Saturday Afternoon Cartoons: Lots of "Love"

2025 / 60min / 16mm

Saturday Afternoon Cartoons is New York City’s prime theatrical showcase of early and classic animated cartoons, shown in vintage 16mm film prints from the personal archives of historian Tommy José Stathes. Beginning over 20 years ago as a casual effort to find and see early cartoons that were unavailable on home video, Stathes’s collection has grown to become perhaps one of the largest of its kind. It includes many titles and ‘orphan films’ that are difficult to access or view elsewhere.

Stathes joins Metrograph in early February with Lots of “Love,” a selection of vintage animated shorts that are right on time for the Valentine’s Day season. Come enjoy a famous cartoon cat playing the role of Romeo; funny frogs romancing in their picturesque pond; a bumbling pig’s attempt at marriage; a beloved sailor regaining his love interest’s attention; adorable little insects on a honeymoon; newlywed animal couples taking a celestial voyage through outer space, and more! Spanning the 1930s through to 1960, this assortment showcases classic characters such as Felix the Cat, Popeye and Olive Oyl, Porky Pig, and others.

Featuring introduction and Q&A with Tommy Stathes.