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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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Charles B. Mintz |
George Winkler (with Charles B. Mintz as head manager) opened his animation studio in 1928 to produce animated film shorts, using various vanity cards, which include "Color Rhapsody", "Phantasy", and "Fable" among others. [[Columbia Pictures|Columbia Pictures Corporation]] distributed the cartoons and then later acquired a stake in the company in 1933 and launched "'''Screen Gems'''". However, when Mintz became indebted to Columbia in 1939, he ended up selling his studio to them. Under new management, the Screen Gems became a full time animation studio in 1940 until 1946 when Columbia closed its animation unit. |
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The "Screen Gems" name was inspired by an early Columbia Pictures slogan, "Gems of the Screen", itself based on an American patriotic song entitled "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean". |
The "Screen Gems" name was inspired by an early Columbia Pictures slogan, "Gems of the Screen", itself based on an American patriotic song entitled "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean". |
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Columbia later revived the "Screen Gems" name for its [[Screen Gems Television|its television arm]], and then as [[Sony Entertainment|Sony]]'s [[Screen Gems Pictures|genre film division]]. |
Columbia later revived the "Screen Gems" name for its [[Screen Gems Television|its television arm]], and then as [[Sony Entertainment|Sony]]'s [[Screen Gems Pictures|genre film division]]. |
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==Krazy Kat== |
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== General Titles == |
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=== 1st Logo (1929-1931)=== |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
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=== 1st Logo (1929-1939) === |
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QFzhKdOcpYCU9IiUyyhylA24088.jpg |
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Krazy Kat end title (1929-1930).jpeg |
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File:QFzhKdOcpYCU9IiUyyhylA24088.jpg |
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Screen Gems Cartoons(1).jpg |
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Krazy Kat end title (1930-1931).jpeg |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1930) (Taken from Slow Beau).png |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons(8).jpg |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1931) (Taken from The Stork Market).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1931) (Taken from The Restless Sax).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1933) (Taken from The Medicine Show).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1934) (Taken from Southern Exposure).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1935) (Taken from Krazy Kat).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1935) (Taken from Kannibal Kapers).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1937) (Taken from Railroad Rhythm).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1932) (Taken from Fare Play).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1933) (Taken from The Beer Parade).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1936) (Taken from Scrappy's Boy Scouts).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1937) (Taken from I Want to Be an Actress).png |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons(10).jpg |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons(11).jpg |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons(13).jpg |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1935) (Taken from Make Believe Revue).png |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons(15).jpg |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1938) (Taken from Bluebirds' Baby).png |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons(50).jpg |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1935) (Taken from a redrawn colorized print of Patch Man Britches).png |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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'''Logo:''' It's Columbia Pictures' then-current print logo used onscreen, overlapped with the second credits. |
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'''Note:''' Krazy Kat was the first cartoon series ever to be produced at the Mintz-Winkler studio. |
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'''Closing Title:''' Same as the opening, but instead of the credits, we can now see clearly the Columbia Pictures print logo overlapped by "The End" written in script and "A KRAZY KAT COMIC" below. Later in 1930, the disclaimer changed to "A WINKLER KRAZY KAT COMIC", and beginning with ''The Apache Kid'', the end title is filled to the screen. |
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'''Logo:''' It's Columbia Pictures' then-current print logo used onscreen. Usually it was used as a closing logo, with the print logo framed by a TV screen-like outline, the cartoon series' name at the top, which is overlapped by "The End" in a fancy script font, and below it was "A CHARLES MINTZ PRODUCTION". |
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'''Technique:''' 2D animation for the first opening/closing titles. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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*On 1929-1930 ''Krazy Kat'' cartoons, the logo can be barely seen on the second card of the opening credits. |
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*At the end of early ''Krazy Kat'' cartoons, the text "A KRAZY KAT COMIC" or "A WINKLER KRAZY KAT COMIC" is shown below the print logo. |
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*Starting in 1934/1935, the text "Recorded by RCA Victor "HIGH FIDELITY" Sound System" is shown below the logo. This was used on B&W cartoons, and on the ''Color Rhapsodies'' until 1935. |
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*On 1935-1938 color cartoons, the text "The End" is not shown over the logo. |
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*Starting in 1937, the Columbia Pictures print logo is upgraded. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The intro/outro of the cartoon's music. |
