These include a 1991 VHS set produced by Bosko Video, titled The Complete Superman Collection: Golden Anniversary Edition - The Paramount Cartoon Classics of Max & Dave Fleischer released as two volumes which featured transfers from 35mm prints. This strike was a test case, the first launched in the motion picture industry, and produced a nationwide boycott of Fleischer cartoons for the duration. Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer, with help from animators including Grim Natwick. Other sound releases included Darling Nellie Gray, Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?, When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam’, Coming Through the Rye, My Wife’s Gone to the Country, Margie, Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning, Sweet Adeline, Old Black Joe, Come Take A Trip in My Airship, and By the Light of the Silvery Moon. One year into the relationship, the Fleischer Brothers discovered mismanagement under Weiss and left before the end of the Imps contract. Inklings was similar in concept to the Animated Hair films, but was more of a visual puzzle novelty using a variety of progressive scratch-off/reveal techniques and rearranged animated cutouts to change the images. While the relocation had been a consideration for some time, its final motivation was made a reality due to lower corporate tax structures and an alleged escape from the remaining hostility from the strike. While Paramount was a large organization with a network of theaters, its fiscal consciousness was largely responsible for preventing Fleischer Studios from acquiring the three-color Technicolor Process, leaving it available for a four-year exclusivity with Walt Disney, who created a new market for color cartoons, established by Academy Award winner, Flowers and Trees (1932). The following year, Red Seal released 141 films that included documentaries, short comedy subjects, and live-action serials. This was refashioned as a compilation feature, Hooray for Betty Boop, and ran on HBO in 1980. In its prime, Fleischer Studios was a premier producer of animated cartoons for theaters, with Walt Disn… Out of the Inkwellbecame a very successful series. Earlier entries in the series were one-shot cartoons, until the appearance of Bimbo as of the fourth entry. He first appeared in the Out of the Inkwell series and was originally named Fitz. Paramount has reacquired ownership of the original Fleischer film library (through their acquisition of Republic Pictures) and continues to own the theatrical rights. Fate Max Fleischer had been petitioning Paramount for three years about producing an animated feature. Questel was possibly a background singer in the Betty Co-Ed cartoon, as both actresses for the Fleischer Studios shared roles … 800 by 1939 Olive Films has the home video rights, and Trifecta Entertainment & Media currently has the TV rights. Max Fleischer secured a new contract with Paramount to produce a revival of the "Bouncing Ball" song films, re-branded as Screen Songs, with The Sidewalks of New York as the first release in 1929. The early experiments with sound synchronization gave Fleischer Studios experience in perfecting the post-production method of recording, aided by several inventions by founder, Max Fleischer. The loose, improvisatory animation, frequently surreal action generally termed "The New York Style," (particularly in films such as Snow White and Bimbo's Initiation), grungy atmosphere, and racy pre-Code content of the early Fleischer Studios cartoons have been a major influence on many underground and alternative cartoonists. 1 History 2 Similarities in other media 3 Revival 4 Partial filmography 5 References Bimbo had later become the star of Fleischer's Talkartoons series, making his first appearance as Bimbo in Hot Dog (1930). NTA placed their logo at the heads and tails of the films and blacked out references to Paramount, Technicolor, Cinecolor, and Polacolor. She originally appeared in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop film series, which were produced by Fleischer Studios and released by Paramount Pictures.She was featured in 90 theatrical cartoons between 1930 and 1939. Fleischer Studios, Inc., was an American corporation which originated as an animation studio located at 1600 Broadway (New York City) Broadway, New York. Key people This affected the content of all of Paramount's films as well, which tended to reflect a more "mature" tone in the features of the Marx Brothers, W.C. Fields, and most of all, Mae West. A small number of Popeye cartoons have also entered the public domain. But with the exclusivity of the three-color process still held by Disney, Fleischer Studios used the available two-color processes, Cinecolor, a two-emulsion red and blue process, and Two-color Technicolor, using red and green. This board is for great photos, articles, and