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{{Short description|Series of animated films}}
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'''''Color Rhapsody''''' is a series of usually one-shot [[animated cartoon]] shorts produced by [[Charles Mintz]]'s studio [[Screen Gems]] for [[Columbia Pictures]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/66/mode/2up |pages=66–67}}</ref> They were launched in 1934, following the phenomenal success of [[Walt Disney]]'s [[Technicolor]] ''[[Silly Symphonies]]'' and [[Warner Bros.]]' ''[[Merrie Melodies]]''. Because of Disney's exclusive rights to the full three strip Technicolor process, ''Color Rhapsody'' were produced in the older two-tone Technicolor process until 1935, when Disney's exclusive contract expired.
| image =
| studio = [[Screen Gems#Animation studio (1921–49)|Screen Gems]]
| distributor = [[Columbia Pictures]]
| country = United States
| language = English
| released = November 11, 1934 – June 30, 1949
}}
'''''Color Rhapsody''''' is a series of usually one-shot [[animated cartoon]] shorts produced by [[Charles Mintz]]'s studio [[Screen Gems]] for [[Columbia Pictures]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/66/mode/2up |pages=66–67}}</ref> They were launched in 1934, following the phenomenal success of [[Walt Disney]]'s [[Technicolor]] ''[[Silly Symphonies]]'' and [[Warner Bros.]]' ''[[Merrie Melodies]]''. Because of Disney's exclusive rights to the full three strip Technicolor process, ''Color Rhapsody'' films were produced in the older two-tone Technicolor process until 1935, when Disney's exclusive contract expired.


The ''Color Rhapsody'' series is most notable for introducing the characters of [[The Fox and the Crow (animated characters)|The Fox and the Crow]] in the 1941 short ''The Fox and the Grapes''. Two ''Color Rhapsody'' shorts, ''[[Holiday Land]]'' (1934) and ''The Little Match Girl'' (1937), were nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film|Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons)]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Crump |first1=William D. |title=Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film |date=2019 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=9781476672939 |pages=170–171}}</ref>
The ''Color Rhapsody'' series is most notable for introducing the characters of [[The Fox and the Crow (animated characters)|The Fox and the Crow]] in the 1941 short ''The Fox and the Grapes''. Two ''Color Rhapsody'' shorts, ''[[Holiday Land]]'' (1934) and ''The Little Match Girl'' (1937), were nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film|Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons)]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Crump |first1=William D. |title=Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film |date=2019 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=9781476672939 |pages=170–171}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

===1930s===
===1930s===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
{| class="wikitable"
! No.
|+
! Title
! Release date
! Director
! Character(s)
! Notes
|-
|-
|1
! scope="col" | Title
|'''''[[Holiday Land]]'''''
! scope="col" | Release date
|November 11, 1934
! scope="col" | Director
|Sid Marcus
! scope="col" | Character(s)
|[[Scrappy]]
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Holiday Land]]''
| November 11, 1934
| [[Sid Marcus]]
| [[Scrappy]]
|
|
|-
|-
|2
! scope="row" | ''[[Babes at Sea]]''
|'''''[[Babes at Sea]]'''''
| December 12, 1934
|December 12, 1934
| [[Arthur Davis (animator)|Arthur Davis]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Arthur Davis (animator)|Arthur Davis]]
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|3
! scope="row" | ''[[The Shoemaker and the Elves (film)|The Shoemaker and the Elves]]''
|'''''[[The Shoemaker and the Elves (film)|The Shoemaker and the Elves]]'''''
| January 19, 1935
|January 19, 1935
| Arthur Davis
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|4
! scope="row" | ''[[Make Believe Revue]]''
|'''''[[Make Believe Revue]]'''''
| March 25, 1935
|March 25, 1935
| Ben Harrison
|Ben Harrison
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|5
! scope="row" | ''A Cat, a Mouse and a Bell''
|'''''A Cat, a Mouse and a Bell'''''
| May 14, 1935
|May 14, 1935
| Arthur Davis
|Arthur Davis
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|6
! scope="row" | ''Little Rover''
|'''''Little Rover'''''
| June 26, 1935
|June 26, 1935
| Sid Marcus
|Sid Marcus
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|7
! scope="row" | ''Neighbors''
|'''''Neighbors'''''
| August 17, 1935
| Arthur Davis and Sid Marcus
|August 17, 1935
|Arthur Davis and Sid Marcus
|
|
|
|Lost cartoon
|-
|-
|8
! scope="row" | ''Monkey Love''
|'''''Monkey Love'''''
| September 14, 1935
|September 14, 1935
| Arthur Davis
|Arthur Davis
|
|
|Soundtrack exists
| [[Lost film|Lost]]<ref name="lost">{{cite web |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |title=COLUMBIA SCREEN GEMS |url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/columbia-screen-gems/ |website=Cartoon Research |access-date=12 June 2023}}</ref>
