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Alex Film Society Presents the Monday, December 26, 2011 2 & 7 pm only

Cartoon Hall of Fame Big Screen Event

DUCK AMUCK (1953, Warner Bros. Directed by Chuck GERALD McBOING BOING (1951, UPA/Columbia. Directed Jones) appears to star by Robert “Bobo” Cannon) Written in a swashbuckler extravaganza by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) this but things begin to change im- is the story of a boy who speaks in mediately, to Daffy’s frustration, sounds instead of English. Told in as he struggles with his unseen Seussian rhyme and with the ground- . A brilliant commen- breaking UPA studio style of bold tary on itself and one colors and jazzy design, GERALD of three Jones cartoons listed on the National Register. MCBOING BOING won an Oscar for best animated short.

DR. JEKYLL AND MR. MOUSE (1947, MGM. Directed by (1937, Disney/RKO. Directed by Bill Hanna and Joseph Barbera) Bert Gillett) Decades before Many animated shorts adapted Bill Murray and crew, Mickey, Robert Lewis Stevenson’s classic Donald and were the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde novella as original “ghostbusters” in this a starting point. In this Academy beautifully animated gem from Award nominated version, Tom Disney. The studio was at the top of makes the potion and Jerry drinks its game with their classic characters and the pairing of our it, with disastrous results--for Tom! three reluctant heroes was never better than in this short.

MOTHER GOOSE’S BIRTHDAY PARTY (1950, (AKA: THE CRACKED NUT. 1941, / 20th Century Fox. Directed by Universal. Directed by Walter Connie Rasinski) It is never easy to Lantz) Though Woody had ap- find 35mm prints of Mighty Mouse peared as a secondary character cartoons, but we’ve got a good one in a prior short, this here. The Big Bad Wolf takes revenge was his very first starring cartoon. on scores of nursery rhyme charac- It features the original nutball ters when he is not invited to Mother woodpecker design, voices by Goose’s birthday soiree. Who will save the day? This one , the original “Everyone Thinks I’m Crazy” song features some of Jim Tyler’s wonderfully strange animation. and, most especially, Woody’s maniacal personality.

POPEYE THE SAILOR MEETS ALI BABA’S FORTY THIEVES WHAT’S OPERA, DOC? (1957, Warner Bros. Directed by (1937, Paramount. Directed by ) Perhaps the most Dave Fleischer) One of three special famous short cartoon of all time Technicolor “two reelers” that the and another of Jones’ films listed on Fleisher Studios produced featur- the National Register, this seven- ing , and Wimpy minute short combines musical pitted against Arabian Night vil- motifs from Richard Wagner’s operas, lains, usually portrayed by . beautifully arranged by the legend- This short also employed extensive ary Carl Stalling, and recasts Elmer use of the studio’s “tabletop” rig, and Bugs into iconic opera types, which combined 2D animation Siegfried and Brunhilde in a truly with three-dimensional sets, giv- magnificent send up of stagecraft and musical storytell- ing a great impression of depth. ing. With layouts by Maurice Noble, story and lyrics by POPEYE MEETS ALI BABA is listed on the Nation- , and great voice work by Mel Blanc and al register and was nominated for an Oscar. Robert Q. Brian. Make sure to watch for the horse and feel free to sing along too…“ Kill the Wabbit! Kill the Wabbit!”

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