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'''Technique:''' None. For ''Krazy Kat'', 2D animation is used, but it is unknown if the curtains were also animated. |
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''' |
'''Availability:''' Rare. Only seen on the Krazy Kat cartoons. |
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===2nd Logo (1931-1939) === |
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'''Availability:''' Rare, as many of the Krazy Kat and Scrappy shorts were reissued by Samba Pictures, Inc. Most of the films with the logo were destroyed, because of KFS' practices with destroying the master ''Barney Google'' film prints. Most of the ''Color Rhapsodies'' featuring the logo had fallen victim to plastering with the reissue titles. |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
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Krazy Kat end title (1931-1932).jpeg |
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=== 2nd Logo (1938-1946) === |
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Krazy Kat end title (1932-1935).jpeg |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="150"> |
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Krazy Kat end title (1935-1937).jpeg |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons(16).jpg |
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Krazy Kat end title (1937-1939).jpeg |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons(18).jpg |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1940) (Taken from The Greyhound and the Rabbit).png |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons(22).jpg |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons(23).jpg |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1944) (Taken from a redrawn colorized print of Sadie Hawkins Day).png |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons(26).jpg |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1942) (Taken from Song for Victory).png |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons(27).jpg |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons(53).jpg |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1943) (Taken from Way Down Yonder in the Corn).png |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons(56).jpg |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons(32).jpg |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons(37).jpg |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons(58).jpg |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons(59).jpg |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1944) (Opening) (Taken from Magic Strength).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1944) (Closing) (Taken from Magic Strength).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1942) (Taken from Wolf Chases Pigs).png |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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'''Logo:''' |
'''Logo:''' On a black background with an outline looking like a TV screen, the words "A KRAZY KAT CARTOON" appear in big bold letters on the top of the screen. In the middle is the Columbia Pictures print logo overlapped by "The End" written in script and on the bottom of the screen is "''a Charles Mintz Production''". |
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''' |
'''Technique:''' None. |
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*On the ''Phantasies'' and ''Fables'', the logo is in black and white, and the "COLUMBIA" text is lighter. |
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*On the intros of ''Phantasies'' and ''Fables'' starting in 1941, "Presents" appears or fades in below. |
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*Starting in 1942, the opening version has the word "Presents" below the Torch Lady, and it has {{color|orange}} clouds and having a {{color|purple}} company name, with the Torch Lady holding a {{color|pink}} (or {{color|purple}} due to film deterioration) drape. |
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*An earlier version of the closing logo exists where the text is shifted up, and below it was the text "{{Font|Times New Roman|''A'' CHARLES MINTZ ''Production''}}" is shown below the logo. This was only seen on ''Window Shopping''. |
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*An end title gag version was shown on ''Way Down Yonder in the Corn'' where the white screen explodes to reveal the log. |
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*Another end title gag version was seen on ''The Greyhound and the Rabbit'', where the ship flies into the logo. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the cartoon. |
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'''Closing Title:''' It's the standard logo, but with the cartoon's title, and below it was (for color cartoons only), the text "{{font|Times New Roman|IN TECHNICOLOR}}") is shown below the logo. On B&W cartoons and on color cartoons since 1942, the text "'''''The End'''''" appears in a script font. |
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'''Availability:''' Rare. |
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==Scrappy== |
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===(1931-1939)=== |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
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Scrappy end title (1931-1932).jpeg |
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Scrappy end title (1932-1935).jpeg |
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Screen Gems Cartoons(8).jpg |
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Scrappy end title (1937-1939).jpeg |
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</gallery> |
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'''Logo:''' Same as the previous logo, except the word “SCRAPPY” replaces “KRAZY KAT”. |
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'''Technique:''' None. |
'''Technique:''' None. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The theme of the cartoon. |
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the cartoon. |
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'''Availability:''' Rare |
'''Availability:''' Rare. |
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==Color Rhapsodies== |