images from Fleischer Studios past and present. This series of longer-format cartoons were an indication of the emergence of the animated feature film, which was finally established by the success of Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). joint-stock company This is a category for animated film series produced by Fleischer Studios, the animation studio founded by Max & Dave Fleischer, and the characters from those series. The Red Seal company began acquiring more theaters outside of New York and equipped them with sound equipment produced by Lee de Forest, displaying “talkies” three years before the sound revolution began. Olive Films, under exclusive license from Melange/Viacom, acquired the rights to the 66 non-public domain Betty Boop cartoons, and released four volumes of Betty Boop DVDs and Blu-Rays. Fleischer used rotoscoping in a number of his later cartoons, most notably the Cab Calloway dance routines in three Betty Boop cartoons from the early 1930s. In spite of living up to his contractual obligations and delivering the picture, Max Fleischer was asked to resign. Paramount relinquished to the release of the Color Classics series starting in 1934. The "novelty" was based largely on the results of the "Rotoscope", invented by Fleischer to produce realistic animation. Fleischer Studios characters included Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, Bimbo, Popeye the Sailor, and Superman. With a skeleton staff, Fleischer Studios started out doing industrial films, most notably, Finding His Voice, a technical demonstration film explaining Western Electric's Variable Density recording and reproduction system. And with the availability of full spectrum color, the Fleischer Studios produced three two-reel Popeye featurettes, Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936), Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937), and Popeye the Sailor Meets Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp (1939). Using this device, the Fleischer brothers got a contract with Bray Studio in 1919 to produce their own series called Out of the Inkwell, which featured their first characters, the as yet unnamed Koko the Clown, and Fitz the Dog, who would evolve into Bimbo in 1930. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Fleischer_Studios_series_and_characters&oldid=963752976, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 June 2020, at 16:18. Bimbo evolved through several redesigns in each cartoon or the first year. Both animation fans and the UCLA Film and Television Archive have worked to release high-quality restored editions of the Fleischer cartoons. In 1985, DC Comics named Fleischer Studios as one of the honorees in the company's 50th anniversary publication Fifty Who Made DC Great for its work on the Superman cartoons. & M. TV Corporation in 1955. The Fleischer & Famous Superman cartoons are a series of seventeen animated Technicolor short films released by Paramount Pictures and based upon the comic book character Superman.. Popeye would make his debut in the January 17, 1929 Thimble Theatre strip \"Dice Island\" as a rough sailor for hire. List of programs broadcast by Paramount Kids (TV channel), List of Paramount Pictures theatrical animated features films, https://paramountanimation.fandom.com/wiki/Fleischer_Studios?oldid=8479. Menu. article) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Created in the early 20th century by Max and Dave Fleischer, Fleischer Studios was a pioneer in the art and craft of animation, responsible for creating and animating some of the most beloved characters in American animation — including Betty Boop and Koko the Clown. Red Seal released cartoon novelty series such as The Animated Hair Cartoons by Cartoonist “Marcus,” and Inklings. This request came at the time of preparations for relocating to Miami, Florida. The crowded conditions, production speedups, drawing quotas, and internal management problems resulted in a Labor Strike beginning in May 1937 which lasted for five months. Accordingly, a second feature was ordered for the Christmas period, Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941). And much of Richard Elfman's 1980 cult … [2], The Paramount deal provided financing and distribution. Fleischer Studios The success of Superman came too late. As the Bray theatrical operation started to diminish, the brother… In its prime, Fleischer Studios was the most prominent competitor to Walt Disney Productions and is most notable for the production of cartoons featuring Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, Popeye the Sailor, and Superman. In addition, Huemer created Ko-Ko's companion, Fitz the Dog, who would evolve into Bimbo in 1930. Having become the main attraction of the Talkartoons, she was given her own series, which ran until 1939. It was founded in 1921 as Inkwell Studios, Inc. and