Cy Young - Mendelssohn's Spring Song (1931)

Rare 2-color 'Brewster Color' print of this first film by Cy Young, who went on to head Walt Disney's effects animation department until departing during the strike in 1941. Digitized from 35mm nitrate film by the folks at Thunderbean, from their DVD 'Cultoons! Vol.1: Ads and Oddities'. They do good work, support it here: thunderbeananimation.com/dvdsa...
More on Cy Young: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy_Young...

[@markherron1407]

Felix Mendelssohn is 9 of Spades ♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠Happy Birthday to Felix Mendelssohn REST IN POWER Blessings and Hugs 👑💜

[@jamesaustin1988]

I just love the beginning with the train!

[@buh2001j]

I saw that and my first thought was 'that's a quick way to win Walt's approval'

[@JjWeiss-ox9mz]

I hope this gets restored some day

[@buh2001j]

Clever and appealing. Thanks so much for posting this. Hope it gets a restoration someday.

[@nightbloomer4739]

That was truly a rare find! Very eccentric but still imaginative and amusing

[@warrenparnell527]

I heard that song in lullaby classics

[@MsSquirrel3000]

Adorable...love it!

[@CJODell12]

Whoa! GREAT find! :)

[@danielslade9485]

If i were to restore it, I would color the ending where the birds eat the worm according to the rest of the film, and this will come in 2 versions, which are the one in the aspect ratio it is originally in, and in fullscreen, which I will crop the unnecessary lines and other.

[@AJTate-bs6li]

I love the rawness of this print

[@cmulwee001]

I have this cartoon oon THUNDERBEAN'S TECHNICOLOR DREAMS AND BLACK AND WHITE Nightmares.

[@rnbsteenstar]

The printing component colors appear to be magenta/green.

[@zigzag5627]

Charming! Thank you for posting this.

[@maryjanewilliamson4083]

Radio-Keith-Orpheum

[@isadoors3014]

Jajaja. Qué buena. La imaginación. De esos tiempos. Y no hablaban nada lol lol

[@ferociousgumby]

What does this have to do with Jingle Bells?

[@staspastukh2005]

And despite the fact that this is a cover of this song, written specifically for this cartoon.

[@CJODell12]

I'm trying to figure out what studio released this film. The top left corner says "mount Production PRESENTS" from what I can tell. But the first few letters are indistinguishable.

[@stephenzamarin3193]

The name of the studio was Fairmount Productions.

[@CJODell12]

@@stephenzamarin3193 Oh, Fairmount.

[@buh2001j]

that name sounds like knock off Paramount lol @@stephenzamarin3193

[@julesvolquemanne7435]

what is the butterfly theme ?

[@rafaelramirez3180]

whats the title of theme buttetfly is playing 🎼 does anyone know? please 😊

[@alicesavage69420]

Rafael Ramirez Mendelssohn's Spring Song

[@rafaelramirez3180]

Kyle Ashby 🤗, kyle, thank you kindly 👌👍👍

[@sincecmkg]

ㄴㄴ

[@thcenturyfoxfan-xc7kr]

no

[@JjWeiss-ox9mz]

I hope this gets restored some day