December 21, 1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Hollywood, California. It was the first animated feature-length film with sound and color.
The Carthay Circle Theater hosted the premieres of many major films, including Gone with the Wind (1939) and Disney’s Fantasia (1940).
Quirino Christiani’s lost film PELUDOPOLIS (1931) was the first animated feature with sound.
Wow, that’s pretty fsscinating, Robert!
If I ever knew that, I certainly forgot!
I just Googled, and apparently it’ s a “lost” film.
But this page has some more info, and whats described elsewhere ss s reconstruction of a scene…
http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/93679-Peludopolis
Thanks for the heads up!
And A flurry of cool images, here!
http://www.google.com/search?safe=off&hl=en&authuser=0&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=533.3333333333334&bih=800&q=peludopolis&oq=peludopolis&gs_l=img.3..0j0i10i24.4007.7459.0.8213.11.11.0.0.0.0.132.866.10j1.11.0.cprnk%2Cekomodo%3Dtrue%2Ckpnr%3D100…0…1.1.60.img..0.11.859.5blOGk6FxZY
And this is even better: A short on the making of the film!
http://lostmedia.wikia.com/wiki/File:Quirino_Cristiani_%22Making_Peludopolis%22_(1930)-0
It seems Christiani was also famous for not using CEL animation, but cardboard cutouts, as you’ll see!
Robert, thanks again for piquing my curiosity!
(And more info, here:
http://lostmedia.wikia.com/wiki/Pelud%C3%B3polis_(Lost_1931_Animated_Movie)