Out of the Inkwell Films by brothers Max Fleischer and Dave Fleischer who ran the pioneering company from its inception until Paramount Pictures, the studio's parent company and the distributor of its films, acquired ownership. With the exception of the Superman and Popeye cartoons, Paramount's cartoon library from prior to October 1950 was originally sold to U.M. Kim Deitch, Robert Crumb, Jim Woodring, and Al Columbia are among the creators who have specifically acknowledged their inspiration. The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. While limited to only 60 theaters in a one-month release, Gulliver's Travels earned more than $3 million, in spite of exceeding its original $500,000 estimated cost. And being a musical novelty character, she was a natural for theatrical entertainment. While the intent was to develop him as the star of the series, it was the cameo appearance of a Helen Kane caricature in the seventh entry, Dizzy Dishes that took center stage. NTA failed to renew the copyrights, which placed the majority of the Fleischer film library (including the Color Classics series, the Screen Songs series, and Gulliver's Travels) into the public domain. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. Jun 9, 2020 - Fleischer Studios is where Betty's story began. TV syndication rights were initially licensed to Flamingo Films, distributors of the 1950s Superman TV series. He is considered one the three major pioneers of American animation of the 20th Century, along with Winsor McCay and Walt Disney. Unlike other studios, whose characters were anthropomorphic animals, the Fleischers' most successful characters were humans (with the exception of Bimbo). The studio was in need of new products going into the new decade, but failed miserably with series that included Gabby, Stone Age Cartoons, and Animated Antics. Fleischer Studios was an American corporation that originated as an animation studio located at 1600 Broadway, New York City, New York. It is headed by Max's grandson Mark Fleischer, who oversees merchandising activities. Los Angeles, January 12 th, 2021 – Fleischer Studios and leading brand-licensing agency Global Icons announced today that Global Icons is the new worldwide exclusive licensing agent for the Studios’ beloved slate of classic characters, including the iconic animated screen star Betty Boop. These have also been made available on pay-cable, home video and DVD. Acquired by Paramount Pictures, reorganized as Famous Studios Paramount vetoed his proposals until the proven success of Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). He is best known for creating animated cartoons featuring popular characters including Betty Boop, Popeye The Sailor, Koko The Clown and Superman. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a cartoon short produced and directed by Max Fleischer, and adapted by Joseph Stultz, based on Robert Mays' story of the same name. In the mid-1970s, NTA converted 85 black and white Betty Boop cartoons to color through Fred Ladd's Color Systems company. The score was by Paramount staff composer, Victor Young and recorded at the Paramount west coast facilities. Warner bought the original film elements to the Superman series in 1969, after becoming a sibling corporation (and later the parent) to DC Comics. Mr. Bug Goes to Town, intended for release in December 1941, was not released until spring 1942, and never recouped its costs. Fleischer Studios characters included Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, Bimbo, Popeye the Sailor, and Superman. The infringement on his name was corrected on all subsequent prints exhibited on television.[7]. Approx. [6], As soon as the Fleischer library was sold to television, Max Fleischer noticed that some of the cartoons were being shown without his name in the credits, which was a violation of his original contracts. Theater operators complained, with the Popeye cartoons having the only value. Fleischer Studios has tapped leading brand-licensing agency Global Icons as the new worldwide exclusive licensing agent for the Studios’ beloved slate of classic characters… But in their unique way, their artistry was expressed through a culmination of the arts and sciences. See also: Fleischer Studios Fleischer Studios was a successful animation studio responsible for producing successful cartoon shorts starring characters such as Betty Boop and Popeye the Sailor. These were packaged in 1976 under the title Betty Boop for President. In addition to defining the clown, Huemer established the Fleischer style with its distinctive thick and thin ink lines. Using this device, the Fleischer brothers got a contract with Bray Studio in 1919 to produce their own series called Out of the Inkwell, which featured their first characters, the as yet unnamed Koko the Clown, and Fitz the Dog, who would evolve into