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Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid
(1929) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising
Cast: Bosko, Rudolf Ising [the animator].
Harman-Ising Productions production; distributed by [?] The Vitaphone Corporation? / Produced by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. From a screen story by [?] Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising and Friz Freleng? Animation by [?] Norm Blackburn, Friz Freleng, Rollin Hamilton, Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Carman Maxwell and Paul J. Smith? / Released [?] 1 May 1929? / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Western Electric Vitaphone sound-on-disc synchronized sound system. / [?] It is unsure whether this cartoon was ever theatrically released; it may have been produced as a demonstration reel to sell a Bosko series to Vitaphone; animator Friz Freleng has described the film in interviews as a “demonstration reel.” / Full-sound film.
Comedy: Cartoon.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 5 January 2024.
References: Film viewing : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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