ComiColor Cartoons

The ComiColor cartoons were produced by the Ub Iwerks studio during the years from 1933 to 1936. A total of 25 cartoons created. The first series of cartoons were distributed to 1934 of the long-term partner Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer, after which her ​​partner parted from them, and the cartoons were sold via the in-house company Celebrity Pictures on.

The cartoons were created exclusively in Cinecolor and acted mostly of famous fairy tales such as The Bremen Town Musicians, or the stories of Mother Goose. On the realization of the cartoons the former Disney employee Grim Natwick, Al Eugster, and Shamus Culhane worked with also. For creating the cartoons also a Multiplan camera from old car parts was assembled.

The Cartoons

1933-1934

1935

1936

Credentials

  • Leslie Iwerks and John Kenworthy, The Hand Behind the Mouse ( Disney Editions, 2001) and documentary of the same name (DVD, 1999)
  • Leonard Maltin, Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons ( Penguin Books, 1987)
  • Jeff Lenburg, The Great Cartoon Directors ( Da Capo Press, 1993 )
Town Musicians of Bremen
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