Re: [Videolib] Cartoon data from the 1930's

2012-10-17 Thread Jessica Rosner
they are looking for what cartoons played with what features? Honestly no idea where you could find it but in the vast majority of cases the cartoon would have produced by the same studio that made the feature. The theater did not pick them, the studios sent them as a bonus. On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 a

[Videolib] Cartoon data from the 1930's

2012-10-17 Thread Nellie J Chenault
Hi. I am assisting a patron researching box office data related to animated shorts (cartoons) in the "golden age" (late 20's - early 60's). Do you have suggestions for resources? Most of the shorts were released in blocks with features during this time. Any suggestion for sources of this paring

[Videolib] Barriers Burned Away (Silent, 1925)

2012-10-17 Thread Sayre, J. Richard
We have a faculty member interested in locating a copy of the silent film Barriers Burned Away (1925). It's based on a book by the same title and set in Chicago during the Great Fire of 1871. The film is not found in OCLC WorldCat at all...just the book (in various forms). It's listed on IMDB

Re: [Videolib] Portrait of Jason

2012-10-17 Thread Nellie J Chenault
Yes, Wiseman's Zipporah Films distributes The Cool World, although it is only available from them on vhs and 16mm. http://www.zipporah.com/films/35 Nell Chenault VCU Libraries On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Jessica Rosner wrote: > Um have you tried OCLC? I am sure some nice librarian here wil