Woody for Sale
The ad insert that came with the recent screwball comedy releases from Universal (it’d be nice if they’d release a Universal movie for a change, though) contained a nice surprise. I am happy to see that Walter Lantz’s cartoons rank high enough to be seen alongside the Marx Bros. and Hitchcock. Who’d have thought?
Thanks for sharing, Thad!
Great news!
Thanks to Jerry Universal finally “discovered” the potential of its animation library!
If they’re going to invest all that money in it, they’d better promote it.
I bought mine last week; it was in a rack with other new animation releases. While I’ve only gone through the first disc, I only have two regrets. One is that I don’t know a lot about some of the animators of the early 30s who worked for Lantz. The other is seeing the real step down in style from the late 40s cartoons; though almost everyone’s cartoons seem to look different in the 50s.
Still, if they plan to release more black-and-whites and more of the Woody Woodpecker show in-between segments, I’ll probably buy Volume 3. I’ll pass on the Beary Family, though.
Here’s hoping volume 3 comes speedily