MOTHER GOOSE IN SWINGTIME (1939) Color Rhapsody Cartoon
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- A Color Rhapsody Cartoon titled "MotherGoose In Swingtime" released in 1939 by Columbia Pictures Corporation.
Directed by Manny Gould
Produced by Charles Mintz
Written by Allen Rose
Animated by Ben Harrison
Can You Name Any of The Characters in this Cartoon?
My Grandfather Allen Rose wrote this!
Lil Elmo and The Cosmos
Great
Oh wow! Did he write any other cartoons? This was so creative!
The cameos of all the Hollywood and famous ppl back then was genius
In ur dream
I didn’t know that
3:38 😭"Why you no swing?!" I miss these old cartoons 🤣🤣
Two favorite themes in late 1930s cartoons: caricatures of Hollywood stars, and applying swing music rhythms to old-fashioned stuff. 1939 audiences would've recognized all these performers easily...today, very few will know them.
That's fine for me, but I didn't think I'd see Fred Astaire.😊😮
I'm sure I'm not the first to think this - - those heads looked scary!
Total agreement-more grotesque than caricature
Here are more recognizable celeb caricatures: Hugh "Woo-Woo" Herbert, Ned Sparks ( dancing with the Great Kate ), Benny Goodman, Joe E. Brown, Robert Taylor, William Powell, Jack Benny, Leopold Stokowski ( who was seen in "Fantasia"...and he's jitterbugging with Garbo, big feet and all!! ), Fred & Ginger, Wallace Beery, Mickey Rooney and a young Joan Crawford. The other stars were probably big in the '30s but have become obscure over time.
you forgot fred and ginger astaire and rodgers that is debra jane lerner
Snooks and her dad at the beginning, then I heard Edna Mae Oliver.
This cartoon was Incredible!
Michael Gaynor Thank you..my grandfather wrote the story.
I wish Columbia had put in credits. They did later when Dave Fleischer produced and Frank Tashlin was breaking into the business. Too bad with this because it was a delightful cartoon. What was your gramps' name?
Since the color rhapsody cartoons were Columbia, the absence of The Three Stooges is peculiar.
I received many guesses who may be in this cartoon. Can you verify any of these?Here is a list of women-- Shirley Temple, Ginger Rogers, Greta Garbo, Katherine Hepburn, Martha Raye, Jeanette MacDonald, Gumm Sisters, Edna Mae, Fannie Brice, Kay Francis, Joan Crawford, Claudette Colbert, Dorothy Lamour.
Yup, Seems like everyone is here.
at 3:35 who is the guy persuaded to dance by Henry Armetta? Fredrick March? looks for all the world like Don Adams!!!
I'm transcribing this song
Who are the two with William Powell?
Spencer Tracy and Bing Crosby
the fella with the Dutch accent, is that Herman Bing?
I believe it is.
Hacklebernie Grundsau, definitely Herman Bing. "Is there something wr-r-r-r-ong here?" was one of his phrases. Herman is also the Umpire in the earlier cartoon "Hollywood Picnic" saying the same line.
Was that The Andrew Sisters???????????
The Andrews Sisters hadn't been in any movies when this cartoon was made and they weren't big singing stars yet. I assume you're referring to the three women at 5:26, who are Kay Francis, Joan Crawford and Claudette Colbert.
@@hebneh Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Clark Gable ....... Edward G, Robinson
Ha this is so funny Greta garbo ,Clarke gamble ,Mickye rooney ,The Marx brothers y many moore i love it this cartoon
I don’t like the old cartoons with celebrities of that time cameos, it’s weird, they look ugly
I don't think anyone correctly identified the annoying little girl who starts this entire thing off by demanding her daddy tell her a story. She is Baby Snooks, played by Fanny Brice, who was the star of her own radio show in which she played this obnoxious character. Two of her gag catch-phrases were "Why??" (said repeatedly) and "I don't wanna!" You'll notice the first appears several times in this cartoon.