Bimbo in 1930. On June 17, 1956, Max Fleischer filed suit against Paramount and its TV distribution partners, seeking $2,750,000 in damages. The first entry, Superman, had a budget of $50,000,[4] the highest ever for a Fleischer theatrical short, and was nominated for an Academy Award. Max Fleischer was an animator, director and inventor of some 30 patents for animation production. The Fleischer Brothers left and began their own studio with Dave as Director and Production Supervisor, and Max as Producer. In March, Max formed Fleischer Studios with Dave as his partner. Favorite animated films made by Fleischer Studios. Their "Out of the Inkwell" cartoon series, featuring Koko the Clown, was their first series of films and was produced through 1929. Felix The Cats. Operations were first set up at the Carpenter-Goldman Laboratories in Queens. Unlike other studios, whose characters were anthropomorphic animals, the Fleischers' most successful characters were humans (with the exception of Bimbo). This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. The Fleischer style was also used in the 1995 animated series The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat. The studio moved its operations from New York City to Miami, Florida in 1938, following union problems and the start of production on its first feature film, Gulliver's Travels (1939). There have been several notable video releases for the Superman series. It was during this time that Dr. Lee de Forest started filming his early Phonofilms experiments featuring several of the major Broadway headliners. Before U.M.& M. had finished the title alterations, the company was bought by National Telefilm Associates. Products Successor The Popeye series, a property licensed from King Features Syndicate was acquired by Associated Artists Productions (a.a.p. And the new management under Barney Balaban set out to make more general audience films of the type made at MGM, but for lower budgets. Because the Out of the Inkwell films were a major part of the program in Riesenfeld's theaters, the Fleischers were invited to become partners. Most of the Fleischer color have been widely available on video since the 1980s, often on inexpensive videotapes sold in supermarkets and discount stores. Many of these restored versions now include the original front-and-end Paramount titles. It is headed by Max's grandson Mark Fleischer who oversees merchanding activities. Riesenfeld was the Theatrical Manager of the Strand, Rivoli, and Rialto theaters on Broadway. Max Fleischer acquired the rights to comic book superhero Superman to save the studio. A condition of the purchase required the removal of the Paramount head and tail trademarks and copyright lines from the main titles. The animated Superman series, with its action-adventure and science fiction fantasy content, was a huge success, but that did not help the studio out of its financial trouble. Out of the Inkwellbecame a very successful series. And much of Richard Elfman's 1980 cult film Forbidden Zone is a live action pastiche of the early Fleischer Studios style. Pipeye, Peepeye, Poopeye and Pupeye. Superman, the other series based on licensing, reverted to National Comics (today DC Comics) after Paramount's rights to the character expired. Fleischer Studios (/ˈflaɪʃər/) was an American corporation which originated as an animation studio located at 1600 Broadway, New York City, New York. Today, Fleischer Studios continues to hold to the rights to Betty Boop and associated characters such as Koko the Clown, Bimbo and Grampy. The "Jazz Baby" Flapper character, Betty Boop lifted the spirits of Depression Era audiences with her paradoxical mixture of childlike innocence and sexual allure. 1921 (as Inkwell Studios)1929 (as Fleischer Studios) In its prime, Fleischer Studios was a premier producer of animated cartoons for theaters, with Walt Disney Productions becoming its chief competitor in the 1930s. The pilot and first eight shorts were produced by Fleischer Studios from 1941 to 1942, while the final eight were produced by Famous Studios, a successor company to Fleischer Studios, from 1942 to 1943. See more ideas about betties, betty boop, boop. Because of Max's interest in technology, Riesenfeld introduced him to deForest. Fleischer Studios was unique among the early animation studios in it's focus on human lead characters. The new Fleischer Studio opened in October 1938, and production on its first feature, Gulliver's Travels (1939), went from the development stage begun in New York to active production in Miami. Broadway, New York, New York, United States (1923-1938), Animated short subjects and feature films. The first "Out of the Inkwell" films were produced through The Bray Studio, and featured Fleischer's first character, "The Clown," which became known as Ko-Ko the Clown in 1924. This approach focused on surrealism, dark