|-
|-
|9
! scope="row" | ''The Bon Bon Parade''
|'''''The Bon Bon Parade'''''
| October 13, 1935
|October 13, 1935
| Ben Harrison
| rowspan="2" |Ben Harrison
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|10
! scope="row" | ''Doctor Bluebird''
|'''''Doctor Bluebird'''''
| January 18, 1936
|January 18, 1936
| Ben Harrison
|Scrappy
| Scrappy
|
|
|-
|-
|11
! scope="row" | ''Football Bugs''
|'''''Football Bugs'''''
| February 17, 1936
|February 17, 1936
| Arthur Davis
|Arthur Davis
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|12
! scope="row" | ''Glee Worms''
|'''''Glee Worms'''''
| April 5, 1936
|April 5, 1936
| Ben Harrison
|Ben Harrison
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|13
! scope="row" | ''The Untrained Seal''
|'''''The Untrained Seal'''''
| May 28, 1936
|May 28, 1936
| Arthur Davis
|Arthur Davis
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|14
! scope="row" | ''Two Lazy Crows''
|'''''Two Lazy Crows'''''
| June 14, 1936
|June 14, 1936
| [[Ub Iwerks]]
|[[Ub Iwerks]]
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|15
! scope="row" | ''In My Gondola''
|'''''In My Gondola'''''
| July 13, 1936
|July 13, 1936
| Sid Marcus
|Sid Marcus
| Scrappy
| rowspan="2" |Scrappy
|
|
|-
|-
|16
! scope="row" | ''Merry Mutineers''
|'''''Merry Mutineers'''''
| August 13, 1936
|August 13, 1936
| Ben Harrison
| rowspan="2" |Ben Harrison
| Scrappy
|
|
|-
|-
|17
! scope="row" | ''Birds in Love''
|'''''Birds in Love'''''
| September 12, 1936
|September 12, 1936
| Ben Harrison
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|18
! scope="row" | ''A Boy and His Dog''
|'''''A Boy and His Dog'''''
| October 11, 1936
|October 11, 1936
| Sid Marcus
|Sid Marcus
| Sparky
|Johnny
|
|
|-
|-
|19
! scope="row" | ''The Novelty Shop''
|'''''The Novelty Shop'''''
| November 15, 1936
|November 15, 1936
| Ben Harrison
| rowspan="2" |Ben Harrison
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|20
! scope="row" | ''Gifts from the Air''
|'''''Gifts from the Air'''''
| December 12, 1936
|December 12, 1936
| Ben Harrison
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|21
! scope="row" | ''Skeleton Frolics''{{efn|Very similar to ''[[The Skeleton Dance]]'', also drawn by Iwerks.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}}}
|'''''Skeleton Frolics'''''
| January 23, 1937
|January 23, 1937
| [[Ub Iwerks]]
| rowspan="2" |Ub Iwerks
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|22
! scope="row" | ''Merry Mannequins''
|'''''Merry Mannequins'''''
| March 16, 1937
|March 16, 1937
| [[Ub Iwerks]]
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|23
! scope="row" | ''Let's Go''
|'''''Let's Go'''''
| April 17, 1937
|April 17, 1937
| Ben Harrison
|Ben Harrison
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|24
! scope="row" | ''Mother Hen's Holiday''
|'''''Mother Hen's Holiday'''''
| May 7, 1937
|May 7, 1937
| Sid Marcus
|Sid Marcus
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|25
! scope="row" | ''The Foxy Pup''
|'''''The Foxy Pup'''''
| May 21, 1937
|May 21, 1937
| [[Ub Iwerks]]
|[[Ub Iwerks]]
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|26
! scope="row" | ''The Stork Takes a Holiday''
|'''''The Stork Takes a Holiday'''''
| June 11, 1937
|June 11, 1937
| Sid Marcus
| rowspan="2" |Sid Marcus
|
|
|Lost cartoon
| [[Lost film|Lost]]<ref name="lost" />
|-
|-
|27
! scope="row" | ''Indian Serenade''
|'''''Indian Serenade'''''
| July 16, 1937
|July 16, 1937
| Sid Marcus
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|28
! scope="row" | ''Spring Festival''
|'''''Spring Festival'''''
| August 6, 1937
|August 6, 1937
| Ben Harrison
|Ben Harrison
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|29
! scope="row" | ''Scary Crows''
|'''''Scary Crows'''''
| August 20, 1937
|August 20, 1937
| Sid Marcus
| rowspan="2" |Sid Marcus
| Sparky
|Johnny
|
|
|-
|-
|30
! scope="row" | ''Hollywood Picnic''
|'''''Hollywood Picnic'''''
| October 17, 1937
|October 17, 1937
| Sid Marcus
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|31
! scope="row" | ''The Little Match Girl''
|'''''The Little Match Girl'''''
| November 6, 1937
|November 6, 1937
| Arthur Davis and Sid Marcus (uncredited)
|Arthur Davis and Sid Marcus (uncredited)
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|32
! scope="row" | ''The Air Hostess''
|'''''The Air Hostess'''''
| November 22, 1937
|November 22, 1937
| Arthur Davis (uncredited)
|Arthur Davis (uncredited)
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|33
! scope="row" | ''Swing, Monkey, Swing''
|'''''Swing, Monkey, Swing'''''
| December 12, 1937
|December 12, 1937
| Ben Harrison
|Ben Harrison
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|34
! scope="row" | ''Horse on Merry-Go-Round''
|'''''The Horse on the Merry-Go-Round'''''
| January 16, 1938
|January 16, 1938
| [[Ub Iwerks]]
|Ub Iwerks
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|35
! scope="row" | ''The Bluebird's Baby''
|'''''Bluebird's Baby'''''
| February 14, 1938
