Series of animated films
Color Rhapsody animated cartoon shorts produced by Charles Mintz 's studio Screen Gems for Columbia Pictures .[ 1] Walt Disney 's Technicolor Silly Symphonies Warner Bros. ' Merrie Melodies Color Rhapsody films were produced in the older two-tone Technicolor process until 1935, when Disney's exclusive contract expired.
The Color Rhapsody series is most notable for introducing the characters of The Fox and the Crow in the 1941 short The Fox and the Grapes . Two Color Rhapsody shorts, Holiday Land The Little Match Girl (1937), were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons) .[ 2]
No. Title Release date Director Character(s) Notes 1 Holiday Land November 11, 1934 Sid Marcus Scrappy 2 Babes at Sea December 12, 1934 Arthur Davis 3 The Shoemaker and the Elves January 19, 1935 4 Make Believe Revue March 25, 1935 Ben Harrison 5 A Cat, a Mouse and a Bell May 14, 1935 Arthur Davis 6 Little Rover June 26, 1935 Sid Marcus 7 Neighbors August 17, 1935 Arthur Davis and Sid Marcus Lost cartoon 8 Monkey Love September 14, 1935 Arthur Davis Soundtrack exists 9 The Bon Bon Parade October 13, 1935 Ben Harrison 10 Doctor Bluebird January 18, 1936 Scrappy 11 Football Bugs February 17, 1936 Arthur Davis 12 Glee Worms April 5, 1936 Ben Harrison 13 The Untrained Seal May 28, 1936 Arthur Davis 14 Two Lazy Crows June 14, 1936 Ub Iwerks 15 In My Gondola July 13, 1936 Sid Marcus Scrappy 16 Merry Mutineers August 13, 1936 Ben Harrison 17 Birds in Love September 12, 1936 18 A Boy and His Dog October 11, 1936 Sid Marcus Johnny 19 The Novelty Shop November 15, 1936 Ben Harrison 20 Gifts from the Air December 12, 1936 21 Skeleton Frolics January 23, 1937 Ub Iwerks 22 Merry Mannequins March 16, 1937 23 Let's Go April 17, 1937 Ben Harrison 24 Mother Hen's Holiday May 7, 1937 Sid Marcus 25 The Foxy Pup May 21, 1937 Ub Iwerks 26 The Stork Takes a Holiday June 11, 1937 Sid Marcus Lost cartoon 27 Indian Serenade July 16, 1937 28 Spring Festival August 6, 1937 Ben Harrison 29 Scary Crows August 20, 1937 Sid Marcus Johnny 30 Hollywood Picnic October 17, 1937 31 The Little Match Girl November 6, 1937 Arthur Davis and Sid Marcus (uncredited) 32 The Air Hostess November 22, 1937 Arthur Davis (uncredited) 33 Swing, Monkey, Swing December 12, 1937 Ben Harrison 34 The Horse on the Merry-Go-Round January 16, 1938 Ub Iwerks 35 Bluebird's Baby February 14, 1938 Ben Harrison Johnny 36 Snow Time March 13, 1938 Ub Iwerks 37 The Foolish Bunny April 16, 1938 Sid Marcus 38 The Big Birdcast May 15, 1938 Ben Harrison 39 Window Shopping June 8, 1938 Sid Marcus 40 Poor Little Butterfly July 4, 1938 Ben Harrison 41 Poor Elmer July 23, 1938 Sid Marcus 42 The Frog Pond August 10, 1938 Ub Iwerks 43 Hollywood Graduation August 27, 1938 Arthur Davis Lost cartoon 44 Animal Cracker Circus September 26, 1938 Ben Harrison Johnny 45 Midnight Frolics October 12, 1938 Ub Iwerks 46 Little Moth's Big Flame November 12, 1938 Sid Marcus 47 The Kangaroo Kid December 25, 1938 Ben Harrison 48 Peaceful Neighbors January 29, 1939 Sid Marcus 49 The Gorilla Hunt February 21, 1939 Ub Iwerks 50 The Happy Tots March 25, 1939 Ben Harrison 51 The House That Jack Built April 16, 1939 Sid Marcus 52 Lucky Pigs May 16, 1939 Ben Harrison 53 Nell's Yells June 21, 1939 Ub Iwerks 54 Hollywood Sweepstakes July 22, 1939 Ben Harrison 55 Jitterbug Knights August 12, 1939 Sid Marcus 56 Crop Chasers September 22, 1939 Ub Iwerks 57 Dreams on Ice October 20, 1939 Sid Marcus 58 Mountain Ears November 12, 1939 Manny Gould 59 Mother Goose in Swingtime December 18, 1939 Manny Gould