humor, adult psychological elements, and sexuality, and the environments were grittier and urban, often set in squalid surroundings, reflecting the Great Depression as well as German Expressionism. As the Br… Minnie the Moocher; The Old Man of the Mountain; Snow White (1933) Popeye The Sailor And with the availability of full spectrum color, the Fleischer Studios produced three two-reel Popeye featurettes, Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936), Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937), and Popeye the Sailor Meets Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp (1939). The process was done by having the cartoons traced and re-colored by Korean animators. Fleischer Studios characters included Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, Bimbo, Popeye the Sailor, and Superman. Kim Deitch, Robert Crumb, Jim Woodring, and Al Columbia are among the creators who have specifically acknowledged their inspiration. All 17 entries in this series entered the public domain in the late 1960s-early 1970s, when National/DC failed to renew their copyrights. Ray Bolger made his screen debut in this series and dated Ruth for a short time. Mr. Bug Goes to Town, various Betty Boop cartoons, and the 1938 Color Classic, The Tears of an Onion, are among the few films that remain under copyright to Melange Pictures, LLC. Red Seal owned 56 theaters, extending as far west as Cleveland, Ohio. Fleischer Studios - Wikipedia Chef Bimbo waits on a hungry gorilla and then goes to the kitchen to prepare the order, roast duck. The last cartoon produced at credited to Fleischer Studios was the Superman cartoon, Terror on the Midway, and Paramount formed a new company, Famous Studios, as a successor to Fleischer Studios effective May 27, 1942. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more). Due to the phenomenal success of the Popeye cartoons, Paramount demanded more, and the Fleischer Studio experienced rapid expansion in order to balance out the increased workload. But due to legal complications of the bankruptcy, the title to Out of the Inkwell was changed to The Inkwell Imps (1927-1929). Max Fleischer (co-founder, producer/director/actor)Dave Fleischer (co-founder, producer/director/actor) The personal relationship between Max and Dave Fleischer deteriorated during the Miami period due to complications associated with the pressures of finishing the studio's first feature film and a very public sexual affair with Dave's secretary, Mae Schwartz. In 1934, the Hays Code resulted in severe censorship for films. Out of the Inkwellbecame a very successful series. Viacom and CBS remerged in December 2019 as ViacomCBS. The studio's art style and surreal atmosphere was a central influence on the indie game Cuphead, with the studio being described as "magnetic north" for the game's art style. VCI Entertainment/Kit Parker Films' DVD compilation of all the Color Classics (except The Tears of an Onion), entitled Somewhere In Dreamland, was released in 2003. Number of employees Warner Home Video has released all of the Fleischer Popeye cartoons in three volumes as part of the Popeye the Sailor DVD collection. Max and Dave had stopped speaking to each other altogether by the end of 1939. Popeye was created by E. C. Segar and was inspired by a man Segar knew in Chester, Illinois: Frank \"Rocky\" Fiegel. It includes only a fraction of shorts remastered from 35mm filmM, but otherwise taken from the best available sources Kit Parker could provide VCI, and digitally recreating the original front-and-end Paramount titles, Animation archivist Jerry Beck served as consultant for this box set, as well as providing audio commentary for select shorts. May 27, 1942 Animated short subjects and feature films This change in content policy affected the content of cartoons that Fleischer was to produce for Paramount, urging the emulation of the Walt Disney product. Paramount had also gone through three reorganizations from bankruptcy between 1931 and 1936. By 1936, the Disney exclusivity was expired, and Fleischer Studios used the three-color process in its color cartoons beginning with Somewhere in Dreamland and continued using it for the remainder of its active years. Bimbo is a fictional character, a cartoon dog created by Fleischer Studios. Founders Fleischer Studios was a successful animation studio responsible for producing cartoon shorts starring characters such as Betty Boop and Popeye the Sailor. Out of the Inkwell Films, Inc. filed bankruptcy in January 1929. This was considered a bold action in light of the Jim Crow policies active in the South where such films would not be shown. While originally introduced as a minor character (with the actual star of the strips then being Castor Oyl), Popeye's popularity eventually grew to the point where he became the main character of Thimble … The majority of