| Phantasies | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Title card used in 1943 | |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | September 1, 1939 – June 3, 1948 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Phantasy is a series of animated cartoons produced by the Screen Gems studio for Columbia Pictures from 1939 to 1946.[1] This series along with the Fables cartoons were brought in to replace the Scrappy and Krazy Kat series although they would be featured in some cartoons. The series, featuring characters such as Willoughby Wren and Superkatt, is notable as being the last theatrical animated series produced in black-and-white by a major studio. To cut costs, Columbia did not move the Phantasies out of black-and-white until the end of 1946, when it went to all-Cinecolor production.[2] While the Screen Gems studio closed in 1946, the completed Phantasy cartoons continued to be released until 1948.
Filmography
| Title | Release date | Director | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Charm Bracelet | September 1, 1939 | Allen Rose | Scrappy | |
| The Millionaire Hobo | November 24, 1939 | Arthur Davis | ||
| The Mouse Exterminator | January 26, 1940 | Allen Rose | Krazy Kat | Final Columbia cartoon featuring Krazy Kat. |
| Man of Tin | February 23, 1940 | Scrappy | ||
| Fish Follies | May 10, 1940 | |||
| News Oddities | July 19, 1940 | Listed as a Krazy Kat cartoon in TV packages despite the character not appearing in this short at all. | ||
| School Boy Dreams | September 24, 1940 | Scrappy | ||
| Happy Holidays | October 25, 1940 | |||
| The Little Theatre | February 7, 1941 | Scrappy | Final cartoon featuring Scrappy | |
| There's Music in Your Hair | March 28, 1941 | Arthur Davis | ||
| The Cute Recruit | May 2, 1941 | Cornelius Van Goon | Features Van Goon from A Helping Paw and The Cuckoo IQ (both 1941). Called Algernon in this short. | |
| The Wallflower | July 3, 1941 | Ben Harrison | ||
| The Merry Mouse Cafe | August 15, 1941 | Allen Rose | ||
| The Crystal Gazer | September 26, 1941 | Sid Marcus | Cornelius Van Goon | Final appearance of Van Goon. Plays Professor Za-Za Raja. |
| Dog Meets Dog | March 6, 1942 | Alec Geiss | Butch Bulldog | Debut of Butch |
| The Wild and Woozy West | April 30, 1942 | Lou Lilly and Allen Rose | ||
| A Battle for a Bottle | May 29, 1942 | Alec Geiss | Butch Bulldog | |
| Old Blackout Joe | August 27, 1942 | John Hubley and Paul Sommer | John Hubley's directorial debut | |
| The Gullible Canary | September 18, 1942 | Alec Geiss | ||
| The Dumbconscious Mind | October 23, 1942 | John Hubley and Paul Sommer | Butch Bulldog | |
| Malice in Slumberland | November 20, 1942 | Alec Geiss | ||
| Cholly Polly | December 18, 1942 | |||
| The Vitamin G-Man | January 22, 1943 | John Hubley and Paul Sommer | ||
| Kindly Scram | March 5, 1943 | Alec Geiss | Igor Puzzlewitz | Debut of Igor Puzzlewitz |
| Willoughby's Magic Hat | April 30, 1943 | Bob Wickersham | Willoughby Wren | Debut of Willoughby Wren |
| Duty and the Beast | May 28, 1943 | Alec Geiss | Igor Puzzlewitz | |
| Mass Mouse Meeting | June 25, 1943 | |||
| The Fly in the Ointment | July 23, 1943 | Paul Sommer | ||
| Dizzy Newsreel | August 27, 1943 | Alec Geiss | ||
| Nursery Crimes | October 8, 1943 | Professor J. Snuffington Snodgrass | ||
| The Cocky Bantam | November 12, 1943 | Paul Sommer | ||
| The Playful Pest | December 3, 1943 | |||
| Polly Wants a Doctor | January 6, 1944 | Howard Swift | ||
| Magic Strength | February 4, 1944 | Bob Wickersham | Willoughby Wren | |
| Lionel Lion | March 3, 1944 | Paul Sommer | Lost cartoon. | |
| Giddy-Yapping | April 7, 1944 | Howard Swift | Igor Puzzlewitz | |
| Mr. Fore by Fore | June 7, 1944 | |||
| Tangled Travels | June 9, 1944 | Alec Geiss | ||
| The Case of the Screaming Bishop | August 4, 1944 | Howard Swift | ||
| Mutt 'n' Bones | August 25, 1944 | Paul Sommer | Butch Bulldog | Final appearance of Butch. |
| As the Fly Flies | November 17, 1944 | Howard Swift | Igor Puzzlewitz | Final appearance of Igor Puzzlewitz. |
| Goofy News Views | April 27, 1945 | Sid Marcus | ||
| Booby Socks | July 12, 1945 | Howard Swift and Bob Wickersham | ||
| Simple Siren | September 20, 1945 | Paul Sommer | ||
| Kongo-Roo | April 18, 1946 | Howard Swift | ||
| Snap Happy Traps | June 6, 1946 | Bob Wickersham | ||
| The Schooner the Better | July 4, 1946 | Howard Swift | Last cartoon in black and white. | |
| Fowl Brawl[3] | January 19, 1947 | Lost cartoon. Starting with this short, all Phantasies are in Cinecolor. | ||
| The Uncultured Vulture | February 6, 1947 | Bob Wickersham | ||
| Wacky Quacky | March 20, 1947 | Alex Lovy | ||
| Leave Us Chase It | May 15, 1947 | Howard Swift | Superkatt | |
| Tooth or Consequences | June 5, 1947 | The Fox and the Crow | ||
| Kitty Caddy | November 6, 1947 | Sid Marcus | ||
| Topsy Turkey | February 5, 1948 | |||
| Short Snorts on Sports | June 3, 1948 | Alex Lovy | Final Phantasy short. |
See also
References
- ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 117–118. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ↑ Jeff Lenburg (2006). Who's Who in Animated Cartoons. ISBN 155783671X.
- ↑ Maltin, Leonard (1987). Of Mice and Magic (revised ed.). pp. 418, 419. ISBN 0-452-25993-2.
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