Silvery Moon
Also known as: Candy Town (Home Distribution)
- Studio
- Van Beuren Studios
- Distributor
- RKO Radio Pictures
Synopsis
While romancing on a canoe at night, two cats (who greatly resemble feline versions of Mickey and Minnie) are invited by the moon to walk up a magical stairway. Once on the moon, they find that it is made of candy, not cheese. They enjoy all sorts of weird animated candy creations: rivers of chocolate, peppermint castles, and all the sweets that they can eat. Unfortunately, they are chased by the Castor Oil Man.
Characters
Two Cats, Moon, Castor Oil Man
Credits
Directing
- Director
- John Foster, Mannie Davis
Producing
- Producer
- Amadee J. Van Beuren
Crew
- Synchronization
- Gene Rodemich
- Sound Recording
- RCA Photophone System
Production notes
The second appearance of the two cats from "Wild Goose Chase."
The 1912 song "Moonlight Bay" is featured in the cartoon. Its music and lyrics are composed by Percy Wenrich and Edward Madden respectively.
A series of animated short subjects created by Paul Terry and actor-turned-writer Howard Estabrook. Estabrook suggested making a series of cartoons based on Aesop's Fables. Although Terry claimed he had never heard of Aesop, he felt that Estabrook's idea was something worthwhile. Terry immediately began to set up a new studio called Fables Studios and received backing from the Keith-Albee Theatre circuit.
The earliest films were loose adaptations of the actual fables. Later entries usually revolved around cats, mice, and the disgruntled Farmer Al Falfa. Each short concluded with a "moral" that usually had nothing to do with the actual cartoon itself.
In 1929, Terry quit to start his own TerryToons Studios and John Foster took over the series under Amadee J. Van Beuren's brand new Van Beuren Corporation, a renamed Fable Studios. The series finally came to a close in 1933.
The 1912 song "Moonlight Bay" is featured in the cartoon. Its music and lyrics are composed by Percy Wenrich and Edward Madden respectively.
A series of animated short subjects created by Paul Terry and actor-turned-writer Howard Estabrook. Estabrook suggested making a series of cartoons based on Aesop's Fables. Although Terry claimed he had never heard of Aesop, he felt that Estabrook's idea was something worthwhile. Terry immediately began to set up a new studio called Fables Studios and received backing from the Keith-Albee Theatre circuit.
The earliest films were loose adaptations of the actual fables. Later entries usually revolved around cats, mice, and the disgruntled Farmer Al Falfa. Each short concluded with a "moral" that usually had nothing to do with the actual cartoon itself.
In 1929, Terry quit to start his own TerryToons Studios and John Foster took over the series under Amadee J. Van Beuren's brand new Van Beuren Corporation, a renamed Fable Studios. The series finally came to a close in 1933.
