Labor Day Weekend is here! Our first Labor Day cartoon, Mess Production (1945), features the ever-industrious Popeye, not aided by rat bastard Bluto.
Next up, a not exactly subtle pro-business time capsule created for the Chamber Of Commerce in 1954 by John Sutherland Productions. Thanks, Prelinger Archives for posting!
The following Labor Day opus, a song of praise for hard workin' roller ball bearings and how they protect locomotives from the dastardly Kid Friction, was produced by UPA and narrated by Stan Freberg. It's just one of many terrific animated films on Mike Kazaleh's YouTube channel.
What would Labor Day be without commercials?
Portafilms in Ann Arbor, Michigan produced the following short film, very in the Cartoon Modern style, as the previous commercials were.
Am a big fan of the Terrytoons produced by Gene Deitch, especially in CinemaScope.
Every Labor Day Weekend, the Cinecon Classic Film Festival rocks the vintage celluloid. This year's festival, the 62nd Cinecon, is at the Nuart Theatre on 11272 Santa Monica Blvd. Hope this blog's readers can make it to West Los Angeles and enjoy the big screen fun and the special guests the festival books.
