Gandy becomes the town sheriff after Deadeye Dick has been shooting a sheriff every day in Peaceful Gulch.Gandy becomes the town sheriff after Deadeye Dick has been shooting a sheriff every day in Peaceful Gulch.Gandy becomes the town sheriff after Deadeye Dick has been shooting a sheriff every day in Peaceful Gulch.
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- ConnectionsEdited into CBS Cartoon Theatre: Episode #1.1 (1956)
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The Terrytoons are oddly interesting, mainly for anybody wanting to see (generally) older cartoons made by lesser known and lower-budget studios. They are a mixed bag in quality, with some better than others, often with outstanding music and with some mild amusement and charm and variable in animation, characterisation and content. It was interesting seeing Gandy Goose in a solo cartoon but there was the worry as to whether he would go back to the bland and unappealing character that he started as.
1950's 'Wide Open Spaces' left me very mixed. It is not a terrible cartoon, but it isn't great or even particularly good. It is not one of Gandy's worst cartoons, but it is also not one of his best and does feel like a slightly more elaborate return to his late 30s cartoons. Which is not a compliment sadly, as this is a standard that Terrytoons were moving away from. As far as 1950 goes, 'Wide Open Spaces' is one of the middling efforts and is neither one of the best or worst.
'Wide Open Spaces' does have good things. The animation is great and one sees how far this aspect has come on since the studio started, Terrytoons would never have been able to do animation as elaborate and ambitious in movement as this in the 30s. It is nicely detailed, lively and colourful, with a vividly rendered setting and vibrant colours that don't look garish, and the movements are remarkably smooth and cleverly synchronised. The best aspect though is the music, which is full of characterful energy, emotion and lush orchestration. It also synchronises brilliantly with the action, not only adding to it but enhancing it.
Also thought that there were a couple of amusing moments later on, it has a fun climax and Deadeye Dick is a fun formidable foil.
Unfortunately, Gandy is bland and unappealing and it was like seeing a return to his older personality. He came on a long way partnered with Sourpuss, but when he was on his own the cartoons exposed his limitations as a solo lead. Likewise, the story is paper thin and formulaic with not an awful lot to it (like the cartoon in general) and doing little with a premise that's hardly new. Meaning that it feels very predictable and tired, even the outcome despite being the highlight is not that surprising.
Excepting a couple of amusing moments, the gags are far too few and mostly are not very interesting or funny. They are also very recycled-feeling and forgettable.
Overall, average. 5/10.
1950's 'Wide Open Spaces' left me very mixed. It is not a terrible cartoon, but it isn't great or even particularly good. It is not one of Gandy's worst cartoons, but it is also not one of his best and does feel like a slightly more elaborate return to his late 30s cartoons. Which is not a compliment sadly, as this is a standard that Terrytoons were moving away from. As far as 1950 goes, 'Wide Open Spaces' is one of the middling efforts and is neither one of the best or worst.
'Wide Open Spaces' does have good things. The animation is great and one sees how far this aspect has come on since the studio started, Terrytoons would never have been able to do animation as elaborate and ambitious in movement as this in the 30s. It is nicely detailed, lively and colourful, with a vividly rendered setting and vibrant colours that don't look garish, and the movements are remarkably smooth and cleverly synchronised. The best aspect though is the music, which is full of characterful energy, emotion and lush orchestration. It also synchronises brilliantly with the action, not only adding to it but enhancing it.
Also thought that there were a couple of amusing moments later on, it has a fun climax and Deadeye Dick is a fun formidable foil.
Unfortunately, Gandy is bland and unappealing and it was like seeing a return to his older personality. He came on a long way partnered with Sourpuss, but when he was on his own the cartoons exposed his limitations as a solo lead. Likewise, the story is paper thin and formulaic with not an awful lot to it (like the cartoon in general) and doing little with a premise that's hardly new. Meaning that it feels very predictable and tired, even the outcome despite being the highlight is not that surprising.
Excepting a couple of amusing moments, the gags are far too few and mostly are not very interesting or funny. They are also very recycled-feeling and forgettable.
Overall, average. 5/10.
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Aug 26, 2022
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- Runtime6 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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