Depression era Christmas cartoon.
What I find most interesting about this animated short is how the filmmakers made a successful Christmas film which worked with an audience during the Great Depression. How do you tell children a story about Santa Claus during a time when most families would not be visited by Santa that year? Watch: A Hugh Harman-Rudolf Ising Production, Vitaphone Pictures. Merrie Melodies cartoon short produced by Leon Schlesinger for Warner Bros. Animated By Rollin Hamilton, Norm Blackburn. Originally Released on January 07, 1933. Thanks to XmasFlix.com for their in depth background material regarding on this unique Christmas film: The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives (1933) Christmas Cartoon Classic. A Christmas fable with a twist: on a cold Christmas Eve, a poor little boy wanders through a snowy village to his "shanty" on the other side of the tracks knowing that Santa Claus will never come to his house. Then in the distance, the sounds of hooves are heard, and old St. Nicholas himself bur