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===3rd Logo (1945-1949)=== |
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===1st Logo (1934-1938)=== |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="150"> |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1945) (Taken from Goofy News Views).png |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1945) (Taken from Simple Siren).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons |
Screen Gems Cartoons(10).jpg |
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Screen Gems Cartoons |
Screen Gems Cartoons(11).jpg |
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Color Rhapsody end title (Make Believe Revue).jpeg |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1947) (Taken from Leave Us Chase It).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons |
Screen Gems Cartoons(13).jpg |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1946) (Taken from Polar Playmates).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1947) (Taken from Mother Hubba-Hubba-Hubbard).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1948) (Taken from Pickled Puss).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1946) (Taken from Foxy Flatfoots).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1946) (Taken from Unsure Runts).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons (1946) (Taken from Catnipped).png |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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'''Logo:''' On a black or {{color|blue}} background, we see the text "The End" in cursive. Below it was the cartoon's title. |
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'''Logo:''' The same ending for the the previous 2 series logos, this time on a light cyan background, with the Color Rhapsody logo at the top of the border. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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* Holiday Land (the first Color Rhapsody cartoon) features an orange background and “A Color Rhapsody” in a gothic-like font. |
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*On ''Phantasy'' cartoons from 1945 to 1946, the logo is in black and white. |
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* On Make Believe Revue (1935), the end title is on a curtain. |
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*Starting in 1946, the logo appeared within the "Merrie Melodies"-esque bullseye. |
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* On Little Rover, the end title is superimposed over a city-at-night background. |
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*On 1948-49 ''Color Rhapsodies'', the logo appeared within multi-colored "Merrie Melodies"-esque bullseyes. |
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*On ''Phantasy'' cartoons from 1947 to 1948, the text "IN CINECOLOR" was shown below the logo. |
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*On most color cartoons, the text "in Technicolor" was in script below the logo. |
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'''Technique:''' None. |
'''Technique:''' None. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The theme of the cartoon. |
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the cartoon. |
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'''Availability:''' Rare |
'''Availability:''' Rare. |
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===2nd Logo (1935-1938)=== |
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==Reissue Titles== |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
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Color Rhapsody end title (1935-1937).jpeg |
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Color Rhapsody end title (1937-1938).jpeg |
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</gallery> |
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'''Logo:''' On a {{color|#bbf4fc|sky blue}} background, we see the following: |
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* (1935-1937): There are the words "'''{{color|red|A COLOR RHAPSODY}}'''" in red on a "musical diagram", with "IN TECHNICOLOR" in yellow. Underneath is a simplified drawing of the Torch Lady, with the words "COLUMBIA PICTURES" in bold inside a circle. Below the Columbia logo is the text "'''{{color|red|A CHARLES MINTZ PRODUCTION}}'''" in red. |
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* (1937-1938): The 2nd closing title was nearly the same as the 1935-1937 end title. Nearly, because the Columbia Pictures logo is inside a square this time, with the Torch Lady more detailed compared to the 1st closing title. |
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'''Technique:''' None. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the previous logo. |
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'''Availability:''' Rare. |
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'''Background''': As with Warner Bros. and MGM, Columbia too reissued a large portion of its color cartoon library beginning roughly when the studio closed in 1946. |
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===3rd Logo (1938-1945)=== |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
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Screen Gems Cartoons(23).jpg |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Taken from a rerelease of Bon Bon Parade).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons(18).jpg |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Taken from a rerelease of The Foolin' Bunny).png |
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Color Rhapsody closing logo (Window Shopping).jpeg |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Taken from a rerelease of The Kangaroo Kid).png |
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Color Rhapsody closing logo (1942).jpeg |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Taken from a rerelease of The House That Jack Built).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons(26).jpg |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (B&W) (Taken from a rerelease of Untrained Seal).png |
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Color Rhapsody closing logo (1942, "The End" drape variant).jpeg |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Taken from a 2003 rerelease print of Skeleton Frolic).png |
