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• 1930

  Frivolitá

  
  
  
  
  

  Frivolita tells the story of a girl who just wants to sleep in for a little while longer, but to do so she must combat first her alarm, then a gramophone and last but not least a line of loud cats.

• 1930

  Swing You Sinners

  
  
  
  
  

  In this quirky tale of justice, the main character is terrorized by a chorus of singing ghouls in a graveyard whilst on the run for stealing from a hen house.

• 1932

  Betty Boop. I’ll be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You!

  
  
  
  
  

  Featuring music from Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra. Betty Boop and friends get into some trouble in the jungle. Nb. Features racial stereotypes

• 1933

  A Day After A Hundred Years / 百年後の或る日

  
  
  
  
  

  A man who was supposed to have died in the second world war travels to Mars 100 years later with one of his descendants.

• 1933

  Betty Boop in Snow White

  
  
  
  
  

  Betty Boop stars as Snow White. Jealous of her beauty, Snow White’s wicked stepmother punishes her and sends her to her death. WIth the help of the seven dwarves Snow White manages to escape, but not for long!

• 1934

  Omochabako series dai san wa: Ehon senkya-hyakusanja-rokunen Toybox Series 3 Picture Book 1936

  
  
  
  
  

  Set in 1936 a character seemingly inspired by Mickey Mouse attacks an island whose inhabitants call on Japanese folk heroes to help them defeat him.

• 1935

  A Colour Box

  
  
  
  
  

  An experimental film. Lye uses abstract art to the sound of Cuban music. Produced as an advert for General Post Office the film received critical acclaim with some festivals creating new categories to just award it.

• 1935

  Balloon Land

  
  
  
  
  

  In a world where everyone and everything is made of balloons, the scariest thing is a villain named the Pincushionman who seeks to terrorise the inhabitants of Ballon Land. Can the balloon people defeat him? Find out in this cartoon.

• 1935

  Die Feuerprobe

  
  
  
  
  

  Advertisement for Schott & Gen, this cartoon shows the new glass cookware offering itself up for a trial by fire and proving the many ways you can cook with them.

• 1936

  My Big Emergency / おいらの非常時

  
  
  
  
  

  Korokichi and his froggy friends live in a peaceful idyllic village. One day their peace is disrupted by devilish invaders who seek to destroy their village. Together Korokichi and his friends use their special talents such as Owl’s headlight eyes and Bunny’s skills as a radar robot to defeat these invaders.

• 1937

  How the Light Came Anyway When the Sun Overslept

  
  
  
  
  

  Advert for Philips. When the sun oversleeps, the light must find a way to shine anyway as the creatures of the land stil need to get up.

• 1937

  The Making of a Colour Animation / 色彩漫画の出來る迄

  
  
  
  
  

  This short documentary showcases the process of making a colour cartoon - Princess Katsura / カツラ姫 (1937)

• 1939

  As Aventuras de Virgulino

  
  
  
  
  

  The third ever Brazillian Cartoon made, As Aventuras de Virgulino tells the story of Virgulino, who must fight to save a girl who has been kidnapped. The original film is 3 minutes long but this is the only remaining part

• 1939

  BBC

  
  
  
  
  

  Advertisement for the BBC Sigma refrigerator. In the kitchen, the sun torments the food who look for a way out of the sizzling heat, the BBC Sigma refrigerator offers itself up extolling the virtues of this new product.

• 1939

  Hamateur Night

  
  
  
  
  

  A classic Looney Tunes cartoon, contestants showcase their talents at an amateur night.

• 1939

  Hitler and His Peace Pudding

  
  
  
  
  

  War cartoon. Commentary on the peace terms Hitler wanted.

• 1939

  Hitler Dances to Stalin’s Tune

  
  
  
  
  

  War cartoon. Commentary on Russian German relations during WW2

• 1939

  The Three Bears

  
  
  
  
  

  A twist on Goldilocks and the three bears. Goldilocks is the hero in this tale, after breaking into the home of the three bears and ends up befriending the bears, she saves them from an intruder.