The red head was who? I have two guesses, but I need to think 1939 era so I'm thinking Catherine Hepburn, or am I way off
To answer your question - you’re way off. The little girl is Fanny Brice, playing a character named Baby Snooks. Katherine Hepburn appears at 4:44, dancing with Ned Sparks.
and her unique cry...a-WAHHHH a-WAHHHHhhhhhh (trails off at end)
Here is another partial list:
Edna May Oliver, Martha Raye, George Raft, Edward G. Robinson, Claudette Colbert, James Cagney, Katharine Hepburn, Ned Sparks, Joan Crawford, Herman Bing, Shirley Temple, Hugh Herbert, Greta Garbo, Mickey Rooney, Cary Grant, Benny Goodman, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, W.C. Fields, The Marx Brothers, Joe E. Brown, Bing Crosby, William Powell, John Barrymore, Jack Benny, Clark Gable, Leopold Stokowski, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Wallace Beery, May Robson, Edward Everett Horton, Akim Tamiroff, Kay Francis, Tyrone Power, Robert Taylor, Jeanette MacDonald, and Nelson Eddy
I recognized a whole bunch but could put names to all of them. Edna Mae Oliver is Mother Goose of course. Then in more or less order of appearance:
Martha Rae
Edward G. Robinson
Claudette Colbert
James Cagney
Katherine Hepburn
Hugh Herbert
Cary Grant
Benny Goodman
Laurel and Hardy
W.C. Fields
The Marx Bros.
Joe E. Leonard
Bing Crosby
Jack Benny
Clark Gable
Toscanini
Fred and Ginger
Greta Garbo
Mickey Rooney
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald
Robert Taylor
Clark Gable, Greta Garbo, Ginger & Fred, Shirley Temple, Bing Crosby, Katherine Hepburn, Tyrone Power, Judy Garland
+renarga The Stars in Silver Screen Rita Hayworth Goddess Of The Silver Screen
In fact, all of them were great - a generation like no other.
A fantastic piece of cartoon history featuring a star studded cast of caricaturos of golden age hollywood.
incredible work considering it was entirely hand drawn without rotoscoping.
Disney's Mother Goose Goes Hollywood released the same year as this was better.
The cartoon itself is nowhere near as good as Mother Goose goes Hollywood, but the music is better by far
Color Rhapsody - Mother Goose in Swingtime (1939) Opening Title & Closing
A Columbia Cartoon Release On December 18, 1939
Mel Blanc and Sara Berner voiced various characters.
They are grotesque looking
they are supposed to look grotesque lol. it's a style known as caricatures. it was a common gag in those days, same way they depicted the afro folks with big lips. for white characters, they gave them overexaggerated expressions and features (big noses, skinny limbs, superdeformed/chibi bodies). they are meant to be unflattering for comedic purposes.
@@SpecialAgentOsoi dont like it make it stop
Lançamento nos EUA: 18 de dezembro de 1939. Produção: Charles Mintz. Direção: Manny Gould. Roteiro: Allen Rose. Animação: Ben Harrison. Musica: Joe DeNat. Vozes: Elvia Allman (bebê Snooks), Sarah Berner (Mamãe Gansa, Martha Raye e Greta Garbo), Mel Blanc (várias) e Dave Weber (várias).
Okay, lets see if we can pinpoint these a bit better. I've never seen so many depictions in one cartoon like this.
Edna Mae Oliver is Mother Goose.
We then have 8 figures playing A tisket, a tasket.
Among them is Martha Raye (thought that was her), Greta Garbo, Edward G. Robinson and Hugh Herbert. Is that other one supposed to be James Cagney?
Who's the sailor and who is that between Cagney and Robinson? She looks like Cindy Williams of Laverne and Shirley.
Okay, the sailor lost his cap and a blonde girl has appeared.
Who on Earth is that that approaches the crying girl?
Cary Grant, Marx bros, Stan and Ollie, WC Fields, recognize all of them.
William Powell, got him.
Joe E. Brown on the trombone?
Don't know either of the clarinetists.
