Doing their bit : wartime American animated short films, 1939-1945 / Michael S. Shull and David E. Wilt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shull, Michael S., 1949-

Contributor:

Wilt, David E., 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Motion pictures and the war.

World War, 1939-1945.

War and motion pictures.

Animated films--United States--History and criticism.

Animated films.

Short films.

United States.

Short films--United States--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

x, 246 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2004]

Summary:

The golden age of animation stretched from the early 1930s to the mid1950s, with movie cartoons reaching an extraordinarily high level of artistry and technique far higher than todays TV cartoons, for instance.

Nearly 1,000 cartoons were produced by the seven major animation studiosin the U.S. between January 1, 1939, and September 30, 1945 the immediate pre World War II period up to the cessation of hostilities. More than a quarter of the cartoons substantially refer to the war, and thereby are invaluable in helping to understand American attitudes and Hollywoods reflection of them.

Contents:

1. Not for Kids Only 3

2. Moving Lines Behind the Lines: Cartoons of World War I 17

3. Animated Talkies During the 1930s: A Political Overview 28

4. Meet John Doughboy: 1939-1941 36

5. All Out for V: 1942 40

6. Seein' Red, White 'n' Blue: 1943 55

7. Slow Fade on the Home Front: 1944-1945 68

8. The Adventures of Private Snafu, or, How to Laugh at the Military While Learning What Not to Do 80

9. That's All, Folks! 90

Private Snafu Cartoons 187

Mr. Hook Cartoons 203

Appendix A. War-Related American Cartoons 207

Appendix B. Frequency of Selected Topical References (All Cartoons) 208

Appendix C. War Relevancy 210

Appendix D. Featured Characters 211

Appendix E. "Ambiguous" List 214

Appendix F. Selected War-Related Commercial Animated Shorts: 1915-1918 217.

Notes:

Includes filmography: pages 93-206.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-230) and indexes.

ISBN:

078641555X

OCLC:

53398108