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Color Rhapsody

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

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1930s

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No. Title Release date Director Character(s) Notes
1 Holiday Land November 11, 1934 Sid Marcus Scrappy
2 Babes at Sea December 12, 1934 Arthur Davis
3 The Shoemaker and the Elves January 19, 1935
4 Make Believe Revue March 25, 1935 Ben Harrison
5 A Cat, a Mouse and a Bell May 14, 1935 Arthur Davis
6 Little Rover June 26, 1935 Sid Marcus
7 Neighbors August 17, 1935 Arthur Davis and Sid Marcus Lost cartoon
8 Monkey Love September 14, 1935 Arthur Davis Soundtrack exists
9 The Bon Bon Parade October 13, 1935 Ben Harrison
10 Doctor Bluebird January 18, 1936 Scrappy
11 Football Bugs February 17, 1936 Arthur Davis
12 Glee Worms April 5, 1936 Ben Harrison
13 The Untrained Seal May 28, 1936 Arthur Davis
14 Two Lazy Crows June 14, 1936 Ub Iwerks
15 In My Gondola July 13, 1936 Sid Marcus Scrappy
16 Merry Mutineers August 13, 1936 Ben Harrison
17 Birds in Love September 12, 1936
18 A Boy and His Dog October 11, 1936 Sid Marcus Johnny
19 The Novelty Shop November 15, 1936 Ben Harrison
20 Gifts from the Air December 12, 1936
21 Skeleton Frolics January 23, 1937 Ub Iwerks
22 Merry Mannequins March 16, 1937
23 Let's Go April 17, 1937 Ben Harrison
24 Mother Hen's Holiday May 7, 1937 Sid Marcus
25 The Foxy Pup May 21, 1937 Ub Iwerks
26 The Stork Takes a Holiday June 11, 1937 Sid Marcus Lost cartoon
27 Indian Serenade July 16, 1937
28 Spring Festival August 6, 1937 Ben Harrison
29 Scary Crows August 20, 1937 Sid Marcus Johnny
30 Hollywood Picnic October 17, 1937
31 The Little Match Girl November 6, 1937 Arthur Davis and Sid Marcus (uncredited)
32 The Air Hostess November 22, 1937 Arthur Davis (uncredited)
33 Swing, Monkey, Swing December 12, 1937 Ben Harrison
34 The Horse on the Merry-Go-Round January 16, 1938 Ub Iwerks
35 Bluebird's Baby February 14, 1938 Ben Harrison Johnny
36 Snow Time March 13, 1938 Ub Iwerks
37 The Foolish Bunny April 16, 1938 Sid Marcus
38 The Big Birdcast May 15, 1938 Ben Harrison
39 Window Shopping June 8, 1938 Sid Marcus
40 Poor Little Butterfly July 4, 1938 Ben Harrison
41 Poor Elmer July 23, 1938 Sid Marcus
42 The Frog Pond August 10, 1938 Ub Iwerks
43 Hollywood Graduation August 27, 1938 Arthur Davis Lost cartoon
44 Animal Cracker Circus September 26, 1938 Ben Harrison Johnny
45 Midnight Frolics October 12, 1938 Ub Iwerks
46 Little Moth's Big Flame November 12, 1938 Sid Marcus
47 The Kangaroo Kid December 25, 1938 Ben Harrison
48 Peaceful Neighbors January 29, 1939 Sid Marcus
49 The Gorilla Hunt February 21, 1939 Ub Iwerks
50 The Happy Tots March 25, 1939 Ben Harrison
51 The House That Jack Built April 16, 1939 Sid Marcus
52 Lucky Pigs May 16, 1939 Ben Harrison
53 Nell's Yells June 21, 1939 Ub Iwerks
54 Hollywood Sweepstakes July 22, 1939 Ben Harrison
55 Jitterbug Knights August 12, 1939 Sid Marcus
56 Crop Chasers September 22, 1939 Ub Iwerks
57 Dreams on Ice October 20, 1939 Sid Marcus
58 Mountain Ears November 12, 1939 Manny Gould
59 Mother Goose in Swingtime December 18, 1939 Manny Gould

