Post by mat on Jun 2, 2018 21:14:37 GMT
Hey Guys! I'm new to this forum but I figured you guys might be able to help me out with something!
I just 2 days ago purchased a 16mm reel on eBay containing two cartoons.
1. "Winter Days by Walt Disney, An Alice Comedy"
2. "Willie's Dream"
The listing stated that they suspected that Winter Days was an early cut or variant print of the 1926 short "Alice's Orphan" which I am inclined to agree with, the second however, is a mystery!
Here are some photos from the listing:
Winter Days:
Willie's Dream:
I DO NOT YET HAVE THE REEL! ITS STILL IN THE MAIL AND SHOULD BE HERE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK!
The seller stated that "Willie's Dream" appears to be about some toys coming to life à la Toy Story. He speculated it could be a Disney film since the title-card has a pair of mice on it similar in design to Mickey Mouse, and also because of its location on the reel with the Alice Comedies short.
I did some digging and I ended up finding a reference to a film titled "Willie's Dream" in a 1907 film catalog with an authorship of "Miles Bros."
Miles Brothers were a company who were very involved in the early film scene, making several important live action recordings of roadways and things in the early 1900s.
Case closed right? Well nope, If that were the case that would mean that this Willie's Dream animation predated Phantasmagorie, the first animated short ever, plus it doesnt seem to match the Miles Bros M.O. as they seemed to focus on live action films not animated content.
Anyway the film should arrive soon and i plan to have them both scanned professionally and probably uploaded to YT, let me know if anyone can shine some light on this mystery!
I just 2 days ago purchased a 16mm reel on eBay containing two cartoons.
1. "Winter Days by Walt Disney, An Alice Comedy"
2. "Willie's Dream"
The listing stated that they suspected that Winter Days was an early cut or variant print of the 1926 short "Alice's Orphan" which I am inclined to agree with, the second however, is a mystery!
Here are some photos from the listing:
Winter Days:
Willie's Dream:
I DO NOT YET HAVE THE REEL! ITS STILL IN THE MAIL AND SHOULD BE HERE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK!
The seller stated that "Willie's Dream" appears to be about some toys coming to life à la Toy Story. He speculated it could be a Disney film since the title-card has a pair of mice on it similar in design to Mickey Mouse, and also because of its location on the reel with the Alice Comedies short.
I did some digging and I ended up finding a reference to a film titled "Willie's Dream" in a 1907 film catalog with an authorship of "Miles Bros."
Miles Brothers were a company who were very involved in the early film scene, making several important live action recordings of roadways and things in the early 1900s.
Case closed right? Well nope, If that were the case that would mean that this Willie's Dream animation predated Phantasmagorie, the first animated short ever, plus it doesnt seem to match the Miles Bros M.O. as they seemed to focus on live action films not animated content.
Anyway the film should arrive soon and i plan to have them both scanned professionally and probably uploaded to YT, let me know if anyone can shine some light on this mystery!
