The Lost Cartoons, Vol. 3: Van Beuren Studios

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Studio: Good Times Video
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Description
THE LOST VAN BEUREN STUDIOS CARTOONS Classic Animation, Unseen for Years and Breathtakingly Restored! Here are some of the best cartoons you've probably never seen, from some of the greatest animators in history. Hundreds of hours of detailed restoration have made them look and sound as good as they did the day they were released. This is the "Lost Cartoons" series, with shorts that have not been seen in this condition since their original theatrical release. Hired to head the Van Beuren Studios in 1934, Disney veteran Burt Gillett shifted almost entirely to color and initiated the Toddle Tales, Rainbow Parade, and Felix the Cat series. Here are the first color works of Gillett and Disney pioneer Ub Iwerks, who later worked on Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. Their influence is especially seen here with Spinning Mice and Picnic Panic, unseen in two-color Technicolor brilliance since the early 1930s. 1) Parrotville Post-Office 2) Ali Baba 3) Parrotville Old Folks 4) Simple Simon 5) Scotty Finds a Home 6) The Hunting Season (aka Hunters Are Coming) 7) Spinning Mice 8) Merry Kittens 9) Picnic Panic Thomas R. Reich - Producer, Director * Peter M. Rosenberg - Executive Producer Richard Pabis - Film Transfer and Restoration * Irena Pabis - Logistics Ryan Hogan - Technicolor Colorist Mario Loubert - Audio Restoration and Re-recording Mixer Thomas R. Reich - Audio Restoration Producer * Michael P. Keeping - Foley Artist Hennie Britton - Foley Recordist * Brent Craven - Additional Video Restoration and QC Alex Downey - Sound Studio Director Work Completed at and Special Thanks to Technicolor, Airwaves Sound Design, Star Post, Vancouver, Canada and Pabis International, Orlando Florida

The Lost Cartoons, Vol. 3: Van Beuren Studios
Average customer rating:

Scarce & rare cartoons, but not restored as stated.

should have stayed lost

BUYER BE WARE!

The Lost Cartoons, Vol. 3: Van Beuren Studios
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Manufacturer: Good Times Video
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Release Date: 2005-06-28

Description

THE LOST VAN BEUREN STUDIOS CARTOONS Classic Animation, Unseen for Years and Breathtakingly Restored! Here are some of the best cartoons you've probably never seen, from some of the greatest animators in history. Hundreds of hours of detailed restoration have made them look and sound as good as they did the day they were released. This is the "Lost Cartoons" series, with shorts that have not been seen in this condition since their original theatrical release. Hired to head the Van Beuren Studios in 1934, Disney veteran Burt Gillett shifted almost entirely to color and initiated the Toddle Tales, Rainbow Parade, and Felix the Cat series. Here are the first color works of Gillett and Disney pioneer Ub Iwerks, who later worked on Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. Their influence is especially seen here with Spinning Mice and Picnic Panic, unseen in two-color Technicolor brilliance since the early 1930s. 1) Parrotville Post-Office 2) Ali Baba 3) Parrotville Old Folks 4) Simple Simon 5) Scotty Finds a Home 6) The Hunting Season (aka Hunters Are Coming) 7) Spinning Mice 8) Merry Kittens 9) Picnic Panic Thomas R. Reich - Producer, Director * Peter M. Rosenberg - Executive Producer Richard Pabis - Film Transfer and Restoration * Irena Pabis - Logistics Ryan Hogan - Technicolor Colorist Mario Loubert - Audio Restoration and Re-recording Mixer Thomas R. Reich - Audio Restoration Producer * Michael P. Keeping - Foley Artist Hennie Britton - Foley Recordist * Brent Craven - Additional Video Restoration and QC Alex Downey - Sound Studio Director Work Completed at and Special Thanks to Technicolor, Airwaves Sound Design, Star Post, Vancouver, Canada and Pabis International, Orlando Florida

Customer Reviews:

Scarce & rare cartoons, but not restored as stated........2006-06-17

O.K., these have not been restored as stated on the box, but do consider that these are rare cartoons from an obscure, long out of business studio. The distributor of these cartoons, RKO, has also been out of business since 1950. These cartoons exist only because 16mm home movie prints were sold to collectors, 35mm prints and/or negatives seem to be scarce.

That said, lets be glad someone has released these on a format that newer collectors, who do not own a 16mm projector, can enjoy. Most of these cartoons are NOT on the higher quality "CARTOONS THAT TIME FORGOT: THE VAN BEUREN COLLECTION" DVD. So that makes this a 'must get' until someone goes to the expense of restoring these. Since most modern collectors have not heard of Van Beuren Cartoons, this expense may not be do-able for many DVD companies.

I should note that two Ub Iwerks Cartoons have been re-issued on this DVD, I guess GoodTimes doesn't know the difference between the studios.

1) Parrotville Post-Office
2) Ali Baba (also on the "Cartoons That Time Forgot: Ub Iwerks Collection" DVD & Laserdisc)
3) Parrotville Old Folks
4) Simple Simon (also on the "Cartoons That Time Forgot: Ub Iwerks Collection" DVD & Laserdisc)
5) Scotty Finds a Home
6) The Hunting Season (aka Hunters Are Coming)(Also on the "Cartoon Craze presents Molly Moo Cow" DVD)
7) Spinning Mice
8) Merry Kittens (Also on the "Cartoon Craze presents Toonerville" DVD)
9) Picnic Panic

should have stayed lost.......2006-05-25

this poor excuse of a collection is very poor transfer and sound wise,plus as my kids say "these movies are no good"!!!!! i rest my case!

BUYER BE WARE!.......2006-02-05

These cartoons have not been "lovingly restored". The video and audio quality is terrible. Also, not all of these cartoons are from Van Beuren Studios; two cartoons from UB Iwerks' Celebrity Productions have been snuck onto this DVD.

If you are looking for UB Iwerks cartoons, check out the "Cartoons That Time Forgot - The Ub Iwerks Collection, vol. 1" and "Cartoons That Time Forgot - The Ub Iwerks Collection 2, vol. 2". While not pristine, these are MUCH better quality and there are over 3 hours of cartoons on each DVD.

While it is nice to see some of the older, lesser-know studios get a DVD collection, I can't recommend this one. Hopefully someone will take the time to do the Van Beuren Studios the justice they deserve.

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