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Color Rhapsody closing logo (1942-1945).jpeg |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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'''Logo:''' On a {{color|blue|blue}} background with white stars is a {{color|gold|yellow}} shape. On the shape are the {{color|red|red}} words "a COLUMBIA FAVORITE" and below, the name of the cartoon and "Color by TECHNICOLOR" on a rainbow print. Several characters from the Columbia cartoons are surrounding the logo (a la the 1942-1946 Color Rhapsodies logo and the 1942-1944 Phantasies logo) including Li'l Abner's pig Salami from ''Porkuliar Piggy'' (1944), the buffalo and Indian from ''Lo the Poor Buffal'' (1948), the turkey and moose from ''Topsy Turkey'' (1948), the Daffy-esque duck and the hunter from ''Wacky Quacky'' (1947), and the dog and cat from ''Flora'' (1948) among others. |
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'''Logo:''' The 1936 Columbia Pictures logo is used, except the clouds are {{color|#c79a56|orange}}, the company name is {{color|#455dbf|blue}}, and the Torch Lady is holding a {{color|#b1a0e8|purple}} drape. Below is “Presents” in cursive lettering. |
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'''Closing Title:''' Early reissued cartoons had the original end titles. On later cartoons, the words "A COLUMBIA FAVORITE" and (below) "The End" (in script) appear on a background which varies depending on the cartoon (along with the fonts for the text). |
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'''Closing Logos:''' |
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'''Variant:''' On the 2003 rerelease of ''Skeleton Frolic'' (1937), the black words "Directed by UB IWERKS" were added below the title of the cartoon. |
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*(1938-1942): "A COLOR RHAPSODY IN TECHNICOLOR" is seen below the pedestal”, and the clouds are{{color|#90a9e8|light blue}}. Additionally, the Torch Lady wields an American flag. |
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*(1942): Above the Color Rhapsody byline is "The End" in script. The flag was soon changed to a drape. |
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*(1942-1945): "The End" is correctly positioned. |
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'''Technique:''' None. |
'''Technique:''' None. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' |
'''Music/Sounds:''' See 1st logo |
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'''Availability:''' Commonly seen on Totally Tooned In!. |
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'''Availability:''' Can be found on reissue prints of cartoons like: ''The Way of all Pests'' (1941), ''Bon Bon Parade'' (1935), ''Window Shopping'' (1938), ''Frog Pond'' (1938), ''Mr. Moocher'' (1944), ''The Fox and The Grapes'' (1941), ''Skeleton Frolic'' (1937), ''The Herring Murder Mystery'' (1943), ''Mountain Ears'' (1939) and ''Rocky Road to Ruin'' (1943) among others. |
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==Phantasies/Fables== |
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===2nd Logo (1950s-1960s)=== |
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(1941-1945) |
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<center>'''Opening logo'''</center> |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
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Screen Gems Cartoons(32).jpg |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Taken from a rerelease of Scary Crows).png |
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Phantasy opening logo (1942-1945).jpeg |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Taken from a rerelease of Concerto in B-flat minor).png |
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Phantasy opening logo (The Playful Pest).jpeg |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Taken from a rerelease of The Magic Fluke).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons(37).jpg |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Taken from a Totally Tooned In version of Up 'n Atom).png |
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Phantasy closing logo (1942-1945).jpeg |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Taken from a Totally Tooned In version of Topsy Turvy).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons(59).jpg |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Taken from a Totally Tooned In version of Robin Hoodlum).png |
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Screen Gems Cartoons(58).jpg |
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</gallery> |
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Fables closing logo (The Tangled Angler).jpeg |
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<center>'''Closing title'''</center> |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="100"> |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons (Gerald McBoing Boing's Symphony, 1953).jpg |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of The Novelty Shop).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of Glee Worms).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of Let's Go).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of The Foxy Pup).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of Mountain Ears).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of The Miner's Daughter).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of Trouble Indemnity).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of Pete Hothead).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of Little Boy with a Big Horn).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of Spellbound Hound).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of Wonder Gloves).png |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons (Gerald McBoing Boing, 1951).jpg |
