Cartoon Brew hosts "pre-code" cartoons at the Silent Movie Theater

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It's a Tuesday, which doesn't bode well for a lot of people, but perhaps someone would be interested in joining me?

Prior to Hollywood's Production Code in 1934, the animated cartoons produced by the major studios were just as violent, sexy, rude and crude as their live action counterparts. Nudity, naughty words, and outrageous gags involving body parts, toilet paper, voyeurism, ethnic stereotypes and, in particular, booze (remember, this was before prohibition ended) were the order of the day. The early 1930s cartoons were also artistically uninhibited in their use of the cartoon medium ? the animators were allowed their imaginations to run wild, creating the trippiest cartoon shorts ever, decades before the arrival of LSD. Betty Boop, Krazy Kat, Scrappy and Flip The Frog are among the stars in this special compilation of rare film prints, assembled by animation historian Jerry Beck (of CartoonBrew.com), who will also introduce the program.

1930-34, various formats, 90 min.

Tuesday, June 10 at 8:00 PM

Tickets - $12.00 Order online