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Jack Frost

  • 1934
  • Approved
  • 9m
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6.6/10
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Jack Frost (1934)
AnimationFamilyShort

A young grizzly bear, undaunted by his mother's warnings of the coming winter, runs away from home only to be confronted by Old Man Winter himself.A young grizzly bear, undaunted by his mother's warnings of the coming winter, runs away from home only to be confronted by Old Man Winter himself.A young grizzly bear, undaunted by his mother's warnings of the coming winter, runs away from home only to be confronted by Old Man Winter himself.

  • Directors
    • Shamus Culhane
    • Al Eugster
    • Ub Iwerks
  • Writers
    • Otto Englander
    • Ben Hardaway
    • George Manuell
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    551
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Shamus Culhane
      • Al Eugster
      • Ub Iwerks
    • Writers
      • Otto Englander
      • Ben Hardaway
      • George Manuell
    • 12User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    7tavm

    Jack Frost was a nice Ub Iwerks cartoon

    Just watched this Ub Iwerks ComiColor cartoon on YouTube. It concerns a kid bear who defies his parents and decides to go out during Winter because of his big fur. The title character gently warns him but he keeps singing of how he'll survive because of his skin. Being from the '30s, this short shouldn't surprise when some inanimate objects come to life like some pumpkins or a scarecrow who in this case channels Cab Calloway! There are some touches of humor but this seems mostly to teach kids in the audience a lesson about staying inside when a snow storm comes. That's okay in this instance so on that note, I recommend Jack Frost.
    10only_an_ocean_away

    Scary and Fun!

    This cartoon is one of my all-time favorites. I absolutely love old cartoons and movies, so naturally I had to give this one a try and I found that this is a frightening little goody. It's about a little bear who has run away from home and is one the run from "Old Man Winter." His adventure is wonderfully written and even more wonderfully animated. This cartoon will have you smiling from the very beginning to the cleverly done end.
    6Sober-Friend

    This is NOT a Christmas cartoon

    A young grizzly bear, undaunted by his mother's warnings of the coming winter, runs away from home only to be confronted by Old Man Winter himself.

    This is an enjoyable animated short. I have a problem with the fact that it is "SOLD" in a DVD collection of "Christmas Animated Shorts". this is not a Christmas short. It takes place in Winter. There is no "Santa" or even a "Christmas Tree". However it is an enjoyable thing to watch.

    This Animated Feature has some very impressive animation (For it's time).

    It is available;e for free on many streaming sights.
    3planktonrules

    If you ever wonder why Ub Iwerks failed after he left Disney, this cartoon should explain it!

    This cartoon is from Ub Iwerks--the guy who did most of the animating in the early Disney Company cartoons, such as "Steamboat Willie". After a few years with Disney, Ub decided to go out on his own--and less than a decade later, he was back with Disney. Although he was very talented, and you can see some of it in "Jack Frost", you can also see why he failed. On the plus side, the cartoon's animation is very nice. Not as nice as the Silly Symphonies and Mickey cartoons coming from Disney, but still very nice. The cartoon also had color. While it wasn't the Technicolor that Disney was using (they had exclusive rights to it for several years), the Cinecolor looks very nice and has a wider color spectrum than many Cinecolor films--with some actual blues. BUT, despite looking good, the cartoon itself is insipid mush! It consists of lots of happy singing animals in the forest, Jack Frost and Old Man Winter singing and cavorting--and not a single trace of humor!! All in all, this is like torture to have to watch today, as the cartoons were amazingly dull (aside from Disney's) during this era. Cute characters and singing...YECCH!!!
    Michael_Elliott

    Entertaining Short

    Jack Frost (1934)

    *** (out of 4)

    Ub Iwerks' directed this animated short about a young grizzly bear who decides to go outside even though his mother warned him that a cold winter was about to hit. I always enjoy watching the work of Iwerks because even today his images are quite striking and they're certainly unlike anything else that was out at the time or even today. This film isn't among his greatest works but I think there are enough unique touches that make the thing worth watching. I really liked the images but this here should go without being said. I especially liked the winter landscape as the bear wonders out of his house thinking that his fur is going to protect him. The scene showing the snowman being created was terrific and the imagination in it was excellent. Earlier there's a very good sequence with some dancing trees and the scenes with the pumpkins was also very good. The bear cub himself was a good and memorable character and his little journey has many cute moments as well as some darker ones.

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      Edited into Santa's Magic Book (1996)
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      I Don't Have to Worry, I Don't Have to Care
      Written by Carl W. Stalling

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    • Release date
      • December 24, 1934 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Джек Фрост
    • Production company
      • Celebrity Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 9m
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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