This is one of four Felix the Cat 35mm prints I acquired earlier in the year at an estate sale. It's a reissue of Woos Whoopee that was done in the 1950s for viewing in England.
As is t...
2022-08-21 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This is another get by Jerico. I noted last week that Antonio had this on his Patreon as well.
In the passing week, I was able to adjust the colors to improve it. I had never realized t...
2022-08-13 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a 16mm dupe of this cartoon. It is not great quality, but is better than what is otherwise available.
2022-08-06 14:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to a collaborator (& supporter here), Jerico, some cool scans from 35mm nitrates have recently been obtained. The first ever Looney Tune Sinkin' in the Bathtub some of you are already aw...
2022-08-04 15:12:06 +0000 UTC View Post
One project that I'm working on is to obtain as many possible scans of this character and obtain updated scans of the cartoons.
2022-07-30 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a recent scan I had done of a very good LPP version of this cartoon. Enjoy.
2022-07-23 13:14:58 +0000 UTC View Post
I have a lot on my plate right now, so I want to know what you want prioritized in terms of the project...
2022-07-17 19:24:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm approximately 70% through the film in terms of principle clean up. Afterwards, there are a number of frames that needed to be fixed in photoshop (e.g., splices). Once that is done, I can focus ...
2022-07-16 14:25:16 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the second cartoon in this series (although a later reissue print lacking original title cards). At this time, he was actually named Super Mouse, which was later changed in The Wreck of the...
2022-07-16 13:56:16 +0000 UTC View Post
I was able to get this 16mm scan despite losing the auction for the print.
This is Cab Calloway's second non-animation theatrical appearance. During this era, in addition to being featured in...
2022-07-02 13:09:29 +0000 UTC View Post
This was a print that a group of us wanted to get and pooled resources to obtain.
This particular film has been restored by WB, but they used reissue BR titles. Here is what the rings and tit...
2022-06-25 14:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
It's finally here.
This is from a 35mm safety print that was acquired by Antonio Fiori (patreon.com/cartoon98100).
This particular project started around February, but I nee...
2022-06-18 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
As I write this, I've gone through approx. half of the film in the clean up process. Because of how the film was scanned and initially encoded, I've had to transform it in order to better visualize...
2022-06-17 17:12:46 +0000 UTC View Post
This comes courtesy of Thad Komorowski who was kind enough to lend me his print to have it scanned.
Part of my mission to obtained as many of the MGM Happy Harmonies and have updated sc...
2022-06-11 16:26:31 +0000 UTC View Post
From the aforementioned estate sale, this is another 35mm film print that I purchased. I ended up being somewhat disappointed as there are major splices in the beginning and end of the film; plus i...
2022-06-04 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
My partner over at Rockinpins.com was able to obtain nice scans of some 35mm nitrate prints, including the only Mighty Mouse cartoon that is in the public domain.
It's generally in good...
2022-05-28 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
As the pictures below will demonstrate, the official restoration of this film is awful.
There is extensive damage done throughout by the DVNR process.
The unfortunate reality is t...
2022-05-21 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This is my attempt the curate most of my past and future posts to make navigation easier. Regular posts (i.e., progress reports, news, etc.) not included here. Please leave a comment below wi...
2022-05-20 20:57:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the 35mm scan I acquired at a recent estate sale. It has a couple splices with a few frames missing, but otherwise complete and a nice upgrade to the DVD version, which is interlaced. ...
2022-05-15 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm really excited about this next project. Most likely due to the repeat exposure as a child, I have a strong fondness for the Paramount Superman series.
The good folks associated with the M...
2022-05-14 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
A few weeks ago I posted the video of this 1943 cartoon for everyone to stream. Shortly after I had this filmed scanned, I was able to acquire superior LPP print (see below).
2022-05-03 18:37:58 +0000 UTC
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Above is the scan of I Wanna Play House (1936). Initially, when I obtained this, I fully intended to restore it. Then, according to anonymous sources on the internets, I found out that this film ha...
2022-04-23 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I've completed my work on Be Human; I need to wait until I'm given permission before I can release it here.
In the mean time, I wanted to share one scene in particular that took extra ...
Recently in San Francisco, there was an in-person estate sale held in which a number of 35mm animated films were available. I was able to work out a deal with the operator to make some remote purch...
2022-04-16 15:47:59 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the initial color correction of the Tin Pan Alley Cats scan that I got a few months ago. The print is missing much of its natural blue, but corrects decently.
2022-04-11 14:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
A few weeks ago I was able to obtained a 16mm print of 1938's A-Lad-in Bagdad featuring Egghead that was directed by the duo of Howard and Dalton.
Here you can exclusively view the scan in i...
A while ago I mentioned that I (with another person) acquired a lot of Heckle and Jeckle cartoons. A couple were decent and the rest need serious color work. One of the better ones is the first one...
2022-03-31 13:20:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Myself and one of my supporters shared the cost to acquire a 35mm reel of Columbia cartoons. The scan of those 3 films was completed last week.
My plans for these films is still up in t...
2022-03-29 15:38:01 +0000 UTC View Post