No. Title Release date Director Character(s) Notes 60 A Boy, a Gun, and Birds January 13, 1940 Ben Harrison 61 The Happy Tots' Expedition February 6, 1940 62 Blackboard Revue March 13, 1940 Ub Iwerks 63 The Greyhound and the Rabbit April 13, 1940 Sid Marcus 64 The Egg Hunt May 21, 1940 Ub Iwerks 65 Ye Olde Swap Shoppe June 22, 1940 66 The Timid Pup July 16, 1940 Ben Harrison 67 Tangled Television August 14, 1940 Sid Marcus 68 Mr. Elephant Goes to Town October 14, 1940 Arthur Davis 69 The Mad Hatter November 3, 1940 Sid Marcus 70 Wise Owl December 8, 1940 Ub Iwerks 71 A Helping Paw January 14, 1941 Sid Marcus 72 The Way of All Pests February 22, 1941 Arthur Davis 73 The Carpenters March 14, 1941 Paul Fennell 74 The Land of Fun April 19, 1941 Sid Marcus 75 Tom Thumb's Brother June 16, 1941 Tom Thumb 76 The Cuckoo I.Q. July 23, 1941 77 Who's Zoo in Hollywood November 17, 1941 Lost cartoon 78 The Fox and the Grapes December 6, 1941 Frank Tashlin The Fox and the Crow 79 Red Riding Hood Rides Again December 21, 1941 Sid Marcus 80 A Hollywood Detour January 24, 1942 Frank Tashlin 81 Wacky Wigwams February 22, 1942 Alec Geiss 82 Concerto in B Flat Minor March 24, 1942 Bob Wickersham 83 Cinderella Goes to a Party May 17, 1942 Alec Geiss 84 Woodman, Spare That Tree July 6, 1942 Bob Wickersham The Fox and the Crow 85 Song of Victory September 8, 1942 86 Toll Bridge Troubles October 20, 1942 The Fox and the Crow 87 Tito's Guitar November 23, 1942 Tito, Burrito and Rosita 88 King Midas Junior December 22, 1942 John Hubley and Paul Sommer 89 Slay it with Flowers January 16, 1943 Bob Wickersham The Fox and the Crow 90 There's Something About a Soldier February 26, 1943 Alec Geiss Lost cartoon 91 Professor Small and Mr. Tall March 28, 1943 John Hubley and Paul Sommer Professor Small and Mr. Tall 92 Plenty Below Zero April 19, 1943 Bob Wickersham The Fox and the Crow 93 Tree for Two June 21, 1943 94 He Can't Make It Stick July 25, 1943 John Hubley and Paul Sommer Partially lost 95 A-Hunting We Won't Go August 23, 1943 Bob Wickersham The Fox and the Crow 96 The Rocky Road to Ruin October 20, 1943 Paul Sommer 97 Imagination November 16, 1943 Bob Wickersham 98 The Herring Murder Mystery January 23, 1944 Dun Roman 99 The Disillusioned Bluebird June 13, 1944 Howard Swift 100 Dog, Cat and Canary January 5, 1945 Flippy 101 Fiesta Time April 4, 1945 Bob Wickersham Tito, Burrito and Rosita 102 Rippling Romance June 20, 1945 Soundtrack exists 103 Hot Foot Lights August 6, 1945 Howard Swift 104 Carnival Courage September 8, 1945 Willoughby Wren 105 River Ribber October 4, 1945 Paul Sommer Professor Small and Mr. Tall 106 Polar Playmates April 25, 1946 Howard Swift 107 Picnic Panic June 20, 1946 Bob Wickersham Tito, Burrito and Rosita 108 Loco Lobo January 9, 1947 Howard Swift 109 Cockatoos for Two February 13, 1947 Bob Wickersham 110 Mother Hubba-Hubba-Hubbard March 29, 1947 111 Up N' Atom July 10, 1947 Sid Marcus 112 Swiss Tease September 11, 1947 113 Boston Beanie[1] December 4, 1947 114 Flora March 18, 1948 Alex Lovy 115 Pickled Puss September 2, 1948 Howard Swift 116 Lo, the Poor Buffal November 14, 1948 Alex Lovy 117 The Coo-Coo Bird Dog February 2, 1949 Sid Marcus 118 Grape Nutty April 14, 1949 Alex Lovy The Fox and the Crow 119 Cat-Tastrophy June 30, 1949 Sid Marcus
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