SPECIAL CARTOON DISCUSSION 30 november 2011: The Little Match Girl

[FleischerFan]

No planned Columbia set that I've ever heard of. But if there ever is one, this cartoon is a shoe-in.

For the most part, Columbia was just not competitive with Disney, Warners, MGM, or Fleischer/Famous. Heck, I don't really think they were competitive with Lantz or Terrytoons. But "Little Match Girl" is truly a great cartoon!

[Brandon Panther]

Emery Hawkings animated most of this cartoon. I think shots where the girl's eyes have a lot of detail are his scenes.

Davis is often said to be this short's director, but Davis told Mike Barrier Sid Marcus handled this short.

Anyone know the lyrics to the song heard at the end of the short?

I always found the shot of the girl walking alone in the snowstorm, with ghostly heads of the town people laughing hysterically incredibly eerie.

Oh yeah, this is my favorite Columbia short ever.

[DaffyDave]

Now that I can see the detail thanks to the Thunderbean disk - yeah - there's some real cruelty in this short.  Who laughs at a barefoot little girl stumbling through the show on New Years Eve?  Several people in the opening scene went out of their way to scare her away.  Wow.  While part of me can see how that would happen, I find it hard to believe NYC'ers were really that cruel back then. 

[Brandon Panther]

I have it on Thunderbean's GAC Only Rare Cartoon Fundraiser Disc

Are those discs still available?

[telzall]

   I never saw this before!!! The animation is near psychedelic (sp?)! I'm coming late to this great party!!!
 How can I be alerted to these bonus discs of rare cartoons, like this one, that people buy?
I would love to have a copy of this one, in particular!!

[DaffyDave]

Are those discs still available?

  I never saw this before!!! The animation is near psychedelic (sp?)! I'm coming late to this great party!!!
 How can I be alerted to these bonus discs of rare cartoons, like this one, that people buy?
I would love to have a copy of this one, in particular!!

Hey Brandon & telzall - Steve is offering this disk again.  Act fast - there's just 1 week to get it:

http://www.intanibase.com/forum/index.php?topic=1417.0;topicseen

[telzall]

Hey Brandon & telzall - Steve is offering this disk again.  Act fast - there's just 1 week to get it:

Thanks!  Placed my order!!!!!!!!!