Musical Memories (1935)

[@familyguyftwdoratheexplore795]

This is so beautiful and I feel like crying in the tears of joy when I look at this! I wish life were simple and straightforward like a Disney film and like this as I currently don’t have a job ever since I graduated from college and got my driver’s license back on May 2024 and I’m going through tough obstacles such as seeking employment, paying my debt, buying a car, buying a house, paying for master’s, and paying my student loans, I wish life can be that simple so therefore, I could have gotten a job and be working now, pay my debt, pay my student loans, buy my car, purchase a house, completing my masters, and perhaps get married and have children by now, too bad the world is not like this anymore, it is very tough, complex, harsh, unpredictable, messy, difficult, complicated, it’s just sad that it is no longer simple and straightforward anymore, whenever I look at this I get happy and cry in tears of joy because it is beautiful but at the same time I get sad because the world is not like this anymore and I wish the world could be beautiful like this again once and for all! People were nice, kind, sweet, fun and the world was so beautiful, simple, and straightforward, nowadays everything became dark! I sometimes cry wishing things to be like this!

[@frankgladstone8930]

Spectacular use of the Fleischer Studio's "set back" 3D effect!

[@fromthesidelines]

Max received his patent for his "stereoptical" process {#2054414} in September 1936.

[@Jeff-gj7ko]

And now grandparents feel this way when 70s music plays!

[@Bleats_Sinodai]

The use of a real set background to allude to the stereoscopic photos the old couple is looking through is phenomenally clever!

[@Nitroxity]

Beautiful short. Don't know of any earlier animated works that touch upon nostalgia and bittersweet reflection like this. The backgrounds are only the cherry on top to be frank. Fleischer were truly the masters.

[@wynnefox]

I wonder if this inspired the first part of Up for Pixar.

[@marcusmining5505]

During this time, people were very nostalgic about the 1880s and 90s, or just pre-wwi in general, similar to how people today obsess over the 1980s and 90s

[@gunier.j.kintgenanimations]

Finally, a copy of this short in watchable quality! Now you can really see those Stereoptical models sparkle!

[@TheoTheTimeTravelingMagician]

YES!

[@Jerkcurb1]

so beautiful i want to cry

[@yarovstudio2395]

One of my favorite Fleischer cartoons. thank you very much for the restoration

[@ΚλασικάΚινούμεναΣχέδια-ψ5δ]

The first time I watched it on TV, all the colours were almost faded to sepia. Thank you very much for this beautiful restoration in its original colours!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Television really did a number to these often out of careless spite in regards to commercial interest and contractual obligations in regards to ownership of the library.

[@ΚλασικάΚινούμεναΣχέδια-ψ5δ]

@@ChristopherSobieniak Consider that out of the USA they were used in order only to fill the program of small TV stations, so the copies that we watched were bad, unauthorized prints...

[@fromthesidelines]

The U.M.&M./NTA TV prints were in *Eastmancolor* - and were quite inferior to the original prints.

[@familyguyftwdoratheexplore795]

This needs to be put on a Digiview Productions Cartoon Craze DVD!

[@poltatoons3626]

6:59 I wonder how do they do this back then without CGI if it has to be stop motion or something else it’s crazy sometimes to watch these

[@전수혁-i5m]

Literal models. Hand carves with craftsmanship.

[@troysvisualarts]

Nicely made cartoon and love the story line which is snapshots of memories of that couple ovcr the years, love the fact they used a stereoscope too. Haha spotted old time entertainer Jimmy Durante making a cameo appearance at 2:25 in the cartoon, that was very unexpected! I particularly love the cutting edge animation techniques they used having a real model set with the animated cartoon characters and the panning camera across the model set with the 2D cartoon characters superimposed on it giving the cartoon a real 3D feel to it, also I am very fascinated with 2 strip colour as it gives some interesting colour palettes depending on what colour combinations used which is often red and blue-green or orange and blue-cyan. I used to watch a lot these kind of cartoons as a kid in the early 90s on VHS cassette, we had commercial release VHS tape compiles of all sorts of random 30s-40s era cartoons like this and they were entertaining. From a now perspective the technical innovations of them have renewed my interest in watching them again as an adult!

[@fromthesidelines]

That was supposed to be Alfred E. Smith {"The Brown Derby"}, with the raspy voice and big stogie who was Governor of New York in the late 1920's.

[@fromthesidelines]

Max filmed his "Color Classics" in two-color Technicolor, because Walt Disney had the exclusive rights to film his "Silly Symphonies" in *three-color* Techncolor from 1933 through 1935.

