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Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane partnered, through his Seth MacFarlane Foundation, with Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation to fund the restoration of historically significant animated shorts from the 1920s to 1940s. MacFarlane is committed to saving and honoring the art form from its earliest days forward. He’s been fascinated by animation since childhood when he began drawing and is an animation alum of Rhode Island School of Design. This screening features all 12 animation restorations funded by The Seth MacFarlane Foundation.
Nine animated pictures from Max and Dave Fleischer, who created Betty Boop and Koko the Clown, are among the pieces that have been restored. MacFarlane is a jazz music aficionado, so the Fleischer brothers’ noted use of jazz in their soundtracks, including collaborations with Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong and Don Redman, are a big reason why the Fleischers’ work is represented in this restoration collection. Also restored were two stop-motion animation shorts directed by George Pal, known for his charming “Puppetoons,” and a Terrytoon, The Three Bears, produced by Paul Terry.
The films were selected and restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation, in collaboration with Paramount Pictures Archives. The 12 restorations funded by MacFarlane were completed using unique original pre-print elements and/or print sources, mostly nitrate, held at the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
—Anthony D'Alessandro
Koko’s Tattoo
U.S., 1928
DCP, b&w, silent, 6 min. Director: Dave Fleischer.
Restoration funding provided by The Seth MacFarlane Foundation. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation from the nitrate original picture negative. Laboratory services by Roundabout Entertainment, Inc. Special thanks to Paramount Pictures Archive, Jane Fleischer Reid, Mauricio Alvarado.
An Elephant Never Forgets
U.S, 1935
DCP, color, 7 min. Director: Dave Fleischer.
Restoration funding provided by The Seth MacFarlane Foundation. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation from a nitrate composite print. Laboratory services by Roundabout Entertainment, Inc., Audio Mechanics, Simon Daniel Sound. Special thanks to Paramount Pictures Archive, Jane Fleischer Reid, Mauricio Alvarado.
Two-Gun Rusty
U.S., 1944
DCP, color, 8 min. Director: George Pal.
Restoration funding provided by The Seth MacFarlane Foundation. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation from the nitrate successive exposure negative and acetate track positive. Laboratory services by Roundabout Entertainment, Inc., Audio Mechanics, Simon Daniel Sound. Special thanks to Paramount Pictures Archive, Arnold Leibovit.
Little Nobody
U.S., 1935
DCP, b&w, 7 min. Director: Dave Fleischer.
Restoration funding provided by The Seth MacFarlane Foundation. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation from the nitrate original picture negative and original track negative. Laboratory services by Roundabout Entertainment, Inc., Audio Mechanics, Simon Daniel Sound. Special thanks to Paramount Pictures Archive, Jane Fleischer Reid, Mauricio Alvarado.
So Does an Automobile
U.S., 1939
DCP, b&w, 8 min. Director: Dave Fleischer.
Restoration funding provided by The Seth MacFarlane Foundation. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation from the nitrate original picture negative and original track negative. Laboratory services by Roundabout Entertainment, Inc., Audio Mechanics, Simon Daniel Sound. Special thanks to Paramount Pictures Archive, Jane Fleischer Reid, Mauricio Alvarado.
Wilbur the Lion
U.S., 1947
DCP, color, 9 min. Director: George Pal.
Restoration funding provided by The Seth MacFarlane Foundation. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation from the nitrate successive exposure negative and original track negative. Laboratory services by Roundabout Entertainment, Inc., Audio Mechanics, Simon Daniel Sound. Special thanks to Paramount Pictures Archive, Arnold Leibovit.
Greedy Humpty Dumpty
U.S., 1936
DCP, color, 7 min. Director: Dave Fleischer.
Restoration funding provided by The Seth MacFarlane Foundation. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation from the nitrate successive exposure negative and original track negative. Laboratory services by Roundabout Entertainment, Inc., Audio Mechanics, Simon Daniel Sound. Special thanks to Paramount Pictures Archive, Jane Fleischer Reid, Mauricio Alvarado.
Peeping Penguins
U.S., 1937
DCP, color, 6 min. Director: Dave Fleischer.
Restoration funding provided by The Seth MacFarlane Foundation. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation from the nitrate successive exposure negative and original track negative. Laboratory services by Roundabout Entertainment, Inc., Audio Mechanics, Simon Daniel Sound. Special thanks to Paramount Pictures Archive, Jane Fleischer Reid, Mauricio Alvarado.
The Three Bears
U.S., 1939
DCP, color, 7 min. Director: Mannie Davis.
Restoration funding provided by The Seth MacFarlane Foundation. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation from the nitrate successive exposure positive and track positive. Laboratory services by Roundabout Entertainment, Inc., Audio Mechanics, Simon Daniel Sound. Special thanks to Paramount Pictures Archive.
You Can’t Shoe a Horsefly
1940
DCP, color, 7 min. Director: Dave Fleischer.
Restoration funding provided by The Seth MacFarlane Foundation. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation from the nitrate successive exposure negative and original track negative. Laboratory services by Roundabout Entertainment, Inc., Audio Mechanics, Simon Daniel Sound. Special thanks to Paramount Pictures Archive, Jane Fleischer Reid, Mauricio Alvarado.
The Little Stranger
U.S., 1936
DCP, color, 8 min. Director: Dave Fleischer.
Restoration funding provided by The Seth MacFarlane Foundation. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation from the nitrate successive exposure negative and original track negative. Laboratory services by Roundabout Entertainment, Inc., Audio Mechanics, Simon Daniel Sound. Special thanks to Paramount Pictures Archive, Jane Fleischer Reid, Mauricio Alvarado.
The Fresh Vegetable Mystery
U.S., 1939
DCP, color, 7 min. Director: Dave Fleischer.
Restoration funding provided by The Seth MacFarlane Foundation. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation from the nitrate successive exposure negative and original track negative. Laboratory services by Roundabout Entertainment, Inc., Audio Mechanics, Simon Daniel Sound. Special thanks to Paramount Pictures Archive, Jane Fleischer Reid, Mauricio Alvarado.