|February 14, 1938
| Ben Harrison
|Ben Harrison
| Sparky
|Johnny
|
|
|-
|-
|36
! scope="row" | ''Snow Time''
|'''''Snow Time'''''
| March 13, 1938
|March 13, 1938
| [[Ub Iwerks]]
|Ub Iwerks
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|37
! scope="row" | ''The Foolish Bunny''
|'''''The Foolish Bunny'''''
| April 16, 1938
|April 16, 1938
| Sid Marcus
|Sid Marcus
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|38
! scope="row" | ''The Big Birdcast''
|'''''The Big Birdcast'''''
| May 15, 1938
|May 15, 1938
| Ben Harrison
|Ben Harrison
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|39
! scope="row" | ''Window Shopping''
|'''''Window Shopping'''''
| June 8, 1938
|June 8, 1938
| Sid Marcus
|Sid Marcus
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|40
! scope="row" | ''Poor Little Butterfly''
|'''''Poor Little Butterfly'''''
| July 4, 1938
|July 4, 1938
| Ben Harrison
|Ben Harrison
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|41
! scope="row" | ''Poor Elmer''
|'''''Poor Elmer'''''
| July 23, 1938
|July 23, 1938
| Sid Marcus
|Sid Marcus
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|42
! scope="row" | ''The Frog Pond''
|'''''The Frog Pond'''''
| August 10, 1938
|August 10, 1938
| [[Ub Iwerks]]
|Ub Iwerks
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|43
! scope="row" | ''Hollywood Graduation''
|'''''Hollywood Graduation'''''
| August 27, 1938
|August 27, 1938
| Arthur Davis
|Arthur Davis
|
|
|Lost cartoon
| [[Lost film|Lost]]<ref name="lost">{{cite web |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |title=COLUMBIA SCREEN GEMS |url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/columbia-screen-gems/ |website=Cartoon Research |access-date=12 June 2023}}</ref>
|-
|-
|44
! scope="row" | ''Animal Cracker Circus''
|'''''Animal Cracker Circus'''''
| September 26, 1938
|September 26, 1938
| Ben Harrison
|Ben Harrison
| Sparky
|Johnny
|
|
|-
|-
|45
! scope="row" | ''Midnight Frolics''
|'''''Midnight Frolics'''''
| October 12, 1938
|October 12, 1938
| [[Ub Iwerks]]
|Ub Iwerks
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|46
! scope="row" | ''Little Moth's Big Flame''
|'''''Little Moth's Big Flame'''''
| November 12, 1938
|November 12, 1938
| Sid Marcus
|Sid Marcus
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|47
! scope="row" | ''The Kangaroo Kid''
|'''''The Kangaroo Kid'''''
| December 25, 1938
|December 25, 1938
| Ben Harrison
|Ben Harrison
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|48
! scope="row" | ''Peaceful Neighbors''
|'''''Peaceful Neighbors'''''
| January 29, 1939
|January 29, 1939
| Sid Marcus
|Sid Marcus
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|49
! scope="row" | ''The Gorilla Hunt''
|'''''The Gorilla Hunt'''''
| February 21, 1939
|February 21, 1939
| [[Ub Iwerks]]
|Ub Iwerks
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|50
! scope="row" | ''Happy Tots''
|'''''The Happy Tots'''''
| March 25, 1939
|March 25, 1939
| Ben Harrison
|Ben Harrison
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|51
! scope="row" | ''The House That Jack Built''
|'''''The House That Jack Built'''''
| April 16, 1939
|April 16, 1939
| Sid Marcus
|Sid Marcus
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|52
! scope="row" | ''Lucky Pigs''
|'''''Lucky Pigs'''''
| May 16, 1939
|May 16, 1939
| Ben Harrison
|Ben Harrison
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|53
! scope="row" | ''Nell's Yells''
|'''''Nell's Yells'''''
| June 21, 1939
|June 21, 1939
| [[Ub Iwerks]]
|Ub Iwerks
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|54
! scope="row" | ''Hollywood Sweepstakes''
|'''''Hollywood Sweepstakes'''''
| July 22, 1939
|July 22, 1939
| Ben Harrison
|Ben Harrison
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|55
! scope="row" | ''Jitterbug Knights''
|'''''Jitterbug Knights'''''
| August 12, 1939
|August 12, 1939
| Sid Marcus
|Sid Marcus
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|56
! scope="row" | ''Crop Chasers''
|'''''Crop Chasers'''''
| September 22, 1939
|September 22, 1939
| [[Ub Iwerks]]
|Ub Iwerks
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|57
! scope="row" | ''Dreams on Ice''
|'''''Dreams on Ice'''''
| October 20, 1939
|October 20, 1939
| Sid Marcus
|Sid Marcus
|
|
|
|[[Lost film|Lost]] (B&W [[16mm]] version exist)<ref name="lost">{{cite web |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |title=COLUMBIA SCREEN GEMS |url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/columbia-screen-gems/ |website=Cartoon Research |access-date=12 June 2023}}</ref>
|-
|-
|58
! scope="row" | ''Mountain Ears''
|'''''Mountain Ears'''''
| November 12, 1939
|November 12, 1939
| [[Manny Gould]]
|[[Manny Gould]]
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|59
! scope="row" | ''Mother Goose in Swingtime''
|'''''Mother Goose in Swingtime'''''
| December 18, 1939
|December 18, 1939
| Manny Gould
|Manny Gould
|
|
|
|
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===1940s===
===1940s===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
{| class="wikitable"
! No.
