Mid-Century Modern Animation: Volume 1 (Previously Owned BLU-RAY)

Condition: Factory Sealed Copy. 

Thunderbean is proud to present this collection of rare, modern-design’ cartoons from the 40’s, 50’s, and early 60’s. Animation design stepped away from the established Disney and studio cartoon design and the work on contemporary fine artists. These new ideas in animation design became staples of the Television uge, largely Decnuse of the influences and pioneering work of United Productions of America as well as other innovtive studios. These animated shorts have been scanned and digitally restored from rare 16mm and 35mm prints, with new seans done of many of the hims for this blu-ray edition.

Theatrical Short:

• The Magic Floke (UPA, 1948)- The Fox and the Crow

Rare TV Plot:

• Planet Patrol (1959) rare TV pilot

Cool Drive-In Stuff:

• Drive in countdowns and snack bar ads from the golden age of drive-in moves

Entertaining Industrials:

• Big Tim (1945) Beautifully animated UTA short from 1948
• Destination Earth (1956) Jolin Sutherland Productions
• Swab Your Choppers (1948) for the US Navy
• The Sailor and the Seagull (1949) For the US Navy
• It’s Only the Beginning (1951)

Super Stylish Commercials:

• An amazing  assortment of fantastic original Television spots, Including & Shamus Calhane Showreel, Tom Oreb designed Nash Rambler spots, spots by Tex Avery and Soundae’s TV Weatherman spots, digitally restored from original film prints