Animation Treasures from the UCLA Film & Television Archive

A program of newly restored, rarely screened treasures from animation’s Golden Age.

An old animation still showing many cartoon cars with their arms and legs out as if they're falling

Date

Feb 28, 2026

Cost

$6.00 - $12.00

Time

11:30 a.m. ET

Website

https://wexarts.org/film-video/animation-treasures-ucla-film-television-archive

Location

Wexner Center for the Arts

Film/Video Theater

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New Restoration

This program of animated rarities features shorts produced by the Fleischer Studios (starring Betty Boop), Van Beuren Studios, Terrytoons, and a George Pal Puppetoon! You'll see short films restored by the UCLA Archive with the support from The Film Foundation and the Seth MacFarlane Foundation in addition to films funded by ASIFA-Hollywood (the Hollywood Chapter of the Association Internationale du Film d'Animation). (program approx. 65 mins., DCP and 35mm)

See the entire Cinema Revival lineup.

French Fried (Frank Moser and Paul Terry, 1930) Produced by Terrytoons. Restored by ASIFA. (6 mins., DCP)
Japanese Lanterns (Burt Gillett and Ted Eshbaugh, 1935) Produced by Van Beuren Studios. Restored by ASIFA. (8 mins., 35mm)
Little Nobody (Dave Fleischer, 1935) Produced by Fleischer Studios. Restored by The Film Foundation. (7 mins., DCP)
The Little Stranger (Dave Fleischer, 1936) Produced by Fleischer Studios. Restored by The Film Foundation. (8 mins., DCP)
Hold It (Dave Fleischer, 1938) Produced by Fleischer Studios. Restored by ASIFA. (7 mins., DCP)
Buzzy Boop at the Concert (Dave Fleischer, 1938) Produced by Fleischer Studios. Restored by ASIFA. (7 mins., DCP)
You Can’t Shoe a Horsefly (Dave Fleischer, 1940) Produced by Fleischer Studios. Restored by The Film Foundation. (7 mins., DCP)
Two-Gun Rusty (George Pal, 1944) Produced by Puppetoon Productions. Restored by The Film Foundation. (8 mins., DCP)