|+
! Title
! Release date
! Director
! Character(s)
! Notes
|-
|-
|60
! scope="col" | Title
|'''''A Boy, a Gun, and Birds'''''
! scope="col" | Release date
|January 13, 1940
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Character(s)
| rowspan="2" |Ben Harrison
|
|
|-
|-
|61
! scope="row" | ''A Boy, a Gun and Birds''
|'''''The Happy Tots' Expedition'''''
| January 13, 1940
|February 6, 1940
| Ben Harrison
|
| Sparky
|
|-
|-
|62
! scope="row" | ''The Happy Tots' Expedition''
|'''''Blackboard Revue'''''
| February 6, 1940
|March 13, 1940
| Ben Harrison
|Ub Iwerks
|
|
|-
|-
|63
! scope="row" | ''Blackboard Revue''
|'''''The Greyhound and the Rabbit'''''
| March 13, 1940
|April 13, 1940
| [[Ub Iwerks]]
|Sid Marcus
|
|
|-
|-
|64
! scope="row" | ''The Greyhound and the Rabbit''
|'''''The Egg Hunt'''''
| April 13, 1940
|May 21, 1940
| Sid Marcus
| rowspan="2" |Ub Iwerks
|
|
|-
|-
|65
! scope="row" | ''The Egg Hunt''
|'''''Ye Olde Swap Shoppe'''''
| May 21, 1940
|June 22, 1940
| Ub Iwerks
|
|
|-
|-
|66
! scope="row" | ''Ye Olde Swap Shoppe''
|'''''The Timid Pup'''''
| June 22, 1940
|July 16, 1940
| [[Ub Iwerks]]
|Ben Harrison
|
|
|-
|-
|67
! scope="row" | ''The Timid Pup''
|'''''Tangled Television'''''
| July 16, 1940
|August 14, 1940
| Ben Harrison
|Sid Marcus
|
|
|-
|-
|68
! scope="row" | ''Tangled Television''
|'''''Mr. Elephant Goes to Town'''''
| August 14, 1940
|October 14, 1940
| Sid Marcus
|Arthur Davis
|
|
|-
|-
|69
! scope="row" | ''Mr. Elephant Goes to Town''
|'''''The Mad Hatter'''''
| October 14, 1940
|November 3, 1940
| Arthur Davis
|Sid Marcus
|
|
|-
|-
|70
! scope="row" | ''The Mad Hatter''
|'''''Wise Owl'''''
| November 3, 1940
|December 8, 1940
| Sid Marcus
|Ub Iwerks
| Maisey
|
|
|-
|-
|71
! scope="row" | ''Wise Owl''
|'''''A Helping Paw'''''
| December 8, 1940
|January 14, 1941
| [[Ub Iwerks]]
|Sid Marcus
|
|
|-
|-
|72
! scope="row" | ''A Helping Paw''
|'''''The Way of All Pests'''''
| January 14, 1941
|February 22, 1941
| Sid Marcus
|Arthur Davis
|
|
|-
|-
|73
! scope="row" | ''The Way of All Pests''
|'''''The Carpenters'''''
| February 22, 1941
|March 14, 1941
| Arthur Davis
|Paul Fennell
|
|
|-
|-
|74
! scope="row" | ''The Land of Fun''
|'''''The Land of Fun'''''
| April 19, 1941
|April 19, 1941
| Sid Marcus
| rowspan="4" |Sid Marcus
|
|
|-
|-
|75
! scope="row" | ''Tom Thumb's Brother''
|'''''Tom Thumb's Brother'''''
| June 16, 1941
|June 16, 1941
| Sid Marcus
| [[Tom Thumb]]
|[[Tom Thumb]]
|
|-
|-
|76
! scope="row" | ''The Cuckoo I.Q.''
|'''''The Cuckoo I.Q.'''''
