About Cartoons On Film
Cartoons On Film™ is a distribution label featuring rare early animated films from the Stathes Archives. Of the moniker, 'Film' is a reminder that traditional animation was originally photographed and distributed as physical film prints.
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Our mission is to reintroduce these films to worldwide audiences.
Since the early 2000s, COF proprietor Tommy José Stathes has been diligently searching around the world for rare prints of any and all surviving animated shorts produced in the silent and early sound eras.
Ongoing searches and archiving efforts are achieved for the purposes of creating a comprehensive archive of this art form's earliest examples. Today, many of Cartoons On Film's holdings are available for a variety of secondary uses—such as outside scholarly research, repertory screenings, and broadcast.
Ongoing searches and archiving efforts are achieved for the purposes of creating a comprehensive archive of this art form's earliest examples. Today, many of Cartoons On Film's holdings are available for a variety of secondary uses—such as outside scholarly research, repertory screenings, and broadcast.
*Some* of our holdings include...
Note: The following lists are far from complete. It is only intended as a sampling, and new material is constantly being added to our collections. Film gauges represented in this cursory list of archival negatives and prints include 9.5mm, 16mm, 17.5mm, 28mm, and 35mm (both nitrate and safety).
In addition to physical prints, we have an expeditiously-growing archive of 2K and 4K scans.
Various items are incomplete as a result of damage, deterioration, or deliberate editing in the past.
In addition to physical prints, we have an expeditiously-growing archive of 2K and 4K scans.
Various items are incomplete as a result of damage, deterioration, or deliberate editing in the past.
Silent era subjects:
Aesop's Fables Series (128) including Farmer Alfalfa
Cat and the Monkey (1921) Mice in Council (1921) Cat and the Mice (1921) Conceited Donkey (1921) Wolf and the Crane (1921) Donkey in Lion's Skin (1921) Cat and the Canary (1921) Big Flood (1922) Fearless Fido (1922) Farmer and His Cat (1922) Two of a Trade (1922) Boy and His Dog (1922) Enchanted Fiddle (1922) Farmer and the Mice (1922) Dissatisfied Cobbler (1922) Fox and the Grapes (1922) Henry's Busted Romance (1922) Fortune Hunters (1922) Elephant's Trunk (1922) Henpecked Harry (1922) Marathon Dancers (1923) Troubles on the Ark (1923) Derby Day (1923) Circus (1923) Alley Cat (1923) Amateur Night on the Ark (1923) Sheik (1923) Jolly Rounders (1923) Mouse Catcher (1923) Springtime (1923) One Hard Pull (1923) Thoroughbred (1923) Five Orphans of the Storm (1923) Mouse That Turned (1924) Black Magic (1924) Fisherman's Jinx (1924) Monkey Business (1924) Sport of Kings (1924) Home Talent (1924) Animal Fair (1924) Good Old Circus Days (1924) All Star Cast (1924) African Huntsman (1924) Jealous Fisherman (1924) Noah's Outing (1924) If Noah Lived Today (1924) Bugville Field Day (1924) Biting the Dust (1925) Transatlantic Flight (1925) Over the Plate (1925) Adventures of Adenoid (1925) Jungle Bike Riders (1925) Bubbles (1925) Little Brown Jug (1926) Big Hearted Fish (1926) Mail Coach (1926) Gold Push (1926) English Channel Swim (1926) Pirates Bold (1926) Big Retreat (1926) In Vaudeville (1926) Hunting in 1950 (1926) Ugly Duckling (1926) Knights Out (1926) Pests (1926) Land Boom (1926) Phoney Express (1926) Spanish Love (1926) Fire Fighters (1926) Dough Boys (1926) Her Ben (1926) Bumper Crop (1926) Little Parade (1926) Christmas Cheer (1927) Baby Show (1927) Fair Exchange (1927) River of Doubt (1927) In Again Out Again (1927) Lindy's Cat (1927) Rats in His Garrett (1927) Plowboy's Revenge (1927) Signs of Spring (1927) When the Snow Flies (1927) One Man Dog (1927) Tit for Tat (1927) Mail Pilot (1927) Died in the Wool (1927) High Seas (1927) Red Hot Sands (1927) Fox Hunt (1927) Riding High (1927) Barnyard Lodge No. 1 (1928) Baby Show (1928) Flight That Failed (1928) The Flying Age (1928) Coast to Coast (1928) City Slickers (1928) Barnyard Artists (1928) On the Links (1928) Broncho Buster (1928) Flying Hoofs (1928) Happy Days (1928) Battling Duet (1928) Static (1928) Jungle Days (1928) Mouse's Bride (1928) Scaling the Alps (1928) Concentrate (1929) Land o' Cotton (1929) Snow Birds (1929) Black Duck (1929) Jail Breakers (1929) Three Game Guys (1929) Enchanted Flute (1929) Snapping the Whip (1929) Wash Day (1929) Cop's Bride (1929) Ball Bark (1929) Underdog (1929) Mill Pond (1929) Wooden Money (1929) A Lad and His Lamp (1929) Jungle Fool (1929) Farmer's Goat (1929) Fight Game (1929) Cold Steel (1929) By Land and Air (1929) The Little Game Hunter (1929) |