[@chris2tea]

Beautiful restoration! Thanks so much for making this available.

[@JacopoTheAwesomeBoy]

Amazing restoration. Hope to see more color classic restorations soon!

[@Thepopculturestud69420]

I love this so much!

[@georgianagheorghe8848]

The story is so heartwarming!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

5:39 Great job with the silence here.

[@SCMacPeter]

Excellent! I hope to see more of your preservations!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Another unscathed restoration, beautiful.

[@jaymariglennAnimationStudios]

Nice Restoration I Wish You Can Do More

[@anthonyfrew1571]

Always loved this cartoon -

[@Chris-on4jp]

Maybe now we can see this on MeTv Toons!

[@camhcom]

whoa i didn't know they did this background technique for anything but popeye. this is like a whole tech demo for it though.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Many of these "Color Classics" used these to great effect.

[@rjmcallister1888]

If memory serves, the Fleischer brothers were using the Cinecolor process around this time, but would switch to Technicolor later on; thus the somewhat different colors. They were the only ones who could rival Disney in technical animation production in that era; too bad what Barney Balaban and Paramount had in store for them.

[@AleatorioCanal.]

Lindo demais!

[@JoshuaGalka]

Rare!

[@haileyshannon7548]

4:56 so THAT's why they call 'em handlebars!

[@michaelharrington4503]

Who besides me mainly remembers this because it was featured on an episode of "Pee-wee's Playhouse"? It's one where Pee-wee has a slumber party at his playhouse and ends up marrying a bowl of fruit salad!

[@525Lines]

Who's the guy at 2:28? Some radio star I know nothing about, I'm sure.

[@mr.scottpowell]

Pretty sure it's Jimmy Durante

[@TheoTheTimeTravelingMagician]

It’s Jimmy Durante. Known as “the great schnozola”

[@troysvisualarts]

Definitely Jimmy Durante those familiar with him can spot him a mile away!

[@fromthesidelines]

*ALFRED E. SMITH.* Beloved Governor of New York, and most associated with "Sidewalks of New York".

[@TheoTheTimeTravelingMagician]

@@fromthesidelines oh, it might be. It kinda looks more like Jimmy Durante to me

[@braydengrant1046]

a very wholesome cartoon

[@damiencrossley7497]

Daisy daisy......

[@epet513]

I guess this is where Nostalgia from Inside Out 2 does her job.

[@525Lines]

Their radio isn't that much of an antique for 1935. 1920 model?

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Probably. Their past is meant to reflect the time around the 1890's.

[@gablit-gt8kk]

While looking at memories maybe nice it only depends on how you live

[@gablit-gt8kk]

Aging worries me

[@ISLAVERDE29]

0:54 NBC radio

[@anthonyfrew1571]

Who owns the spoken voice on the radio

[@fromthesidelines]

The dean of radio announcers at the time- David Ross.

[@ul7185]

Upcoming Video: Snooze Reel (1951)

[@puterboy2]

It should be in 4K.

[@familyguyftwdoratheexplore795]

Uh, moustache is not needed for the man throughout his life!

[@gablit-gt8kk]

The thing I hate is living to die naturally

[@jeremifrancisco1]

Pls, don’t watermark content. If it’s in public domain, then why the need for a watermark?

[@doctortemato]

Is a way so people dont steal their videos

[@jeremifrancisco1]

@@doctortemato Um, ‘public domain’.

[@전수혁-i5m]

​@@jeremifrancisco1 photochemically preserved and presented by professionals of UCLA. Learn to thank.

[@jeremifrancisco1]

@@전수혁-i5m I got your point, but this is in public domain if you get my point.

[@connorcleary9535]

Cinecolor

[@mysterymaiden]

Who wants to bet these two darlings are vampires?

[@garryferrington811]

Apparently 2-color Technicolor. The animation is actually not very good compared to Disney or MGM, which surprised me.

[@TheoTheTimeTravelingMagician]

I fully disagree. The animation is beautiful and the backgrounds are positively absolutely amazing! Also, I say animation departments for various companies should do away with cgi and use this method of hand drawn animation with 3d model backgrounds. As someone who just got an antique stereoscope viewer and a bunch of cards and is absolutely in love with 1800s fashion and music and photography, this short is now one of my absolute favorite things. And bonus points for the Jimmy Durante cameo 😂.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

​@@TheoTheTimeTravelingMagicianIn fairness the Fleischer Studio was in New York and had a different approach to animation they developed separate from the West Coast with minimal feedback from the other side.

[@TheoTheTimeTravelingMagician]

@@ChristopherSobieniakyep!