| July 23, 1941
|July 23, 1941
| Sid Marcus
|
|
|-
|-
|77
! scope="row" | ''Who's Zoo in Hollywood''
|'''''Who's Zoo in Hollywood'''''
| November 17, 1941
|November 17, 1941
| Sid Marcus
|
|Lost cartoon
|-
|-
|78
! scope="row" | ''The Fox and the Grapes''
|'''''The Fox and the Grapes'''''
| December 6, 1941
|December 6, 1941
| [[Frank Tashlin]]
|[[Frank Tashlin]]
| [[The Fox and the Crow (animated characters)|The Fox and the Crow]]
|[[The Fox and the Crow (animated characters)|The Fox and the Crow]]
|
|-
|-
|79
! scope="row" | ''Red Riding Hood Rides Again''
|'''''Red Riding Hood Rides Again'''''
| December 21, 1941
|December 21, 1941
| Sid Marcus
|Sid Marcus
|
|
|-
|-
|80
! scope="row" | ''A Hollywood Detour''
|'''''A Hollywood Detour'''''
| January 24, 1942
|January 24, 1942
| Frank Tashlin
|Frank Tashlin
|
|
|-
|-
|81
! scope="row" | ''Wacky Wigwams''
|'''''Wacky Wigwams'''''
| February 22, 1942
|February 22, 1942
| [[Alec Geiss]]
|Alec Geiss
|
|
|-
|-
|82
! scope="row" | ''Concerto in B Flat Minor''
|'''''Concerto in B Flat Minor'''''
| March 24, 1942
|March 24, 1942
| [[Bob Wickersham]]
|Bob Wickersham
|
|
|-
|-
|83
! scope="row" | ''Cinderella Goes to a Party''
|'''''Cinderella Goes to a Party'''''
| May 17, 1942
|May 17, 1942
| Alec Geiss
|Alec Geiss
|
|
|-
|-
|84
! scope="row" | ''Woodsman, Spare That Tree''
|'''''Woodman, Spare That Tree'''''
| July 6, 1942
|July 6, 1942
| Bob Wickersham
| rowspan="4" |Bob Wickersham
| The Fox and the Crow
|The Fox and the Crow
|
|-
|-
|85
! scope="row" | ''Song of Victory''
|'''''Song of Victory'''''
| September 8, 1942
|September 8, 1942
| Bob Wickersham
|
|
|-
|-
|86
! scope="row" | ''Toll Bridge Troubles''
|'''''Toll Bridge Troubles'''''
| October 20, 1942
|October 20, 1942
| Bob Wickersham
| The Fox and the Crow
|The Fox and the Crow
|
|-
|-
|87
! scope="row" | ''Tito's Guitar''
|'''''Tito's Guitar'''''
| November 23, 1942
|November 23, 1942
| Bob Wickersham
| [[Tito and His Burrito]]
|Tito, Burrito and Rosita
|
|-
|-
|88
! scope="row" | ''King Midas, Junior''
|'''''King Midas Junior'''''
| December 22, 1942
|December 22, 1942
| [[John Hubley]] and [[Paul Sommer (filmmaker)|Paul Sommer]]
|[[John Hubley]] and Paul Sommer
|
|
|-
|-
|89
! scope="row" | ''Slay It with Flowers''
|'''''Slay it with Flowers'''''
| January 16, 1943
|January 16, 1943
| Bob Wickersham
|Bob Wickersham
| The Fox and the Crow
|The Fox and the Crow
|
|-
|-
|90
! scope="row" | ''There's Something About a Soldier''
|'''''There's Something About a Soldier'''''
| February 23, 1943
|February 26, 1943
| Alec Geiss
|Alec Geiss
|
|Lost cartoon
|-
|-
|91
! scope="row" | ''Professor Small and Mr. Tall''
|'''''Professor Small and Mr. Tall'''''
| March 28, 1943
|March 28, 1943
| John Hubley and Paul Sommer
| Professor Small and Mr. Tall
|John Hubley and Paul Sommer
|Professor Small and Mr. Tall
|
|-
|-
|92
! scope="row" | ''Plenty Below Zero''
|'''''Plenty Below Zero'''''
| April 19, 1943
|April 19, 1943
| Bob Wickersham
| rowspan="2" |Bob Wickersham
| The Fox and the Crow
| rowspan="2" |The Fox and the Crow
|
|-
|-
|93
! scope="row" | ''Tree for Two''
|'''''Tree for Two'''''
| June 21, 1943
|June 21, 1943
| Bob Wickersham
|
| The Fox and the Crow
|-
|-
|94
! scope="row" | ''He Can't Make It Stick''
|'''''He Can't Make It Stick'''''
| July 25, 1943
|July 25, 1943
| John Hubley and Paul Sommer
|John Hubley and Paul Sommer
|
|Partially lost
|-
|-
|95
! scope="row" | ''A-Hunting We Won't Go''
|'''''A-Hunting We Won't Go'''''
| August 23, 1943
|August 23, 1943
| Bob Wickersham
|Bob Wickersham
| The Fox and the Crow
|The Fox and the Crow
|
|-
|-
|96
! scope="row" | ''The Rocky Road to Ruin''{{efn|This cartoon is notable for its similarities to Chuck Jones' ''[[The Dover Boys]]'', a short released by Warner Bros. the previous year.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}}}
|'''''The Rocky Road to Ruin'''''
| October 20, 1943
|October 20, 1943
| Paul Sommer
|Paul Sommer
|
|
|-
|-
|97
! scope="row" | ''Imagination''
|'''''Imagination'''''
| November 16, 1943
|November 16, 1943
| Bob Wickersham
|Bob Wickersham
|
|
|-
|-
|98
! scope="row" | ''The Herring Murder Mystery''
|'''''The Herring Murder Mystery'''''
| January 23, 1944
|January 23, 1944
| [[Dun Roman]]
|Dun Roman
|
|
|-
|-
