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Fleischer Studios was unique among the early animation studios in it's focus on human lead characters. Most other studios of the day featured anthropomorphic animals in their lead roles (Mickey Mouse, Krazy Kat, and Felix The Cat, for instance). Fleischer was also the only studio of it's day to take Disney on, head to head, with their daring production of a feature animated film or two. Unfortunately for the Fleischers, Disney won at the box office. Costs forced Max and Dave Fleischer had to take loans from Paramount, and Paramount required the bothers to sign undated letters of resignation as a condition of the loan.The Christmas release of Fleischer's first feature was praised for its quality, but did not make as much money as hoped. The studio began production on its highly regarded series, produced at 6 times the normal budget for a typical short of the period.
The first film was nominated for an Academy Award. Popeye shorts of the period were also very popular, and sold well. But Fleischer was also putting out some major flops. And Gulliver's did nothing but such money from the studios bottom line.With the box office failure of their second feature, the brothers were destitute. And working relationships between the brothers was non-existent. The studio was falling apart from above.
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Fleischer Studios Directory. Parent company Paramount Pictures called in their loan to the Fleischer brothers. This effectively bankrupted Max and Dave Fleischer, who remained at the studio as neutered figureheads until they where finally bounced from their studio by January 1942. Paramount reorganized the studio, moved it back to New York. Directed by Dave Fleischer. Q: What does the introductory title card say? The Fleischer studios were best known for their 'Popeye' and 'Superman' shorts,.
Parent company Paramount Pictures called in their loan to the Fleischer brothers. This effectively bankrupted Max and Dave Fleischer, who remained at the studio as neutered figureheads until they where finally bounced from their studio by January 1942.
Paramount reorganized the studio, moved it back to New York, and reopened it as by the end of the year. Many series- including and - survived the transition to.
From her first appearance on the silver screen in 1930, Betty Boop captured our hearts and tickled our imagination! Created by Max Fleischer and the very talented artists at Fleischer Studios, to this day Ms. Boop remains an iconic star in the world of animation.There are over 100 Fleischer Studios cartoons featuring Betty Boop. Most are part of the Betty Boop Cartoon series, but the earliest ones are part of the Talkartoons series. We are delighted to share with you those cartoons that are in the Public Domain.