Crazy, Betty Boop in Snow White, Popeye in Li'l Swee Pea, Grim Natwick in New York, Nat Falk's "How To Make Animated Cartoons" Part One: History of Animation, Part Two: The Cartoon Studios, Part Three: How Cartoons Are Made, Part Four: Drawing For Animation and Part Five: How To Animate.

Archive supporter, Ray Pointer has produced a fantastic collection of rare Out of the Inkwell cartoons on DVD. The set includes beautiful restorations of 29 cartoons, including the one above, along with expertly produced documentary footage explaining the history of the Fleischers. You can order this great set at... InkwellImagesInk.com.

Stephen Worth
Director
ASIFA-Hollywood
Animation Archive
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