Los Angeles area animation and classic movie buffs, note that Jerry Beck shall be presenting one of his Halloween cartoon spooktaculars tonight at the Cinefamily (Silent Film Theatre) at 611 N. Fairfax Ave.
As the press release for the program describes, "animation historian Jerry Beck screams—err, screens — a selection of strange, creepy Halloween-related cartoons using vintage 16mm and 35mm prints that range from ghoulishly red Eastmancolor to gorgeously garish Technicolor. Prepare to be dazzled by animated witches, warlocks, goblins, pumpkin-heads, black cats, and everyone from Koko The Clown to Casper the Friendly Ghost, as classic cartoon characters Oswald Rabbit, Flip The Frog and Popeye."
Don't know if Boo Boo Theme Song, an exceptionally creepy Halloween "Screen Song" cartoon from Fleischer Studios is on the bill in Jerry's spooktacular, but it certainly is apropo. Here are the Funnyboners singing Boo, Boo Theme Song.
Oddly, the 16mm film prints of Fleischer Screen Songs cartoons struck for television distribution by UM&M/NTA often do not feature the live-action song sequences. In some cases, the songs were cut from the 16mm negatives. Fortunately, there were LOTS of excellent Halloween cartoons made in 1929-1933 by all the studios.