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File:Screen Gems Cartoons (Madeline, 1952).jpg |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of Bon Bon Parade).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of The Air Hostess).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of The Egg Hunt).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of Rooty Tooty Toot).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of Animal Cracker Circus).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of Ballet-Oop).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of Grizzly Golfer).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from The Man on the Flying Trapeze).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from Willie the Kid).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease print of The Ragtime Bear).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of A Boy and His Dog).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of Doctor Bluebird).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of The Emperor's New Clothes).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of The Tell-Tale Heart).png |
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Columbia Favorites (1950s) (Closing) (Taken from a rerelease of Bringing Up Mother).png |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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'''Logo:''' The same source for the previous series logo, with “Presents” below. |
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'''Logo:''' On a background with colorful rombs, on the top of the screen are the words "A COLUMBIA FAVORITE" in white letters. Below it's the cartoon name in big {{color|gold|yellow}} letters and below it "COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR". On the bottom of it the words "REPRINT" are written in an inflated bottom script. |
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'''Closing |
'''Closing Logos:''' "The End” in script and "A COLUMBIA [series name]" are shown below the pedestal. |
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'''Trivia:''' This title was designed by United Productions of America. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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*On ''Under the Shedding Chestnut Tree'', the byline reads "A FABLE CARTOON". |
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* On UPA-reissued cartoons like ''The Magic Fluke'' (1949), the copyright stamp was added below "COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR". This is followed by the credits and then the UPA logo appears. |
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*On ''The Playful Pest'', "Presents" appears in a different font. |
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*On ''Tangled Travels'', both "The End” and "A COLUMBIA PHANTASY” are absent. |
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'''Technique:''' None. |
'''Technique:''' None. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' |
'''Music/Sounds:''' The theme of the cartoon. |
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'''Availability:''' Common. |
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'''Availability:''' Can be found on reissue prints of cartoons like: ''Kitty Caddy'' (1947), ''Boston Beanie'' (1947), ''Up 'n Atom'' (1947), ''Concerto in B-flat minor'' (1942), ''The Magic Fluke'' (1949), ''Mother Hubba-Hubba Hubbard'' (1947), ''Be Patient, Patient'' (1944), ''Foxy Flatfoots'' (1946), and ''Kuku Nuts'' (1945), among others. The end titles also appear on the UPA cartoons, as well as several rereleases of ''Loopy De Loop'', but the latter cut it out on Turner prints, and went back to the original end titles. |
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George Winkler (with Charles B. Mintz as head manager) opened his animation studio in 1928 to produce animated film shorts, using various vanity cards, which include "Color Rhapsody", "Phantasy", and "Fable" among others. Columbia Pictures Corporation distributed the cartoons and then later acquired a stake in the company in 1933 and launched "Screen Gems". However, when Mintz became indebted to Columbia in 1939, he ended up selling his studio to them. Under new management, the Screen Gems became a full time animation studio in 1940 until 1946 when Columbia closed its animation unit.
The "Screen Gems" name was inspired by an early Columbia Pictures slogan, "Gems of the Screen", itself based on an American patriotic song entitled "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean".
Columbia later revived the "Screen Gems" name for its its television arm, and then as Sony's genre film division.
Logo: It's Columbia Pictures' then-current print logo used onscreen, overlapped with the second credits.
Closing Title: Same as the opening, but instead of the credits, we can now see clearly the Columbia Pictures print logo overlapped by "The End" written in script and "A KRAZY KAT COMIC" below. Later in 1930, the disclaimer changed to "A WINKLER KRAZY KAT COMIC", and beginning with The Apache Kid, the end title is filled to the screen.
Technique: 2D animation for the first opening/closing titles.
Music/Sounds: The intro/outro of the cartoon's music.
Availability: Rare. Only seen on the Krazy Kat cartoons.
Logo: On a black background with an outline looking like a TV screen, the words "A KRAZY KAT CARTOON" appear in big bold letters on the top of the screen. In the middle is the Columbia Pictures print logo overlapped by "The End" written in script and on the bottom of the screen is "a Charles Mintz Production".
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the cartoon.
Availability: Rare.
Logo: Same as the previous logo, except the word “SCRAPPY” replaces “KRAZY KAT”.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the cartoon.
Availability: Rare.
Logo: The same ending for the the previous 2 series logos, this time on a light cyan background, with the Color Rhapsody logo at the top of the border.
Variants:
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the cartoon.
Availability: Rare.
Logo: On a sky blue background, we see the following:
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.
Availability: Rare.
Logo: The 1936 Columbia Pictures logo is used, except the clouds are orange, the company name is blue, and the Torch Lady is holding a purple drape. Below is “Presents” in cursive lettering.
Closing Logos:
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: See 1st logo
Availability: Commonly seen on Totally Tooned In!.
(1941-1945)
Logo: The same source for the previous series logo, with “Presents” below.
Closing Logos: "The End” in script and "A COLUMBIA [series name]" are shown below the pedestal.
Variants:
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The theme of the cartoon.
Availability: Common.
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