Sid Marcus-directed cartoons

[cbrubaker]

Just what do you think of this cartoon director, who is more obscure than Robert McKimson or Art Davis.

Sid Marcus was the last best director at Lantz.

I think his Lantz stuff was the best. While the budget shrunk during that time, it still was pretty funny. Makes me wonder what it would be like if he directed high budget stuff.

What about you?

[Matt the Y]

I agree that he was a great director, although I like the Woody Woodpecker cartoons he directed more than I did the ones he directed with Chilly Willy. There are quite a few of his that I like... I think "Stowaway Woody", "Tepee for Two", "Science Friction", "Woody's Clip Joint", "Pesty Guest", and "Rough Riding Hood" are some of the best cartoons to come out of Lantz during the 60's.

[Thad]

Sid Marcus' films during the 1960s are perhaps the BEST theatrical cartoons from the 1960s. They have wonderful animation and stories, I think it was because Marcus was excited that he was directing cartoons with popular characters for once in his career (though to be fair, he did do some good Bugs Bunny stories for McKimson's unit, his big contribution to Warners is the creation of Taz).

Marcus' best are "Rough Riding Hood", "Half-Baked Alaska", "Fractured Friendship", "Greedy Gabby Gator", "Skinfolks", and "Pesty Guest".

-Thad

[cbrubaker]

First off, thank you for correcting the forum title from Marcu to Marcus, Thad (or whichever mod did)

I have another question: What do you think of Marcus-directed DePatie-Freleng stuff? He did couple "Hoot Kloot", "Pink Panther" and I think few "Dogfather", but I'm not sure.

[mbaker]

There's something interesting about Sid Marcus, and his animation style that grabs my attention. Particularly when Woody is drawn in this particular style.

http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1960s/tenantsracket01.jpg

Yet, Marcus reverts from this particular style to another one that throws everything off balance. Giving Woody more hair in his appearance.

http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1960s/joint02.jpg

[Pietro]

Marcus did some good work at the Charles Mintz studio with the Scrappy and Toby the Pup cartoons.

-Pietro:daffy:

[Matt the Y]

There's something interesting about Sid Marcus, and his animation style that grabs my attention. Particularly when Woody is drawn in this particular style.

http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1960s/tenantsracket01.jpg

Yet, Marcus reverts from this particular style to another one that throws everything off balance. Giving Woody more hair in his appearance.

http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1960s/joint02.jpg
Actually, the difference in style here is from Marcus' two lead animators. The above scene was animated by Ray Abrams; the bottom scene (with the lion) was by Art Davis.

[Bartman]

Sid Marcus is definitely one of the unsung heroes in the field of classic animation, IMO. When he went to work for Lantz in the early 1960s, he was joined by his fellow colleague from Screen Gems, Art Davis (well known for his long tenure @ Warner Bros. as a director and animator for Frank Tashlin and Friz Freleng). Marcus, along with Davis and Ray Abrams, turned out some of the best Lantz cartoons - "Deep Freeze Squeeze", "Three Little Woodpeckers", "Skinfolks" - the list could go on...

My favorite aspect in regards to the Sid Marcus efforts is that the animation is just so good. Compare a Sid Marcus toon to a Paul Smith toon and you'll see what I mean...

[rodney]

I often wonder what the entire Lantz output of the late 60's and 70's would've been like if Marcus and Davis stayed on. Now, imagine if they had stayed along with Jack Hannah. It could've been a great period of cartoons.


I really enjoy the Lantz stuff that Marcus worked on.