|99
! scope="row" | ''[[The Disillusioned Bluebird]]''
|'''''The Disillusioned Bluebird'''''
| June 13, 1944
|June 13, 1944
| [[Howard Swift]]
| rowspan="2" |Howard Swift
|
|
|-
|-
|100
! scope="row" | ''Dog, Cat and Canary''
|'''''Dog, Cat and Canary'''''
| January 5, 1945
|January 5, 1945
| Howard Swift
| Flippy, Flop, Sam the Dog
|Flippy
|
|-
|-
|101
! scope="row" | ''Fiesta Time''
|'''''Fiesta Time'''''
| April 4, 1945
|April 4, 1945
| Bob Wickersham
| rowspan="2" |Bob Wickersham
| Tito and His Burrito
|Tito, Burrito and Rosita
|
|-
|-
|102
! scope="row" | ''Rippling Romance''
|'''''Rippling Romance'''''
| June 20, 1945
|June 20, 1945
| Bob Wickersham
|
|Soundtrack exists
|-
|-
|103
! scope="row" | ''Hot Foot Lights''
|'''''Hot Foot Lights'''''
| August 6, 1945
|August 6, 1945
| Howard Swift
| rowspan="2" |Howard Swift
|
|
|-
|-
|104
! scope="row" | ''Carnival Courage''
|'''''Carnival Courage'''''
| September 8, 1945
|September 8, 1945
| Howard Swift
| [[Willoughby Wren]]
|[[Willoughby Wren]]
|
|-
|-
|105
! scope="row" | ''River Ribber''
|'''''River Ribber'''''
| October 4, 1945
|October 4, 1945
| Paul Sommer
|Paul Sommer
| Professor Small and Mr. Tall
|Professor Small and Mr. Tall
|
|-
|-
|106
! scope="row" | ''Polar Playmates''
|'''''Polar Playmates'''''
| April 25, 1946
|April 25, 1946
| Howard Swift
|Howard Swift
|
|
|-
|-
|107
! scope="row" | ''Picnic Panic''
|'''''Picnic Panic'''''
| June 20, 1946
|June 20, 1946
| Bob Wickersham
|Bob Wickersham
| Tito and His Burrito
|Tito, Burrito and Rosita
|
|-
|-
|108
! scope="row" | ''Loco Lobo''
|'''''Loco Lobo'''''
| January 9, 1947
|January 9, 1947
| Howard Swift
|Howard Swift
|
|
|-
|-
|109
! scope="row" | ''[[Cockatoos for Two]]''
|'''''Cockatoos for Two'''''
| February 1947
|February 13, 1947
| Bob Wickersham
| rowspan="2" |Bob Wickersham
|
|
|-
|-
|110
! scope="row" | ''Mother Hubba-Hubba-Hubbard''
|'''''Mother Hubba-Hubba-Hubbard'''''
| March 29, 1947
|March 29, 1947
| Bob Wickersham
|
|
|-
|-
|111
! scope="row" | ''Up N' Atom''
|'''''Up N' Atom'''''
| July 10, 1947
|July 10, 1947
| Sid Marcus
| rowspan="3" |Sid Marcus
|
|
|-
|-
|112
! scope="row" | ''Swiss Tease''
|'''''Swiss Tease'''''
| September 11, 1947
|September 11, 1947
| Sid Marcus
|
|
|-
|-
|113
! scope="row" | ''Boston Beanie''<ref>{{cite book|title=Of Mice and Magic (revised edition)|author=Maltin, Leonard|year=1987|pages=418|isbn=0-452-25993-2}}</ref>
|'''''Boston Beanie[1]'''''
| December 4, 1947
|December 4, 1947
| Sid Marcus
|
|
|-
|-
|114
! scope="row" | ''Flora''
|'''''Flora'''''
| March 18, 1948
|March 18, 1948
| [[Alex Lovy]]
|[[Alex Lovy]]
|
|
|-
|-
|115
! scope="row" | ''Pickled Puss''
|'''''Pickled Puss'''''
| September 2, 1948
|September 2, 1948
| Howard Swift
|Howard Swift
|
|
|-
|-
|116
! scope="row" | ''Lo, the Poor Buffal''
|'''''Lo, the Poor Buffal'''''
| November 14, 1948
|November 14, 1948
| Alex Lovy
|Alex Lovy
|
|
|-
|-
|117
! scope="row" | ''The Coo Coo Bird Dog''
|'''''The Coo-Coo Bird Dog'''''
| February 2, 1949
|February 2, 1949
| Sid Marcus
|Sid Marcus
|
|
|-
|-
|118
! scope="row" | ''Grape Nutty''
|'''''Grape Nutty'''''
| April 14, 1949
|April 14, 1949
| Alex Lovy
|Alex Lovy
| The Fox and the Crow
|The Fox and the Crow
|
|-
|-
|119
! scope="row" | ''[[Cat-Tastrophy]]''
|'''''Cat-Tastrophy'''''
| June 30, 1949
|June 30, 1949
| Sid Marcus
|Sid Marcus
|
|
|}
|}


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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Bcdb|Columbia_Pictures/Shorts/A_Color_Rhapsody/|A Color Rhapsody}}

{{Color Rhapsodies}}
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Color Rhapsody
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
November 11, 1934 – June 30, 1949
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Color Rhapsody is a series of usually one-shot animated cartoon shorts produced by Charles Mintz's studio Screen Gems for Columbia Pictures.[1] They were launched in 1934, following the phenomenal success of Walt Disney's Technicolor Silly Symphonies and Warner Bros.' Merrie Melodies. Because of Disney's exclusive rights to the full three strip Technicolor process, Color Rhapsody films were produced in the older two-tone Technicolor process until 1935, when Disney's exclusive contract expired.