Is that Bing Crosby on the drums?
Of the eight in the band, Gable, Hugh Herbert back there, Jack Benny with the violin, of course. Stokowlski leading the band.
No idea who those two are after Fred and Ginger.
And surely those two guys aren't supposed to be Jerry Colonna and Ned Sparks.
Greta Garbo dancing with Stokowlski. Mickey Rooney with the Baby Snooks, looking like Judy Garland, of course.
Then Katherine Hepburn with what looks like Ned Sparks.
Then Nelson Eddy and Jeannette McDonald. Then out of the three ladies and the three guys, the only one I can positively pinpoint is Edward G. Robinson.
Q:"Who's the sailor and who is that between Cagney and Robinson? She looks like Cindy Williams of Laverne and Shirley?" A:From the hairstyle I'd say that was supposed to be Claudette Colbert.
And the Men -- Edward G. Robinson, Cary Grant, W. C. Fields, Hugh Herbert, Mickey Rooney, Laurel & Hardy, Marx Brothers, Bing Crosby, Clark Gable, Jack Benny, Fred Astaire, Humphrey Bogart, Leopold Stakowski, Benny Goodman, Joe E. Brown, William Powell, Nelson Eddy, Tyrone Powell, Spencer Tracy, Hoagy Carmichael, Edward Everett Horton, Victor Mature, George Raft, James Cagney, Ned Sparks, and Herman Bing,.
Don't forget the Andrew's sisters
Clark Gable without His Mustache 4:11.
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This cartoon is so funny and cute love it. Thanks for sharing the video and for the laughs.
I like the caricatures of Tyrone Power, Edward G. Robinson, and Robert Taylor at 5:34.
Well, someone at Mintz watched 'Mother Goose Goes Hollywood'.
1:56 Cary grants with two lambs
It Has Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy in a Cameo in This Cartoon. at 5:17. NYUK-NYUK-NYUK! WOO-WOO-WOO! HEY MOE! HEY LARRY!
Jack Benny playing violin in the band!
Funny to see Ned Sparks in a dance routine.
What I got (won't repeat if shown more than once):
Snooks/Fanny Brice,
James Cagney, Edward G. Robinson, Claudette Colbert, Katharine Hepburn, George Raft?, Greta Garbo, Wallace Beery, Shirley Temple(?)
Cary Grant
Benny Goodman, Laurel & Hardy
W.C Fields, The Marx Brothers
Joe E Brown
Spencer Tracy, Bing Crosby, William Powell
Robert Taylor? Peter Lorre? Clark Gable
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
Henry Fonda?, Xavier Cugat?
Mickey Rooney
Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy
Kay Francis, Joan Crawford,
Robert Taylor
You've got a good eye. I had trouble keeping up LOL.
I watched it again and noticed: Bing Crosby, Robert Taylor, Henry Armetta, William Powell, Leopold Stowkowski, Mickey Rooney, Kay Francis, Joan Crawford, Astaire and Rogers, Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald, Edna May Oliver as Mother Goose...Have to watch it again some of the caricatures were right on the money and others way too grotesque...
Not Wallace Beery with Baby Snooks but Herman Bing. Beery later says "Aw gee" dancing with someone I'll have to figure out (Marie Dressler? Ethel Barrymore?). The band is conducted by Leopold Stokowski (with homage niftily paid to Wagner) and portrays George Raft (piano), John Barrymore (bass), Joe E. Brown (trombone), James Cagney (trumpet), Hugh Herbert (drums), Jack Benny (violin of course), (possibly) Guy Kibbee (sax), and Clark Gable (clarinet). Further on, Edward Everett Horton and J. Carrol Naish ("Why you don't-a swing?"). The dancing trios include Claudette Colbert, Tyrone Power, Edward G. Robinson and (money's on) James Stewart.
Yeah, they're fast and furious though I agree with another commentator that some caricatures...stray?...but in fairness you can only be so good with them in animation. And at least there's no blackface though given the times that was actually more respectful towards the entertainers they truly were than you'd think.
