Wallace Carlson's Series
Wallace Carlson, like most Bray artists, contributed comics to newspapers in the early years of the 20th century. Carlson's first animated cartoon, JOE BOKO BREAKING INTO THE BIG LEAGUE (1914), won him a distribution deal with Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, where he continued the Boko cartoons and came up with a new series, the Canimated Nooz Pictorial. Essanay was also where Carlson created "Dreamy Dud," a little boy who enjoyed typical childhood mishaps with his dog Wag. DREAMY DUD, HE RESOLVES NOT TO SMOKE (1915) is one example that is very easy to view today.
In 1917, Carlson began working for Bray and created the Otto Luck and Goodrich Dirt (1917-1919) series. We are aware that one Otto Luck cartoon survives, but we have not yet viewed or copied it for the Project. Several Goodrich Dirt cartoons exist; the character is a clownish-looking bum usually in search of free food, an easy job or a one-night stand. [Copyeditor Dhave disagrees, but...]
In 1919, Carlson began the Us Fellers series, where he reused Dreamy Dud, now calling him simply "Dud." In some Fellers films, the boy's full name is alternately given as Dudley Perkins and Dudley Dunkins. Wag and Dud's love interest, Mamie, also appear. The Us Fellers characters were also featured in HOW ANIMATED CARTOONS ARE MADE, a comedic "documentary" that Carlson created for Bray in 1919. MADE may have been the first film of its kind; Carlson hosted it on-camera, taking his slapstick lumps when one scene showed him thrown out of the boss' office.
Carlson's Bray cartoons are notable for their use of heavily detailed backgrounds, a far cry from the simple pen and ink drawings in Carlson's Essanay cartoons. The action in Carlson's Bray films, while not overly fluid, is compensated by the impressive visual appearance and shading of the scenes as a whole.
Carlson left Bray to animate The Gumps in the early 1920s, which--interestingly enough--harked back to Carlson's Essanay days its its use of unshaded, if elaborate, artwork.
In 1917, Carlson began working for Bray and created the Otto Luck and Goodrich Dirt (1917-1919) series. We are aware that one Otto Luck cartoon survives, but we have not yet viewed or copied it for the Project. Several Goodrich Dirt cartoons exist; the character is a clownish-looking bum usually in search of free food, an easy job or a one-night stand. [Copyeditor Dhave disagrees, but...]
In 1919, Carlson began the Us Fellers series, where he reused Dreamy Dud, now calling him simply "Dud." In some Fellers films, the boy's full name is alternately given as Dudley Perkins and Dudley Dunkins. Wag and Dud's love interest, Mamie, also appear. The Us Fellers characters were also featured in HOW ANIMATED CARTOONS ARE MADE, a comedic "documentary" that Carlson created for Bray in 1919. MADE may have been the first film of its kind; Carlson hosted it on-camera, taking his slapstick lumps when one scene showed him thrown out of the boss' office.
Carlson's Bray cartoons are notable for their use of heavily detailed backgrounds, a far cry from the simple pen and ink drawings in Carlson's Essanay cartoons. The action in Carlson's Bray films, while not overly fluid, is compensated by the impressive visual appearance and shading of the scenes as a whole.
Carlson left Bray to animate The Gumps in the early 1920s, which--interestingly enough--harked back to Carlson's Essanay days its its use of unshaded, if elaborate, artwork.
Otto Luck Filmography (4)
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Otto Luck in the Movies 6/4/1917
Otto Luck to the Rescue 6/25/1917
Otto Luck and the Ruby of Razmataz 7/16/1917
Otto Luck's Flivvered Romance 8/13/1917
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Otto Luck in the Movies 6/4/1917
Otto Luck to the Rescue 6/25/1917
Otto Luck and the Ruby of Razmataz 7/16/1917
Otto Luck's Flivvered Romance 8/13/1917
Goodrich Dirt (1917-1919)
Note: In 1929, Bray issued a series called "Hot Dog Cartoons". This series consisted of older Goodrich Dirt cartoons (usually two edited together) as well as Walter Lantz's Pete the Pup series. The "Hot Dog" prints are usually mistaken to be solely Lantz product.
