One big thing I really miss these days when going to the movies, besides actually going to the movies, is a cartoon before the feature.
These 7-8 minute animated gems were a mainstay at almost all movie theatres for decades.
Regardless of the feature playing, cartoons got the audience into a good mood to settle in and watch the main attraction.
High costs eventually brought cartoon production to a screeching halt, but I can't think of any reason why theatres couldn't add previously-seen cartoons to their programs today.
In their heyday, many cartoons had their own posters theatres used to promote their showings. That's how important the animated shorts were to audiences of old.
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| Generic WARNER BROS. cartoon poster |
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| Generic POPEYE / PARAMOUNT cartoon poster |
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| Generic WOODY WOODPECKER / UNIVERSAL cartoon poster |
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| Generic CASPER / PARAMOUNT cartoon poster |
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| Generic FLIP THE FROG / MGM cartoon poster |
Many cartoons had their own posters.
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| DOGGONE TIRED 1949 |
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| THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS 1941 |
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| AFRICA BEFORE DARK 1928 |
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| SPRINGTIME FOR PLUTO 1944 |
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| SENOR DROOPY 1949 |
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| POPEYE THE SAILOR MEETS SINDBAD THE SAILOR 1936 |
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| LITTLE RURAL RIDING HOOD 1949 |
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| BOSKO AND THE PIRATES 1937 |
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| DER FUEHRER'S FACE 1942 |
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| THE TWO MOUSEKETEERS 1951 |
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| MR. MOUSE TAKES A TRIP 1940 |
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| SWING SHIFT CINDERELLA 1945 |
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| GOOFY AND WILBUR 1939 |
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| DUMB-HOUNDED 1943 |
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| THE TRIAL OF DONALD DUCK 1948 |
