Saturday Afternoon Cartoons: Out of this World
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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 more than 25 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 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 late July with Out of This World, a selection of vintage animated shorts that focus on travels to outer space. Come enjoy a famous cartoon feline's attempt at living a better life on another planet; a lovable ghost's triumphant journey to the moon; a flustered farmer going on quite a 'trip' during a dental procedure; malicious martian insects wreaking havoc here on Earth; and other tales. Spanning the 1920s through the ’50s, this assortment showcases classic characters such as Felix the Cat, Farmer Alfalfa, Bimbo, Woody Woodpecker, Gumby, Casper the Friendly Ghost, and others.
Featuring introduction and Q&A with Stathes on Saturday, July 26th
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