Goodrich Dirt Filmography (21)
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Goodrich Dirt at the Seashore (aka Among the Beach Nuts) 9/3/1917
Goodrich Dirt Lunch Detective 10/1/1917 [abridged]
Goodrich Dirt at the Training Camp 11/5/1917 [abridged]
Goodrich Dirt's Amateur Night (aka at the Amateur Show) 12/2/1917 [abridged]
Goodrich Dirt and the $1,000 Reward 12/24/1917
Goodrich Dirt and the Duke de Whatanob 1/6/1918
Goodrich Dirt's Bear Hunt (aka Bear Facts) 2/11/1918
Goodrich Dirt in the Barber Business 3/18/1918 [abridged]
Goodrich Dirt Mat Artist 4/6/1918
Goodrich Dirt Bad Man Tamer 5/6/1918
Goodrich Dirt in Darkest Africa 5/27/1918
Goodrich Dirt King of Spades 6/17/1918
Goodrich Dirt the Cop 7/8/1918 [clip only]
Goodrich Dirt in the Dark and Stormy Knight 8/5/1918
Goodrich Dirt Coin Collector 8/26/1918
Goodrich Dirt Millionaire 9/30/1918
Goodrich Dirt When Wishes Come True 10/29/1918 [abridged]
Goodrich Dirt Cowpuncher 12/4/1918
Goodrich Dirt in Spot Goes Romeoing 1/6/1919
Goodrich Dirt in a Difficult Delivery 1/22/1919 [abridged]
Goodrich Dirt Hypnotist 2/26/1919
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Red: No Known Print
Goodrich Dirt at the Seashore (aka Among the Beach Nuts) 9/3/1917
Goodrich Dirt Lunch Detective 10/1/1917 [abridged]
Goodrich Dirt at the Training Camp 11/5/1917 [abridged]
Goodrich Dirt's Amateur Night (aka at the Amateur Show) 12/2/1917 [abridged]
Goodrich Dirt and the $1,000 Reward 12/24/1917
Goodrich Dirt and the Duke de Whatanob 1/6/1918
Goodrich Dirt's Bear Hunt (aka Bear Facts) 2/11/1918
Goodrich Dirt in the Barber Business 3/18/1918 [abridged]
Goodrich Dirt Mat Artist 4/6/1918
Goodrich Dirt Bad Man Tamer 5/6/1918
Goodrich Dirt in Darkest Africa 5/27/1918
Goodrich Dirt King of Spades 6/17/1918
Goodrich Dirt the Cop 7/8/1918 [clip only]
Goodrich Dirt in the Dark and Stormy Knight 8/5/1918
Goodrich Dirt Coin Collector 8/26/1918
Goodrich Dirt Millionaire 9/30/1918
Goodrich Dirt When Wishes Come True 10/29/1918 [abridged]
Goodrich Dirt Cowpuncher 12/4/1918
Goodrich Dirt in Spot Goes Romeoing 1/6/1919
Goodrich Dirt in a Difficult Delivery 1/22/1919 [abridged]
Goodrich Dirt Hypnotist 2/26/1919
Us Fellers (1919-1920)
Us Fellers Filmography (12)
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Dud Perkins Gets Mortified 4/12/1919
The Parson 4/26/1919
Wounded By Beauty 5/24/1919
Dud the Circus Performer 5/29/1919
Dud's Greatest Cirkus on Earth 6/21/1919
The Old Swimming Hole 8/7/1919
Dud's Home Run 9/23/1919 [clip only]
Dud Leaves Home 10/9/1919
Dud's Geography Lesson 11/17/1919
A Chip Off the Old Block 12/31/1919
Dud's Haircut 2/16/1920
Dud the Lion Tamer 9/9/1920
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Dud Perkins Gets Mortified 4/12/1919
The Parson 4/26/1919
Wounded By Beauty 5/24/1919
Dud the Circus Performer 5/29/1919
Dud's Greatest Cirkus on Earth 6/21/1919
The Old Swimming Hole 8/7/1919
Dud's Home Run 9/23/1919 [clip only]
Dud Leaves Home 10/9/1919
Dud's Geography Lesson 11/17/1919
A Chip Off the Old Block 12/31/1919
Dud's Haircut 2/16/1920
Dud the Lion Tamer 9/9/1920
How Animated Cartoons Are Made (1919)
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How Animated Cartoons Are Made 9/6/1919
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How Animated Cartoons Are Made 9/6/1919
