Sammy Salvage - A New Cartoon of 1943

Steve Stanchfield has unearthed a new old cartoon from 1943; Sammy Salvage, from Ted Eshbaugh! Possibly the most antiquated looking American cartoon from 1943 (not low quality, just out of style; very, very out of style). If it's the future, why not see if Thunderbean has issued the short on DVD and buy it from them?

http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/lost-ted-eshbaugh-film-sammy-salvage-1943/

Defense Against Invasion

Title: Defense Against Invasion
Studio: Disney/US Government
Date: 12/XX/43
Credits: -
Series: -
Running time (of viewed version): 12:37
Commercial DVD Availability: OTFLd1

Synopsis: Hey kids, get your shots, kinda for the war effort. We need you fit to fight in Korea!



















Comments: Flasktastic title. Real life shadows. Multi-culti kids. Fat kid, black kid, white yet ethnic kid, little kid. The fat kid's name is Tubby. Odd drawing of anatomical man. Kind of a pre-cursor to Hemo the Magnificent. Disease looks like Chernabog. Or a spider version of the Axis octopus from Victory through Airpower. Also Osmosis Jones. Better than Victory... because the military is more cartoony. Blood makes this more abstract; but better than Fantasia because it's still actually a thing. With guns! Apparently Disney didn't know what a white blood cell was... The doctor is giving the British finger version of V. In the Hall of the Mountain King and the William Tell Overture. The (kidneys and liver?) look like mickey Mouse.

Not really sure if this is the last Disney for the year. The vagaries of propaganda short dating and all. Anyway, the last Disney and the last propaganda for the blog for the year (barring additional content after 2011).

Rumors

Title: Rumors
Studio: WB/US Government
Date: 12/XX/43
Credits: - (but Friz Freleng)
Series: SNAFU
Running time (of viewed version): 4:46
Commercial DVD Availability: Snafu Golden, LTGCv3d4 (HD on GAC pre-order)

Synopsis: Rumors are dangerous.
















Comments: Man, I hate it when people talk to me in the latrine. Very Blanc-y Blanc on the "bombing weather". A realistic ear at the beginning of the baloney mill. Tent silhouettes. Seussian wackyland bird. Even seussier thing in bed. Is it meant as a good thing for people to see/hear/know nothing, or a bad thing? I think it means that would be good. Which is unpleasant for a government to encourage, I think.

Eric Golberg's commentary says Virgil Ross is animating part of this. Also Gerry Chiniquy.

Hey, there's also a commentary from Mike Kazaleh on this. He brings up Maurice Noble's involvement. He believes it's Tedd Pierce doing the narration.

I believe SNAFU is the most prevalent character in the year, but I haven't actually checked that, and it's kind of a cheat as they're not theatricals. Donald Duck may also have a claim. At any rate, this is it for SNAFU for the year.

The Home Front

Title: The Home Front
Studio: WB
Date: 11/XX/43
Credits: - (but Frank Tashlin)
Series: Pvt. SNAFU
Running time (of viewed version): 4:28
Commercial DVD Availability: SNAFU Golden (and bonus HD), LTGCv4d2

Synopsis: Soldiers hate civilians, and have no natural empathy for them.


















Comments: Blueprint style title. "Freeze the nuts off a jeep." Cheesecake wall. Soldiers resenting the folks at home. Grampa's at the burlesque house (which has noseless dancers). One sign has Durtis Kerkins & Penee Rabatello in "Lovers". Very airbrushed Sally Lou. A television (called a televisor) appears. Horse throwing its own crap from a cornucopia.

Mike Kazaleh's commentary mentions Art Davis is involved. And Cal Dalton. Izzy Ellis.