12/25/2009
"Peace on Earth" (1939) and "Good Will To Men" (1955) MGM Cartoons
I've never seen these cartoons until this year----The first of these, "Peace on Earth", was produced by MGM two years before the United States entered into the war.
The setting is Christmas, in a post-apocalyptic world populated only by animals.
In the short, two young squirrels ask their grandpa what "Peace on Earth" means.
Thanks to Richard who posted this cartoon on his blog, Riku Writes – Mostly About Films. The first time I ever saw this was on his blog. Go to the video on his blog. Thanks Richard!
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The second cartoon, "Good Will To Men" is a remake, made 16 years later by the team of Hanna Barbera, who had enjoyed enormous success with the Oscar winning Tom and Jerry series.
They loved the original and wanted to remake it.
Merry Christmas!
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Wow. I just watched the first clip, and I almost got a little teary-eyed. Why isn't this the regular Christmas tv-broadcast? I've never seen it before. Really beautiful, without being too pretentious. At least considering the state of the world at the time.
ReplyDeleteI'm really amazed at how they managed to give an emotional experience in less than 10 minutes - that's brilliant. Thank you for sharing this with me!
Lolita - you're welcome. Don't know why they are not more well known than they are.
ReplyDeleteAnother blogger posted the first cartoon a while back (regrettably, I forgot where I found it) and after doing some research I stumbled upon the remake.
I never saw these cartoons as a kid either- and I watched alot of cartoons on TV, including MGM/Tom & Jerry.