The Shoemaker and the Elves: A Magical 1971 Fairytale Animation

Old School Toons on Instagram: "The creativity in old cartoons needs to be studied 🔥 🎥 “Peachy Cobbler” is a 1950 animated short film directed by Tex Avery, a legendary animator known for his work at Warner Bros. and MGM. The cartoon features a cobbler who is struggling to make a living. One night, he falls asleep, and a group of tiny elves come to his shop to finish his work for him. The story plays on the classic fairy tale of “The Elves and the Shoemaker.” In typical Tex Avery fashion, the

Cartoon comedy on Instagram: "Holiday for Shoestrings (1946) is a charming Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon by Friz Freleng, adapting the "Shoemaker and the Elves" tale,vhere elves se- cretly repair shoes for a sick shoemaker, Jake, set to music from Tchaikovsky's " The Nutcracker Suite". The film is noted for its pantomime action, inventive scenes (like an ice-skating elf making insoles), and its title being a pun on the song "Holiday for Strings," though that specific tune isn't in the .sc