Uncle John's Crazy Town: Betty Boop For President

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Betty Boop For President

A great from two of the Masters: Seymour Kneitel & Doc Crandall. For more on Al Smith clickhere!

1 comment:

ramapith said...: "When I am President
When I am President
There'll be more baby carriages
When I am President!" (Should be at 1:06—but hasn't turned up yet!); July 15, 2009 at 7:40 PM

"During the span of years from 1914, I have made efforts to retain the "cartoony" effect. That is, I did not welcome the trend of the industry to go "arty". It was, and still is, my opinion that a cartoon should represent, in simple form, the cartoonist's mental expression. In other words the "animated oil painting" has taken the place of the flashiness and delightfulness of the simple cartoon.

In my opinion, the industry must pull back. Pull away from the tendencies toward realism. It must stay in it's own backyard of "The Cartoonist's Cartoon." The cartoon must be a portrayal of the expression of the true cartoonist, in simple, unhampered cartoon style. The true cartoon is a great art in it's own right. It does not need the assistance or support of "Artiness." In fact, it is actually hampered by it." - Max Fleischer