1940s

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No. Title Release date Director Character(s) Notes
60 A Boy, a Gun, and Birds January 13, 1940 Ben Harrison
61 The Happy Tots' Expedition February 6, 1940
62 Blackboard Revue March 13, 1940 Ub Iwerks
63 The Greyhound and the Rabbit April 13, 1940 Sid Marcus
64 The Egg Hunt May 21, 1940 Ub Iwerks
65 Ye Olde Swap Shoppe June 22, 1940
66 The Timid Pup July 16, 1940 Ben Harrison
67 Tangled Television August 14, 1940 Sid Marcus
68 Mr. Elephant Goes to Town October 14, 1940 Arthur Davis
69 The Mad Hatter November 3, 1940 Sid Marcus
70 Wise Owl December 8, 1940 Ub Iwerks
71 A Helping Paw January 14, 1941 Sid Marcus
72 The Way of All Pests February 22, 1941 Arthur Davis
73 The Carpenters March 14, 1941 Paul Fennell
74 The Land of Fun April 19, 1941 Sid Marcus
75 Tom Thumb's Brother June 16, 1941 Tom Thumb
76 The Cuckoo I.Q. July 23, 1941
77 Who's Zoo in Hollywood November 17, 1941 Lost cartoon
78 The Fox and the Grapes December 6, 1941 Frank Tashlin The Fox and the Crow
79 Red Riding Hood Rides Again December 21, 1941 Sid Marcus
80 A Hollywood Detour January 24, 1942 Frank Tashlin
81 Wacky Wigwams February 22, 1942 Alec Geiss
82 Concerto in B Flat Minor March 24, 1942 Bob Wickersham
83 Cinderella Goes to a Party May 17, 1942 Alec Geiss
84 Woodman, Spare That Tree July 6, 1942 Bob Wickersham The Fox and the Crow
85 Song of Victory September 8, 1942
86 Toll Bridge Troubles October 20, 1942 The Fox and the Crow
87 Tito's Guitar November 23, 1942 Tito, Burrito and Rosita
88 King Midas Junior December 22, 1942 John Hubley and Paul Sommer
89 Slay it with Flowers January 16, 1943 Bob Wickersham The Fox and the Crow
90 There's Something About a Soldier February 26, 1943 Alec Geiss Lost cartoon
91 Professor Small and Mr. Tall March 28, 1943 John Hubley and Paul Sommer Professor Small and Mr. Tall
92 Plenty Below Zero April 19, 1943 Bob Wickersham The Fox and the Crow
93 Tree for Two June 21, 1943
94 He Can't Make It Stick July 25, 1943 John Hubley and Paul Sommer Partially lost
95 A-Hunting We Won't Go August 23, 1943 Bob Wickersham The Fox and the Crow
96 The Rocky Road to Ruin October 20, 1943 Paul Sommer
97 Imagination November 16, 1943 Bob Wickersham
98 The Herring Murder Mystery January 23, 1944 Dun Roman
99 The Disillusioned Bluebird June 13, 1944 Howard Swift
100 Dog, Cat and Canary January 5, 1945 Flippy
101 Fiesta Time April 4, 1945 Bob Wickersham Tito, Burrito and Rosita
102 Rippling Romance June 20, 1945 Soundtrack exists
103 Hot Foot Lights August 6, 1945 Howard Swift
104 Carnival Courage September 8, 1945 Willoughby Wren
105 River Ribber October 4, 1945 Paul Sommer Professor Small and Mr. Tall
106 Polar Playmates April 25, 1946 Howard Swift
107 Picnic Panic June 20, 1946 Bob Wickersham Tito, Burrito and Rosita
108 Loco Lobo January 9, 1947 Howard Swift
109 Cockatoos for Two February 1947 Bob Wickersham
110 Mother Hubba-Hubba-Hubbard March 29, 1947
111 Up N' Atom July 10, 1947 Sid Marcus
112 Swiss Tease September 11, 1947
113 Boston Beanie[1] December 4, 1947
114 Flora March 18, 1948 Alex Lovy
115 Pickled Puss September 2, 1948 Howard Swift
116 Lo, the Poor Buffal November 14, 1948 Alex Lovy
117 The Coo-Coo Bird Dog February 2, 1949 Sid Marcus
118 Grape Nutty April 14, 1949 Alex Lovy The Fox and the Crow
119 Cat-Tastrophy June 30, 1949 Sid Marcus

Accolades

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Film Award Category Result Ref.
Holiday Land 7th Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons Nominated [3]
The Little Match Girl 10th Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons Nominated [4]
Imagination 16th Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons Nominated [5]
Dog, Cat and Canary 17th Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons Nominated [6]
Rippling Romance 18th Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons Nominated [7]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 66–67. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "THE 7TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 1935". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "THE 10TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 1938". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "THE 16TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 1944". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "THE 17TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 1945". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "THE 18TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 1946". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
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