People on Paper (1945)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
This is a pretty interesting entry in John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series, which was produced at MGM. This time out he talks about how people want to know about items in the papers they read so this short is dedicated to the cartoonist and their most famous drawings. Chester Gould (Dick Tracy), Al Capp (Li'l Abner), Hal Foster (Prince Valliant) and Chic Young (Blondie) are just some of the famous faces we see. The narrator starts off by introducing us to the men and then we get to see them quickly draw part of their comics. I think it's safe to say that the majority of the people who are going to be interested in this are those fans of the people being highlighted. I was never much of a comic fan so seeing these being drawn didn't strike me the same way I'm sure it will those who enjoy seeing this stuff. If you're a fan of these people then this here is pretty much a must-see because I'm really not sure how many of these people were photographed while they were working.