Marie Dressler passed away before this animated short came out, and I doubt they'd have been disrespectful to her with a caricature. So, perhaps Beery dances with Jane Darwell or May Robson. Or perhaps she's your "stock player" Old Woman Who Lives In the Shoe.
Also, a friend points out that who I think is Naish is instead Henry Armetta. Close call. View clips of each actor in character and judge for yourselves.
I had no idea theses were real famous people I'm gonna look them up when I get home.😅😅😅😅😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲
how could they leave out eddie cantor?? ahhh
He knew Susie too well LOL.
Really enjoy these timeless cartoons.
Does anyone know who the fellow on the left at 3:35 is? He sort of looks like Don Adams, but I know it couldn't be him. Does anyone know who the three gals are near the end? I thought they might be the Andrews Sisters.
The three women at 5:26 are Kay Francis, Joan Crawford and Claudette Colbert.
By the way, where did you get this? Is it available on a DVD?
3:38 Henry Fonda
Edward Everett Horton
3:24 who's the white haired lady dancing with Wallace Beery?
Never get tired of this!
Please, does anyone know who is the man writing in the beginning?
Best guess? Voice unheard it's Baby Snooks' radio show dad, Lancelot “Daddy” Higgins, though if that's supposed to be a caricature of the actor Hanley Stafford it's not very flattering.
No! Charles Mintz died in 1939! NO GOOD!!!
😅😅😅well information good show 😅😅😅
Who are Hollywood Stars?
A partial list from Connie --- judy garland, fred astaire & ginger rogers, katherine hepburn, laurel & hardy
Dominic1st,This was Awesome! Thanks
lol @ the ABCs.. to be honest, I've never heard it end like that
Double-u and X Y Z
lollllll
Special Agent Oso they also said Q R S and T U V, lol @ putting the word "and" in the ABCs :P
2:45 Rhett butler from gone with the wind
Is Clark gable
Approaching the end of the 1930s, thankfully these 1930s movie star caricature dance party cartoons' days were numbered.
At 3:38 that is definitely Edward Everett Horton on the left (doing his trademark double-take) but who is on the right? He's the only caricature I haven't got figured out thanks to all the comments. He makes a "ch-ch-ch" sound which he must have been known for in his day. Someone named Henry Armetta in an earlier comment and it really does look like him, so I'm going with that...
The three women dancing I had thought were (L to R) Dorothy Lamour, Rita Hayworth, and Claudette Colbert but someone else said that the one on the left is Kay Francis and I think they are right.
And who is the guy on the left where Bing Crosby is in the middle and William Powell on the right? Anyone know? My mom who was 10 when this cartoon came out thinks it looks like Danny Kaye, and it does, but he wasn't really known in films by 1939. I think it looks like Red Skelton but it was a tad early for him too. Mom now thinks Spencer Tracy...
Left of Der Bingle my money's on Tracy though you should also see contemporary pix of Artie Shaw. And asking Horton why he "no swing" is J. Carrol Naish, who earned 2 Oscar nominations with his skill as an "all-purpose ethnic."
A friend points out that what I think is a caricature of Naish is in fact that of Henry Armetta. Close call if you ask me. Viewing clips of both actors I think they "borrowed" from each other.
I Love It So Much
Columbia really didn't have the same kind of artistry that Disney or WB had to pull of celebrity caricatures.
4: 13 Clark gable say?
4:13 he talking
Sengchanthra - Clark Gable says, "Now it's your turn, baby."
5:34 Robinson
1:44 raye look like Hayworth
1:56 grants
2:45 Is the saxophonist supposed to be Hitchcock?
Charles Coburns I believe
THDADDAY. WATCHA DOOIN
2:26 joe e brown with trumpet
That's a trombone.
This girls voice is annoying af
Waaaaeawaaaaaweeeewwaaaaaaa
This was done by the 3 stooges studio, Columbia, surprised they are not here
Wow!!
Fred Allen?
5:48-5:59 1938 on crack folks