The Color Rhapsody series is most notable for introducing the characters of The Fox and the Crow in the 1941 short The Fox and the Grapes. Two Color Rhapsody shorts, Holiday Land (1934) and The Little Match Girl (1937), were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons).[2]

Filmography

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1930s

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No. Title Release date Director Character(s) Notes
1 Holiday Land November 11, 1934 Sid Marcus Scrappy
2 Babes at Sea December 12, 1934 Arthur Davis
3 The Shoemaker and the Elves January 19, 1935
4 Make Believe Revue March 25, 1935 Ben Harrison
5 A Cat, a Mouse and a Bell May 14, 1935 Arthur Davis
6 Little Rover June 26, 1935 Sid Marcus
7 Neighbors August 17, 1935 Arthur Davis and Sid Marcus Lost cartoon
8 Monkey Love September 14, 1935 Arthur Davis Soundtrack exists
9 The Bon Bon Parade October 13, 1935 Ben Harrison
10 Doctor Bluebird January 18, 1936 Scrappy
11 Football Bugs February 17, 1936 Arthur Davis
12 Glee Worms April 5, 1936 Ben Harrison
13 The Untrained Seal May 28, 1936 Arthur Davis
14 Two Lazy Crows June 14, 1936 Ub Iwerks
15 In My Gondola July 13, 1936 Sid Marcus Scrappy
16 Merry Mutineers August 13, 1936 Ben Harrison
17 Birds in Love September 12, 1936
18 A Boy and His Dog October 11, 1936 Sid Marcus Johnny
19 The Novelty Shop November 15, 1936 Ben Harrison
20 Gifts from the Air December 12, 1936
21 Skeleton Frolics January 23, 1937 Ub Iwerks
22 Merry Mannequins March 16, 1937
23 Let's Go April 17, 1937 Ben Harrison
24 Mother Hen's Holiday May 7, 1937 Sid Marcus
25 The Foxy Pup May 21, 1937 Ub Iwerks
26 The Stork Takes a Holiday June 11, 1937 Sid Marcus Lost cartoon
27 Indian Serenade July 16, 1937
28 Spring Festival August 6, 1937 Ben Harrison
29 Scary Crows August 20, 1937 Sid Marcus Johnny
30 Hollywood Picnic October 17, 1937
31 The Little Match Girl November 6, 1937 Arthur Davis and Sid Marcus (uncredited)
32 The Air Hostess November 22, 1937 Arthur Davis (uncredited)
33 Swing, Monkey, Swing December 12, 1937 Ben Harrison
34 The Horse on the Merry-Go-Round January 16, 1938 Ub Iwerks
35 Bluebird's Baby February 14, 1938 Ben Harrison Johnny
36 Snow Time March 13, 1938 Ub Iwerks
37 The Foolish Bunny April 16, 1938 Sid Marcus
38 The Big Birdcast May 15, 1938 Ben Harrison
39 Window Shopping June 8, 1938 Sid Marcus
40 Poor Little Butterfly July 4, 1938 Ben Harrison
41 Poor Elmer July 23, 1938 Sid Marcus
42 The Frog Pond August 10, 1938 Ub Iwerks
43 Hollywood Graduation August 27, 1938 Arthur Davis Lost cartoon
44 Animal Cracker Circus September 26, 1938 Ben Harrison Johnny
45 Midnight Frolics October 12, 1938 Ub Iwerks
46 Little Moth's Big Flame November 12, 1938 Sid Marcus
47 The Kangaroo Kid December 25, 1938 Ben Harrison
48 Peaceful Neighbors January 29, 1939 Sid Marcus
49 The Gorilla Hunt February 21, 1939 Ub Iwerks
50 The Happy Tots March 25, 1939 Ben Harrison
51 The House That Jack Built April 16, 1939 Sid Marcus
52 Lucky Pigs May 16, 1939 Ben Harrison
53 Nell's Yells June 21, 1939 Ub Iwerks
54 Hollywood Sweepstakes July 22, 1939 Ben Harrison
55 Jitterbug Knights August 12, 1939 Sid Marcus
56 Crop Chasers September 22, 1939 Ub Iwerks
57 Dreams on Ice October 20, 1939 Sid Marcus
58 Mountain Ears November 12, 1939 Manny Gould
59 Mother Goose in Swingtime December 18, 1939 Manny Gould

1940s

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No. Title Release date Director Character(s) Notes
60 A Boy, a Gun, and Birds January 13, 1940 Ben Harrison
61 The Happy Tots' Expedition February 6, 1940
62 Blackboard Revue March 13, 1940 Ub Iwerks
63 The Greyhound and the Rabbit April 13, 1940 Sid Marcus
64 The Egg Hunt May 21, 1940 Ub Iwerks
65 Ye Olde Swap Shoppe June 22, 1940
66 The Timid Pup July 16, 1940 Ben Harrison
67 Tangled Television August 14, 1940 Sid Marcus
68 Mr. Elephant Goes to Town October 14, 1940 Arthur Davis
69 The Mad Hatter November 3, 1940 Sid Marcus
70 Wise Owl December 8, 1940 Ub Iwerks
71 A Helping Paw January 14, 1941 Sid Marcus
