Max Fleischer

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Max Fleischer

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I don't know what Max and his crew were smoking when they made some of these cartoons, but they definitely came out with some interesting ones. Here's Minnie the Moocher with Betty Boop and Bimbo. I advise you to turn your speakers down, because the vintage sound isn't, shall we say, beautiful. Nevertheless, turned to a suitable volume, this is a really cool little 'toon. Note the cameo appearance of Koko the Clown. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaZOXF83zBg
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This is another Cab Calloway song, in another Betty Boop cartoon, but this time Koko the Clown is drawn to dance and sing to it. This is the best version of this song ever made. I challenge you to convince me otherwise! St. James Infirmary Blues. I'm going to just post the song, since that's the best part of the cartoon.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aDATXtewPrg
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You won't have any arguments from me about this being the best version. I always enjoy watching this section—just an incredible combination of animation and music.
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Isn't it crazy that the animation just flowed like water? Fascinating to me.
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Even crazier when apparently only one man animated the entire short - Roland Crandell.
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Found a really crisp upload on YouTube for Chess-Nuts (1932):

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NYGLDk02EVg%5B
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That's really good quality—thanks for posting!

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I really liked that one! I love the sound quality, too! I really like the ones that include Koko. I guess I just like the underdog, the ones that are forgotten by the general public. I like that Bimbo has personality in this one. Oh my, that's a lot of 'like's. :lol:
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Here's a Talkartoon from 1930, Swing You Sinners. This was a big inspiration for the game Cuphead.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1OQOjcdgoYc
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Wow, that is amazing!! What a masterpiece of animation. I don't know how I've missed seeing that before. I can see how this would inspire a game. So how did they use this cartoon in it?

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