the Fleischer cartoons off the air by the mid 60s when the original copyrights were due for renewal. List of Popeye the Sailor theatrical cartoons (Fleischer Studios) Poopdeck Pappy. In 1924, Distributor, Edwin Miles Fadiman, and Hugo Riesenfeld formed the Red Seal Pictures Corporation. The company had its start when Max Fleischer invented the rotoscope, which allowed for extremely lifelike animation. Famous Studios (fully owned subsidiary of Paramount Pictures, known as Paramount Cartoon Studios after 1956)Paramount Animation Dave Fleischer had resigned the month before, and Paramount finished out the last five months of the Fleischer contract with the absence of the Fleischer Brothers. It was reissued on DVD as The Complete Superman Cartoons — Diamond Anniversary Edition in 2000 by Image Entertainment, and Superman Adventures in 2004 by Platinum Disc Corporation. And with the conversion to sound, Paramount needed more sound films, and cartoons could be produced faster than feature films. While profits dwindled, Paramount continued to advance money to Fleischer Studios to continue the production of cartoons with its focus mainly on Popeye, Superman, and a feature film for the 1941 Christmas season; all in hope of rekindling the studio. The Animated Hair series resembled the on-screen hand drawing gimmick establish in Out of the Inkwell. But after only two years of operation, Red Seal was broke. Click here to check out our featured story. In 1924, Veteran Animator, Dick Huemer came to The Inkwell Studio and redesigned "The Clown" for more efficient animation. Defunct Throughout the 1920s, Fleischer was one of the leading producers of animation with clever moments and numerous innovations including the "Rotograph", an early "Aerial Image" photographic process for compositing animation with live action backgrounds. Home About Us History Theater GIFs Filmography Blog Explore, Share, Laugh, Enjoy! The Fleischer Studios had reached its zenith by 1936, with four series and 52 annual releases. Though Mae Questel took credit for this role in a 1970s interview, it is actually Margie Hines, the other voices of Betty Boop are notable for taking Margie Hines' credits and pulling them off as their own, the other being Little Ann Little, who swiped most of Hines' credits in "Boop" history. The company had its start when Max Fleischer invented the rotoscope, which allowed for extremely lifelike animation. The company had its start when Max Fleischer invented the rotoscope, which allowed for extremely lifelike animation. It was founded in 1921 as Out of the Inkwell, inc. by brothers Max Fleischer and Dave Fleischer who ran the pioneering company from its inception until Paramount Pictures, the studio's parent company and the distributor of its films, acquired ownership. An official Betty Boop VHS set, Betty Boop Confidential , was released by Republic Pictures in 1995, included several black-and-white Betty Boop cartoons as well as Betty's only color appearance, Poor Cinderella. Several of her early cartoons were developed as promotional vehicles for some of the top Black Jazz performers of the day including Louis Armstrong (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal, You), Don Redman (I Heard), and most notably, the three cartoons made with Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher, Snow White, and The Old Man of the Mountain. In this case, “Marcus” produced high-quality ink line portraits of celebrities and political figures. Click here to visit our YouTube Channel. As the Screen Songs returned Fleischer to the established song film format, a new sound series, Talkartoons replaced the silent Inkwell Imps, the first being Noah's Lark released October 25, 1929. This is a category for animated film series produced by Fleischer Studios, the animation studio founded by Max & Dave Fleischer, and the characters from those series.. Subcategories. Then on May 24, 1941, Paramount demanded reimbursement on the penalties still owed after 18 months and assumed full ownership of Fleischer Studios, Inc.[5] The Fleischers remained in control of production until November 1941. Fleischer Studios characters included Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, Bimbo, Popeye the Sailor, and Superman. The Superman cartoons are now under the ownership of Warner Bros. Entertainment. NTA placed the copyright notices on the end NTA logo instead of on the title frame, which immediately cancelled the copyrights, placing them in the public domain. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Unlike other studios, whose characters were anthropomorphic animals, the Fleischers’ most successful characters were humans (with the exception of Bimbo, who was a … Fleischer Studios utilizes King Features Syndicate to license Fleischer characters for various merchandise.
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