72 The Way of All Pests February 22, 1941 Arthur Davis
73 The Carpenters March 14, 1941 Paul Fennell
74 The Land of Fun April 19, 1941 Sid Marcus
75 Tom Thumb's Brother June 16, 1941 Tom Thumb
76 The Cuckoo I.Q. July 23, 1941
77 Who's Zoo in Hollywood November 17, 1941 Lost cartoon
78 The Fox and the Grapes December 6, 1941 Frank Tashlin The Fox and the Crow
79 Red Riding Hood Rides Again December 21, 1941 Sid Marcus
80 A Hollywood Detour January 24, 1942 Frank Tashlin
81 Wacky Wigwams February 22, 1942 Alec Geiss
82 Concerto in B Flat Minor March 24, 1942 Bob Wickersham
83 Cinderella Goes to a Party May 17, 1942 Alec Geiss
84 Woodman, Spare That Tree July 6, 1942 Bob Wickersham The Fox and the Crow
85 Song of Victory September 8, 1942
86 Toll Bridge Troubles October 20, 1942 The Fox and the Crow
87 Tito's Guitar November 23, 1942 Tito, Burrito and Rosita
88 King Midas Junior December 22, 1942 John Hubley and Paul Sommer
89 Slay it with Flowers January 16, 1943 Bob Wickersham The Fox and the Crow
90 There's Something About a Soldier February 26, 1943 Alec Geiss Lost cartoon
91 Professor Small and Mr. Tall March 28, 1943 John Hubley and Paul Sommer Professor Small and Mr. Tall
92 Plenty Below Zero April 19, 1943 Bob Wickersham The Fox and the Crow
93 Tree for Two June 21, 1943
94 He Can't Make It Stick July 25, 1943 John Hubley and Paul Sommer Partially lost
95 A-Hunting We Won't Go August 23, 1943 Bob Wickersham The Fox and the Crow
96 The Rocky Road to Ruin October 20, 1943 Paul Sommer
97 Imagination November 16, 1943 Bob Wickersham
98 The Herring Murder Mystery January 23, 1944 Dun Roman
99 The Disillusioned Bluebird June 13, 1944 Howard Swift
100 Dog, Cat and Canary January 5, 1945 Flippy
101 Fiesta Time April 4, 1945 Bob Wickersham Tito, Burrito and Rosita
102 Rippling Romance June 20, 1945 Soundtrack exists
103 Hot Foot Lights August 6, 1945 Howard Swift
104 Carnival Courage September 8, 1945 Willoughby Wren
105 River Ribber October 4, 1945 Paul Sommer Professor Small and Mr. Tall
106 Polar Playmates April 25, 1946 Howard Swift
107 Picnic Panic June 20, 1946 Bob Wickersham Tito, Burrito and Rosita
108 Loco Lobo January 9, 1947 Howard Swift
109 Cockatoos for Two February 13, 1947 Bob Wickersham
110 Mother Hubba-Hubba-Hubbard March 29, 1947
111 Up N' Atom July 10, 1947 Sid Marcus
112 Swiss Tease September 11, 1947
113 Boston Beanie[1] December 4, 1947
114 Flora March 18, 1948 Alex Lovy
115 Pickled Puss September 2, 1948 Howard Swift
116 Lo, the Poor Buffal November 14, 1948 Alex Lovy
117 The Coo-Coo Bird Dog February 2, 1949 Sid Marcus
118 Grape Nutty April 14, 1949 Alex Lovy The Fox and the Crow
119 Cat-Tastrophy June 30, 1949 Sid Marcus

Accolades

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Film Award Category Result Ref.
Holiday Land 7th Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons Nominated [3]
The Little Match Girl 10th Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons Nominated [4]
Imagination 16th Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons Nominated [5]
Dog, Cat and Canary 17th Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons Nominated [6]
Rippling Romance 18th Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons Nominated [7]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 66–67. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 170–171. ISBN 9781476672939.
  3. ^ "THE 7TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 1935". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "THE 10TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 1938". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "THE 16TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 1944". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "THE 17TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 1945". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "THE 18TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 1946". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
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