The Golden State (1948)

"The Golden State" is an animated short about California. Includes a sing-a-long of "California Here I Come."

Director:

Seymour Kneitel

Writers:

Larz Bourne (story), Larry Riley (story)

Stars:

Charles Irving, Jack Mercer, Sid Raymond

Cast

Credited cast:
Charles Irving	...	Narrator

Storyline

"The Golden State" is an animated short about California. Includes a sing-a-long of "California Here I Come."

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Plot Keywords:

california | singer | singing | surrealism | song | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Family | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 March 1948 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Famous Studios

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"California Here I Come"

User Reviews

The Golden State is another amusing Famous Studios Screen Song cartoon

I went to the Matinée at the Bijou blog and found this rare Famous Studios cartoon short that had a "follow-the-bouncing-ball" line attached to it since this is a Screen Song short that features the song, "California, Here I Come". Among the gags are the Big Chief train that briefly turns into a head of an Indian Chief, skeletons meant to represent "Spike Jones and Boys" dancing in Death Valley, horns playing when we get to Cape Horn (to show how some South Americans also came to California), and Harpo Marx's footprints at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre chasing a woman! Pretty amusing and worth a look for anyone who loves vintage animation. Oh, and in this one, "citrus" replaces "ball".