Land O Cotton (1929) Van Beuren Aesop's Fable.

A Van Beuren 'Aesop's Fable' short from the end of the silent period (but after the studio's first sound effort). Rare print from animation hero Mark Mayfield, with sound effects and music added. From the new (May release) Blu-ray set, 'Aesop's Fables, Volume 1' from Thunderbean

[@jokeaccountbro]

1:53 what an inspirational quote!

[@clueless-kuruless]

I love old stories and shorts from the 1900s there so good

[@ShermleyCollege]

fan of the reverse gibberish. THAT is what sound on film was made for

[@thomasbinninger1355]

Great restoration job.

[@MDjamelJamal]

Meanwhile I In Love 1929.🥰

[@laranovelletto8694]

Dafuk did I just watch
The 1920's were something else man

[@marcschirmeister9821]

Looks like it was entirly animated by Frank Moser. Moser doesn't get a lot of credit as an animator. His work is written off as primitive. Its no more primitive than Otto Mesmer's animation was. Both produced very stylized animation, and there's nothing wrong with it at all. What I find off about this Aesop's Fable is the amateurish inking on the backgrounds- The wobbly lines bring out defects in the perspective, like the opening banjo dance on the steamboat. Terry must've been breaking in a new background guy.
It'd be interesting to do a compilation of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"-parody cartoons. There seems to be a lot of them. But maybe that's not a good idea- Nowadays, it could get you in a solid ton of trouble.

[@KashiusSorrell-o1q]

I Love frank moser's animation that is what inspired me to animate

[@dementedpurplechicken]

Yeah, Van Beuren definitely haven't figured out sound the way Disney and Warner Bros. had quiet yet, but they're getting there!

[@dementedpurplechicken]

Watching the whole thing, the latter half is surprisingly far better synchronized than the first half

[@joecab1]

Wow thanks for making this available. I had no idea this one even existed.

[@SCMacPeter]

This is a silent film, it’s not actually a sound cartoon

[@KoryGilesYT]

@@SCMacPeterI think this particular cartoon was taken from a 1930s-era silent home movie/library print, and the folks at Thunderbean just placed soundtracks and sound effects over it. At least that’s what the Cartoon Research article on this cartoon seems to say.

[@SCMacPeter]

@@KoryGilesYT I know that well (a reversal print made off one, at least). I’m just explaining that this isn’t a sound film, but given a track to accompany it

[@wigwagstudios2474]

2:21 I hear this weird "harmonics whistle" noise often. What is it?

[@Jijiowall0]

The intro song its dixie land

[@lancerutt9936]

Feels like a weird racially charged Mighty Mouse cartoon if Mighty never showed up to save the day

[@TheSmegPod]

somehow I don't think that's a real Aesop quote at the end there

[@thomasbinninger1355]

Toot!

[@kennyfan55]

sup

[@LoganBrewer-d4n]

gosh dang this is racist but i'm not offend i think it's funny

[@OCC_Plumbing_and_Restorations]

Lmfao no it's not

[@kennyfan55]

@@OCC_Plumbing_and_Restorations what do u mean by no its not

[@KashiusSorrell-kb3pe]

@@kennyfan55he means it’s not funny