Color Rhapsodies
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Color Rhapsodies was a series of usually one-shot animated cartoon
Animated cartoon
An animated cartoon is a short, hand-drawn film for the cinema, television or computer screen, featuring some kind of story or plot...

 shorts produced by Charles Mintz for Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...

. They were launched in 1934, following the phenomenal success of Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...

's Technicolor
Technicolor
Technicolor is a color motion picture process invented in 1916 and improved over several decades.It was the second major process, after Britain's Kinemacolor, and the most widely used color process in Hollywood from 1922 to 1952...

 Silly Symphonies
Silly Symphonies
Silly Symphonies is a series of animated short subjects, 75 in total, produced by Walt Disney Productions from 1929 to 1939, while the studio was still located at Hyperion Avenue in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles...

. Because of Disney's exclusive rights to the full three strip Technicolor process, Color Rhapsodies were produced in the older two-tone Technicolor process until 1935, when Disney's exclusive contract expired.

The Color Rhapsodies series is most notable for introducing the characters of The Fox and the Crow
The Fox and the Crow
The Fox and the Crow are a pair of anthropomorphic cartoon characters created by Frank Tashlin for the Screen Gems studio. The characters, the refined but gullible Fauntleroy Fox and the streetwise Crawford Crow, appeared in a series of animated short subjects released by Screen Gems through its...

 in the 1941 short The Fox and the Grapes
The Fox and the Grapes
"The Fox and the Grapes" is one of the traditional Aesop's fables and can be held to illustrate the concept of cognitive dissonance. In this view, the premise of the fox that covets inaccessible grapes is taken to stand for a person who attempts to hold incompatible ideas simultaneously...

. The 1937 Color Rhapsodies short The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl is a short story by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story is about a dying child's dreams and hope, and was first published in 1845. It has been adapted to various media including animated film, and a television musical.-Plot summary:On a cold New Year’s...

was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons).

1930s

Title |Release date |Director Notes
Holiday Land November 9, 1934 (unknown) Academy Award nominee
Babes at Sea December 12, 1934 Arthur Davis
The Shoemaker and the Elves January 20, 1935 Arthur Davis
Make Believe Revue March 22, 1935 (unknown)
A Cat, a Mouse and a Bell May 10, 1935 (unknown)
Little Rover June 28, 1935 (unknown)
Neighbors August 15, 1935 Arthur Davis and Sid Marcus
Monkey Love September 12, 1935 (unknown)
The Bon Bon Parade December 5, 1935 (unknown)
Doctor Bluebird February 5, 1936 (unknown)
Football Bugs April 29, 1936 (unknown)
Glee Worms June 24, 1936 (unknown)
The Untrained Seal July 26, 1936 (unknown)
The Novelty Shop August 15, 1936 (unknown)
In My Gondola September 3, 1936 (unknown)
Merry Mutineers October 2, 1936 (unknown)
Birds in Love October 28, 1936 (unknown)
Two Lazy Crows November 26, 1936 Ub Iwerks
Ub Iwerks
Ub Iwerks, A.S.C. was a two-time Academy Award winning American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, creator of Mickey Mouse, and special effects technician, who was famous for his work for Walt Disney....

A Boy and His Dog December 23, 1936 (unknown)
Gifts from the Air January 1, 1937 (unknown)
Skeleton Frolics January 29, 1937 Ub Iwerks
Merry Mannequins March 19, 1937 Ub Iwerks
Let's Go April 16, 1937 Arthur Davis
Mother Hen's Holiday May 7, 1937 (unknown)
The Foxy Pup May 21, 1937 Ub Iwerks
The Stork Takes a Holiday June 11, 1937 (unknown)
Indian Serenade July 16, 1937 Ben Harrison
Spring Festival August 6, 1937 (unknown)
Scary Crows August 20, 1937 (unknown)
Swing, Monkey, Swing September 10, 1937 (unknown)
The Air Hostess October 22, 1937 (unknown)
The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl is a short story by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story is about a dying child's dreams and hope, and was first published in 1845. It has been adapted to various media including animated film, and a television musical.-Plot summary:On a cold New Year’s...

November 5, 1937 Arthur Davis and Sid Marcus (uncredited) Academy Award nominee
Hollywood Panic December 18, 1937 (unknown)
Bluebirds' Baby January 21, 1938 (unknown)
The Horse on the Merry-Go-Round February 17, 1938 Ub Iwerks
The Foolish Bunny March 26, 1938 Arthur Davis
Snow Time
Snow Time
Snow Time, also known as Alaska Daze in some reissues, is an animated short film distributed by Columbia Pictures, and as part of the Krazy Kat series.-Plot:...

April 13, 1938 Ub Iwerks
The Big Birdcast May 13, 1938 (unknown)
Window Shopping June 3, 1938 Sid Marcus
Poor Little Butterfly July 4, 1938 Ben Harrison
Poor Elmer July 22, 1938 Sid Marcus
The Frog Pond August 12, 1938 Ub Iwerks
Hollywood Graduation August 26, 1938 Arthur Davis
Animal Cracker Circus September 23, 1938 Ben Harrison
Happy Birthday October 16, 1938 (unknown)
Midnight Frolics November 3, 1938 Ub Iwerks
Little Moth's Big Flame November 3, 1938 Sid Marcus
The Kangaroo Kid December 23, 1938 Ben Harrison
Peaceful Neighbors January 29, 1939 Sid Marcus
The Gorilla Hunt February 24, 1939 Ub Iwerks
Happy Tots March 31, 1939 Ben Harrison
The House That Jack Built April 14, 1939 Sid Marcus
Lucky Pigs May 26, 1939 Ben Harrison
Nell's Yells June 30, 1939 Ub Iwerks
Hollywood Sweepstakes July 28, 1939 Ben Harrison
Jitterbug Knights August 11, 1939 Sid Marcus
Crop Chasers August 22, 1939 Ub Iwerks
Dreams on Ice October 20, 1939 Sid Marcus
Mountain Ears November 3, 1939 Manny Gould
Manny Gould
Manny Gould was an American animated cartoonist from the 1920s to the 1970s.-Career:Gould was employed by the Barré Studio in the early 1920s under the direction of William Nolan. When the studio closed, Nolan went to work for Charles Mintz on the Krazy Kat cartoons, distributed first by Paramount...

