Making ‘Em Move (1931)

Filed under: Animation, 1930s, Early Sound, U.S.A., Van Beuren Corporation,

Making ‘Em Move

Directed by:

Harry Bailey

John Foster

Studio:

Van Beuren Studios

Release date:

1931

Running time:

7 min

Color process:

B&W

Synopsis

A classic 1931’s cartoon from Van Beuren Studios, Make ‘Em Move depicts a mischievous female character whom stumbles in onto the scene of a cartoon factory bursting with drawings and jazz music. The animals depicted create animation much like themselves, and ingeniously highlighting the sequential process of making cartoons as one cartoon makes a flip book right in front of our eyes. The final cartoon created by these cartoons is screened in front of a crowd, and an adorable rescue ending finishes the cartoon built within the cartoon.

References:

IMDb. “Making ‘Em Move”. IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147029/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1.