Synopsis
Humorous "sketches" of human interest stories by Max Fleischer, who headed Handy's animation department in the mid 1940s and 1950s.
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Details
- Running time
- 6 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- max_fleischer_news_sketches
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · max fleischer was a great artist · BoopBoopaddoop · 2009-12-02
well it seems max fleischer could also draw but i wonder why he needed help drawing the betty boop cartoons? yes grim natwick first created betty boop or first drew betty boop by using a picture of helen kane but max fleischer proberly upgraded her, becuse grims betty and max fleischers betty are alot the same but diffrent in a few ways max fleischer was a genious and will always be remembered for all his creations ive seen a few of them stone age fleischer cartoons im unsure if dave fleischer directed them becuse i didnt read properly but most fleischer related things are intresting also the…
★★★★★ · Unique style of presentation · GE_Pretzel · 2006-03-31
In this short, Max Fleischer's sedulous drawing hand sketches cartoonish illustrations based on eccentric news stories that have been reported by the Associated Press. Instead of simply opting to present viewers with a set of complete drawings, Fleischer draws each illustration as the narrator provides the details. As one will see, this style is effective as it allows Fleischer to perform some very good comedic timing.
★★★★ · political cartoons · cashel · 2003-11-26
almost from dawn of movie animation,cartoons were used for propaganda and education . This film is by the legendary cartoonist, max fleisher and is the only film in this genere by him that I have seen. I found it witty and entertaining and giving glimpses of history..Therefore I recommend this 6 minutes of amusement from the year of 1943. approx.