Cartoons On Tour
About Cartoons On Tour
A father and his daughter each read printed Grouch Chaser cartoons, and the drawings move for the audience. While they read, the daughter is quietly planning to elope.
Cast & crew
More about Cartoons On Tour
Raoul Barré directed this entry in the Animated Grouch Chasers series. Edison produced it and the General Film Company distributed it. It is a one-reel comedy that cuts animated sequences into live action. IMDb dates the release 18 August 1915 and times it at 11 minutes. A print exists.
Themes
Making
Barré used the same device as the other Grouch Chasers: someone opens a printed cartoon book, and the short leaves the room for a drawn gag before coming back to the elopement.
Music
Silent.
Preservation
A print exists. It is in the public domain in the United States.
Notes
- Barré is also credited with the animation.
- The Library of Congress holds the copyright description, registration MP 391, in the Motion Picture Copyright Descriptions collection.
- Silent Era lists a Blu-ray and a DVD without naming the labels.
- The cast is not named on the Silent Era credit sheet.
- It is in the public domain in the United States.
Scenes
- The daughter reads a Grouch Chaser while she waits to elope, and the cartoon plays out on screen.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-cartoons-on-tour)