Color Rhapsody is a series of usually one-shot animated cartoon shorts produced by Charles Mintz's studio Screen Gems for Columbia Pictures.[1] They were launched in 1934, following the phenomenal success of Walt Disney's Technicolor Silly Symphonies and Warner Bros.' Merrie Melodies. Because of Disney's exclusive rights to the full three strip Technicolor process, Color Rhapsody were produced in the older two-tone Technicolor process until 1935, when Disney's exclusive contract expired.
The Color Rhapsody series is most notable for introducing the characters of The Fox and the Crow in the 1941 short The Fox and the Grapes. Two Color Rhapsody shorts, Holiday Land (1934) and The Little Match Girl (1937), were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons).[2]
Filmography
1930s
| Title | Release date | Director | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Land | November 11, 1934 | Sid Marcus | Scrappy | |
| Babes at Sea | December 12, 1934 | Arthur Davis | ||
| The Shoemaker and the Elves | January 19, 1935 | |||
| Make Believe Revue | March 25, 1935 | Ben Harrison | ||
| A Cat, a Mouse and a Bell | May 14, 1935 | Arthur Davis | ||
| Little Rover | June 26, 1935 | Sid Marcus | ||
| Neighbors | August 17, 1935 | Arthur Davis and Sid Marcus | ||
| Monkey Love | September 14, 1935 | Arthur Davis | Lost[3] | |
| The Bon Bon Parade | October 13, 1935 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Doctor Bluebird | January 18, 1936 | Scrappy | ||
| Football Bugs | February 17, 1936 | Arthur Davis | ||
| Glee Worms | April 5, 1936 | Ben Harrison | ||
| The Untrained Seal | May 28, 1936 | Arthur Davis | ||
| Two Lazy Crows | June 14, 1936 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| In My Gondola | July 13, 1936 | Sid Marcus | Scrappy | |
| Merry Mutineers | August 13, 1936 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Birds in Love | September 12, 1936 | |||
| A Boy and His Dog | October 11, 1936 | Sid Marcus | Sparky | |
| The Novelty Shop | November 15, 1936 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Gifts from the Air | December 12, 1936 | |||
| Skeleton Frolics[lower-alpha 1] | January 23, 1937 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| Merry Mannequins | March 16, 1937 | |||
| Let's Go | April 17, 1937 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Mother Hen's Holiday | May 7, 1937 | Sid Marcus | ||
| The Foxy Pup | May 21, 1937 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| The Stork Takes a Holiday | June 11, 1937 | Sid Marcus | Lost[3] | |
| Indian Serenade | July 16, 1937 | |||
| Spring Festival | August 6, 1937 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Scary Crows | August 20, 1937 | Sid Marcus | Sparky | |
| Hollywood Picnic | October 17, 1937 | |||
| The Little Match Girl | November 6, 1937 | Arthur Davis and Sid Marcus (uncredited) | ||
| The Air Hostess | November 22, 1937 | Arthur Davis (uncredited) | ||
| Swing, Monkey, Swing | December 12, 1937 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Horse on Merry-Go-Round | January 16, 1938 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| The Bluebird's Baby | February 14, 1938 | Ben Harrison | Sparky | |
| Snow Time | March 13, 1938 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| The Foolish Bunny | April 16, 1938 | Sid Marcus | ||
| The Big Birdcast | May 15, 1938 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Window Shopping | June 8, 1938 | Sid Marcus | ||
| Poor Little Butterfly | July 4, 1938 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Poor Elmer | July 23, 1938 | Sid Marcus | ||
| The Frog Pond | August 10, 1938 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| Hollywood Graduation | August 27, 1938 | Arthur Davis | Lost[3] | |
| Animal Cracker Circus | September 26, 1938 | Ben Harrison | Sparky | |
| Midnight Frolics | October 12, 1938 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| Little Moth's Big Flame | November 12, 1938 | Sid Marcus | ||
| The Kangaroo Kid | December 25, 1938 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Peaceful Neighbors | January 29, 1939 | Sid Marcus | ||
| The Gorilla Hunt | February 21, 1939 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| Happy Tots | March 25, 1939 | Ben Harrison | ||
| The House That Jack Built | April 16, 1939 | Sid Marcus | ||
| Lucky Pigs | May 16, 1939 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Nell's Yells | June 21, 1939 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| Hollywood Sweepstakes | July 22, 1939 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Jitterbug Knights | August 12, 1939 | Sid Marcus | ||
| Crop Chasers | September 22, 1939 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| Dreams on Ice | October 20, 1939 | Sid Marcus | Lost (B&W 16mm version exist)[3] | |
| Mountain Ears | November 12, 1939 | Manny Gould | ||
| Mother Goose in Swingtime | December 18, 1939 | Manny Gould |
1940s
| Title | Release date | Director | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Boy, a Gun and Birds | January 13, 1940 | Ben Harrison | Sparky | |
| The Happy Tots' Expedition | February 6, 1940 | |||
| Blackboard Revue | March 13, 1940 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| The Greyhound and the Rabbit | April 13, 1940 | Sid Marcus | Lost (B&W 16mm version exist)[3] | |
