Saturday Morning Cartoon: Puss 'n' Booty

Here's a classic Warner Bros. cartoon from 1943, Puss 'n' Booty, directed by Frank Tashlin.   I've mentioned several times before on this blog what a fan I am of Frank Tashlin's work, and here's a prime example of his directorial skills.  This was the last black-and white cartoon released by Warner Bros., and Tashlin makes use of the limited grays to create a real film noir feeling in this cartoon.   Parts of this cartoon were re-made five years later with Tweety and Sylvester in "I Taw a Putty Tat," but that's a cartoon for another time.   Enjoy!

Saturday Morning Cartoon: Porky Pig's Feat

Today I'm bringing you "Porky's Pig's Feat" a black and white Looney Tune released in 1943 and directed by Frank Tashlin. Tashlin is one of the lesser-known Looney Tunes directors among the general public; however, he was one of the most successful. He started directed at Warner Bros. in 1938, left for a while and returned for three years, from 1943-1946. At that point Tashlin left animation to become a live-action writer and director, working with such talents as Bob Hope, Red Skelton and Jerry Lewis. He wrote films such as "The Paleface" "The Fuller Brush Man" and "The Lemon Drop Kid," and directed "Cinderfella," "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" and "Artist and Models" among others. In his cartoon work, you can defintely see him experimenting as a director, with odd camera angles and movement that were beyond what the other directors were doing at the time. Watch the scene in this cartoon starting at 2:40, where much of the action is shown via camera pans, reflection, and very odd camera angles. Enjoy!