| Phantasies | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Title card used in 1943 | |
| Production company | Screen Gems |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date | September 1, 1939 – June 3, 1948 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Phantasy is a series of animated cartoons produced by the Screen Gems studio for Columbia Pictures from 1939 to 1946. 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. While the Screen Gems studio closed in 1946, the completed Phantasy cartoons continued to be released until 1948.
Filmography
| 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 | 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
- Color Rhapsodies
- Noveltoons
- Modern Madcaps
- Animated Antics
- Cartune Classics
- ComiColor Cartoons
- Happy Harmonies
- Merrie Melodies
- Rainbow Parade
- Silly Symphonies
- Swing Symphony
- Puppetoons
References
- 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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