A special program of early cartoons by Frank Tashlin
By dkilmer
Created 04/22/1999 - 00:00
* Friday, May 7th, 7:30 pm. Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Film Department of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will present "A
Taste of Tashlin: Early Hollywood Cartoons," cartoons by Frank Tashlin
which he made before turning to live-action and going on to direct several
of Jerry Lewis' best films. The program includes PORKY'S POULTRY PLANT,
PORKY IN THE NORTH WOODS, PORKY'S ROMANCE, THE MAJOR LIED TIL DAWN, THE FOX
AND THE GRAPES, SCRAP HAPPY DAFFY, PORKY PIG'S FEAT, A CORNY CONCERTO,
PLANE DAFFY, THE LADY SAID NO, THE HOME FRONT, A HOLLYWOOD DETOUR,
CINDERELLA GOES TO A PARTY, I GOT PLENTY OF MUTTON, BROTHER BRAT, THE
STUPID CUPID, and NASTY QUACKS. Of particular note are the hard to see
PORKY'S ROMANCE, and THE FOX AND THE GRAPES, the first entry in Columbia's
Fox and the Crow series. Animation historian Mark Langer will introduce the
program.
The screening will be held in the Bing Theater at LACMA. Admission is $7;
$5 for museum members and students. For more information call (323)
857-6010.