| The Egg Hunt | May 21, 1940 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| Ye Olde Swap Shoppe | June 22, 1940 | |||
| The Timid Pup | July 16, 1940 | Ben Harrison | ||
| Tangled Television | August 14, 1940 | Sid Marcus | ||
| Mr. Elephant Goes to Town | October 14, 1940 | Arthur Davis | ||
| The Mad Hatter | November 3, 1940 | Sid Marcus | Maisey | |
| Wise Owl | December 8, 1940 | Ub Iwerks | ||
| A Helping Paw | January 14, 1941 | Sid Marcus | ||
| The Way of All Pests | February 22, 1941 | Arthur Davis | ||
| The Land of Fun | April 19, 1941 | Sid Marcus | ||
| Tom Thumb's Brother | June 16, 1941 | Tom Thumb | ||
| The Cuckoo I.Q. | July 23, 1941 | |||
| Who's Zoo in Hollywood | November 17, 1941 | Lost[3] | ||
| The Fox and the Grapes | December 6, 1941 | Frank Tashlin | The Fox and the Crow | |
| Red Riding Hood Rides Again | December 21, 1941 | Sid Marcus | ||
| A Hollywood Detour | January 24, 1942 | Frank Tashlin | ||
| Wacky Wigwams | February 22, 1942 | Alec Geiss | ||
| Concerto in B Flat Minor | March 24, 1942 | Bob Wickersham | ||
| Cinderella Goes to a Party | May 17, 1942 | Alec Geiss | ||
| Woodman, Spare That Tree | July 6, 1942 | Bob Wickersham | The Fox and the Crow | |
| Song of Victory | September 8, 1942 | |||
| Toll Bridge Troubles | October 20, 1942 | The Fox and the Crow | ||
| Tito's Guitar | November 23, 1942 | Tito and His Burrito | ||
| King Midas, Junior | December 22, 1942 | John Hubley and Paul Sommer | ||
| Slay It with Flowers | January 16, 1943 | Bob Wickersham | The Fox and the Crow | |
| There's Something About a Soldier | February 26, 1943 | Alec Geiss | Lost[3] | |
| Professor Small and Mr. Tall | March 28, 1943 | John Hubley and Paul Sommer | Professor Small and Mr. Tall | |
| Plenty Below Zero | April 19, 1943 | Bob Wickersham | The Fox and the Crow | |
| Tree for Two | June 21, 1943 | |||
| He Can't Make It Stick | July 25, 1943 | John Hubley and Paul Sommer | Lost[3] | |
| A-Hunting We Won't Go | August 23, 1943 | Bob Wickersham | The Fox and the Crow | |
| The Rocky Road to Ruin[lower-alpha 2] | October 20, 1943 | Paul Sommer | ||
| Imagination | November 16, 1943 | Bob Wickersham | ||
| The Herring Murder Mystery | January 23, 1944 | Dun Roman | ||
| The Disillusioned Bluebird | June 13, 1944 | Howard Swift | ||
| Dog, Cat and Canary | January 5, 1945 | Flippy, Flop, Sam the Dog | ||
| Fiesta Time | April 4, 1945 | Bob Wickersham | Tito and His Burrito | |
| Rippling Romance | June 20, 1945 | Lost[3] | ||
| Hot Foot Lights | August 6, 1945 | Howard Swift | ||
| Carnival Courage | September 8, 1945 | Willoughby Wren | ||
| River Ribber | October 4, 1945 | Paul Sommer | Professor Small and Mr. Tall | Lost (B&W 16mm version exist)[3] |
| Polar Playmates | April 25, 1946 | Howard Swift | ||
| Picnic Panic | June 20, 1946 | Bob Wickersham | ||
| Loco Lobo | January 9, 1947 | Howard Swift | ||
| Cockatoos for Two | February 1947 | Bob Wickersham | Lost (B&W 16mm version exists)[3] | |
| Mother Hubba-Hubba-Hubbard | March 29, 1947 | |||
| Up N' Atom | July 10, 1947 | Sid Marcus | ||
| Swiss Tease | September 11, 1947 | |||
| Boston Beanie[4] | December 4, 1947 | |||
| Flora | March 18, 1948 | Alex Lovy | ||
| Pickled Puss | September 2, 1948 | Howard Swift | ||
| Lo, the Poor Buffal | November 14, 1948 | Alex Lovy | ||
| The Coo Coo Bird Dog | February 2, 1949 | Sid Marcus | ||
| Grape Nutty | April 14, 1949 | Alex Lovy | The Fox and the Crow | |
| Cat-Tastrophy | June 30, 1949 | Sid Marcus |
Accolades
| Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Land | 7th Academy Awards | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons | Nominated | [5] |
| The Little Match Girl | 10th Academy Awards | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons | Nominated | [6] |
| Imagination | 16th Academy Awards | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons | Nominated | [7] |
| Dog, Cat and Canary | 17th Academy Awards | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons | Nominated | [8] |
| Rippling Romance | 18th Academy Awards | Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons | Nominated | [9] |
Notes
- ↑ Very similar to The Skeleton Dance, also drawn by Iwerks.
- ↑ This cartoon is notable for its similarities to Chuck Jones' The Dover Boys, a short released by Warner Bros. the previous year.
References
- ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 66–67. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 170–171. ISBN 9781476672939.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Beck, Jerry. "COLUMBIA SCREEN GEMS". Cartoon Research. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ Maltin, Leonard (1987). Of Mice and Magic (revised edition). p. 418. ISBN 0-452-25993-2.
- ↑ "THE 7TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 1935". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ↑ "THE 10TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 1938". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ↑ "THE 16TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 1944". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ↑ "THE 17TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 1945". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ↑ "THE 18TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 1946". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
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