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WELCOME TO A SITE ABOUT LONG AGO
A TIME LONG AGO, CIRCA 1950
Back in the early 1950's, a new medium was out there, just waiting to be exploited.
TELEVISION!
Meanwhile, the motion picture studios had been ordered to divest themselves, of the theatre chains that they owned. They needed money, so some decided to sell their film libraries, including animated cartoons. This site is about the companies that bought theatrical cartoons.
Soon, television distributors and home movie companies were getting into the lucreative syndication business. Meanwhile, in television markets around the United States, local stations used kiddie shows to air the cartoons, while making a sizeable profit off the advertising during the shows.
This period lasted for several years, until 1970. New FCC regulations limited the amount of advertising during kiddie shows, and as a result, they left the airwaves. Also, color television was now the rule, not the exception, and as a result, many black and white cartoons were shelved.
Also, home movie companies, which bought classic cartoons, soon because victims of a new industry, home video. As a result, the home movie business faltered.
Here are the stories about these television and home movie distributors of classic animation. Welcome to Argus Sventon's Cartoon Distributor Site.
U.M.&M. and NTA Section Our largest section is devoted to these two companies. Hear how a consortium of television stations, made cartoon history, but their company isn't mentioned much.
Paramount Pictures Cartoon History Page Since Paramount Pictures sold many of their cartoons, and the original logos were chopped off, this page explores Paramount's rich cartoon history, as well as showcases the various cartoon logos over the years.
Castle Films Section This home movie distributor was once one of the largest home movie companies in the U.S., yet their story is largely untold.
AAP Pages are here Associated Artists Productions probably is one of the best known distributors, since they bought Bugs Bunny and Popeye. Learn their story here.
Guild Film pages are here Sunset Productions and Guild Films bought the black and white Warner Bros. cartoons. Learn what happened, and how Warner got their cartoons back. Van Beuren section A very complicated look into Official, Commonwealth, Unity, and Hygo. They may not be that well known, but you'll learn why.
Click here for the latest news developments surrounding classic cartoons. The work of the above companies, continues to make headlines, long after they are gone.
