Phantasy is the name of a series of animated cartoons produced by the Screen Gems studio for Columbia Pictures from 1939 to 1946.[1] 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.
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Filmography
edit| Title | Release date | Director | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Charm Bracelet | September 1, 1939 | Allen Rose | Scrappy | |
| The Millionaire Hobo | November 24, 1939 | |||
| The Mouse Exterminator | January 26, 1940 | Krazy Kat | Final Columbia cartoon featuring Krazy Kat. | |
| Man of Tin | February 23, 1940 | Allen Rose (uncredited) | Scrappy | |
| Fish Follies | May 10, 1940 | |||
| News Oddities | July 19, 1940 | Harry Love (uncredited) | 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 | Allen Rose | Scrappy | |
| Happy Holidays | October 25, 1940 | |||
| The Little Theatre | February 7, 1941 | Final cartoon featuring Scrappy | ||
| There's Music in Your Hair | March 28, 1941 | Arthur Davis (uncredited) | ||
| The Cute Recruit | May 2, 1941 | |||
| The Wallflower | July 3, 1941 | Ben Harrison (uncredited) | ||
| The Merry Mouse Cafe | August 15, 1941 | Allen Rose (uncredited) | ||
| The Crystal Gazer | September 26, 1941 | Sid Marcus (uncredited) | ||
| Dog Meets Dog | March 6, 1942 | Alec Geiss | Butch Bulldog | |
| The Wild and Woozy West | April 30, 1942 | Lou Lilly and Allen Rose | ||
| A Battle for a Bottle | May 29, 1942 | Alec Geiss | ||
| Old Blackout Joe | August 27, 1942 | John Hubley and Paul Sommer | Joe | John Hubleys directorial debut |
| The Gullible Canary | September 18, 1942 | Alec Geiss | ||
| The Dumbconscious Mind | October 23, 1942 | John Hubley and Paul Sommer | ||
| 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 | ||
| Willoughby's Magic Hat | April 30, 1943 | Bob Wickersham | Sparky | |
| Duty and the Beast | May 28, 1943 | Alec Geiss | ||
| 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. | |
| Giddy-Yapping | April 7, 1944 | Howard Swift | ||
| 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 | ||
| As the Fly Flies | November 17, 1944 | Howard Swift | ||
| 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 | Produced in Cinecolor; lost. | ||
| The Uncultured Vulture | February 6, 1947 | Bob Wickersham | Produced in Cinecolor | |
| Wacky Quacky | March 20, 1947 | Alex Lovy | Quacky | Produced in Cinecolor |
| Leave Us Chase It | May 15, 1947 | Howard Swift | Superkatt | Produced in Cinecolor |
| Tooth or Consequences | June 5, 1947 | The Fox and the Crow | Produced in Cinecolor | |
| Kitty Caddy | November 6, 1947 | Sid Marcus | Produced in Cinecolor | |
| Topsy Turkey | February 5, 1948 | Produced in Cinecolor | ||
| Short Snorts on Sports | June 3, 1948 | Alex Lovy | Produced in Cinecolor;. Final Phantasy short. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 117–118. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 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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