Mother Goose in Swingtime December 18, 1939 Manny Gould

1940s

Title |Release date |Director Notes
A Boy, a Gun and Birds January 12, 1940 Ben Harrison
The Happy Tots' Expedition February 9, 1940 Ben Harrison
Blackboard Revue March 15, 1940 Ub Iwerks
The Greyhound and the Rabbit April 19, 1940 Sid Marcus
The Egg Hunt May 31, 1940 Ub Iwerks
Ye Olde Swap Shoppe June 28, 1940 Ub Iwerks
The Timid Pup August 1, 1940 Ben Harrison
Tangled Television August 30, 1940 Sid Marcus
Mr. Elephant Goes to Town October 4, 1940 Arthur Davis
The Mad Hatter November 3, 1940 Sid Marcus
Wise Owl December 6, 1940 Ub Iwerks
A Helping Paw January 7, 1941 Sid Marcus
The Way of All Pests February 28, 1941 Arthur Davis
The Carpenters March 14, 1941 Paul Fennell
The Land of Fun April 18, 1941 Sid Marcus
Tom Thumb's Brother June 12, 1941 Sid Marcus
The Cuckoo I.Q. July 24, 1941 Sid Marcus
Who's Zoo in Hollywood November 13, 1941 Sid Marcus
The Fox and the Grapes
The Fox and the Grapes
"The Fox and the Grapes" is one of the traditional Aesop's fables and can be held to illustrate the concept of cognitive dissonance. In this view, the premise of the fox that covets inaccessible grapes is taken to stand for a person who attempts to hold incompatible ideas simultaneously...

December 5, 1941 Frank Tashlin
Frank Tashlin
Frank Tashlin, born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, also known as Tish Tash or Frank Tash was an American animator, screenwriter, and film director.-Animator:...

Red Riding Hood Rides Again December 25, 1941 Sid Marcus
A Hollywood Detour January 23, 1942 Frank Tashlin
Wacky Wigwams February 22, 1942 Alec Geiss
Concerto in B Flat Minor March 20, 1942 Bob Wickersham
Cinderella Goes to a Party June 3, 1942 Alec Geiss
Woodsman, Spare That Tree July 2, 1942 Bob Wickersham
Song of Victory September 4, 1942 Bob Wickersham
Tito's Guitar October 30, 1942 Bob Wickersham
Toll Bridge Troubles November 27, 1942 Bob Wickersham
King Midas, Junior December 25, 1942 John Hubley
John Hubley
John Hubley was an American animation director, art director, producer and writer of traditional animation films known for both his formal experimentation and for his emotional realism which stemmed from his tendency to cast his own children as voice actors in his films.- Biography :Hubley was...

 and Paul Sommer
Slay It with Flowers January 29, 1943 Bob Wickersham
There's Something About a Soldier February 26, 1943 Alec Geiss
Professor Small and Mr. Tall March 26, 1943 John Hubley and Paul Sommer
Plenty Below Zero April 23, 1943 Bob Wickersham
Tree for Two June 21, 1943 Bob Wickersham
He Can't Make It Stick July 23, 1943 John Hubley and Paul Sommer
A-Hunting We Won't Go August 23, 1943 Bob Wickersham
The Rocky Road to Ruin October 22, 1943 Paul Sommer
Imagination November 19, 1943 Bob Wickersham Academy Award nominee
The Herring Murder Mystery January 20, 1944 Dun Roman
The Disillusioned Bluebird June 15, 1944 Howard Swift
Dog, Cat, and Canary 1944 Howard Swift Academy Award nominee
Rippling Romance June 21, 1945 Bob Wickersham Studio's final Academy Award nominee
Fiesta Time July 12, 1945 Bob Wickersham
Hot Foot Lights August 2, 1945 Howard Swift
Carnival Courage September 6, 1945 Ub Iwerks and Howard Swift
River Ribber October 4, 1945 Paul Sommer
Polar Playmates April 25, 1946 Howard Swift
Picnic Panic June 20, 1946 Bob Wickersham
Loco Lobo January 9, 1947 Howard Swift
Cockatoos for Two February 1947 Bob Wickersham
Mother Hubba-Hubba-Hubbard March 29, 1947 Bob Wickersham
Up N' Atom July 10, 1947 Sid Marcus
Swiss Tease September 11, 1947 Sid Marcus
Kitty Caddy November 6, 1947 Sid Marcus
Boston Beanie December 4, 1947 Sid Marcus
Flora March 18, 1948 Alex Lovy
Alex Lovy
Alex Lovy was an American animator, who spent the majority of his career as an animator and director at Walter Lantz Productions, later being a producer at Hanna-Barbera, and also supervising the cartoon unit at Warner Bros...

Lo, the Poor Buffal November 14, 1948 Alex Lovy
Coo-Coo Bird Dog February 3, 1949 Sid Marcus
Grape Nutty April 14, 1949 Alex Lovy
Cat-Tastrophy June 30, 1949 Sid Marcus
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