Here’s a fun followup to my recent James Cagney Does Frankenstein post! Cartoonist Al Kilgore
asks What if Warner’s had made Frankenstein? The fantasy cast, it turns out, has Humphrey Bogart
as the mad scientist, Edward G. Robinson as Fritz and, yes, Jimmy Cagney as The
Monster!
Al Kilgore (1927-1983) was a supremely talented and
versatile cartoonist. Among other things, he drew Bullwinkle comics and syndicated strips, and he excelled at
celebrity caricatures. As a fan of classic Hollywood movies, he contributed
portraits, realistic or cartoony, of the Golden Age greats to professional and
fan magazines, including Screen Facts and Leonard Maltin’s Film Fan Monthly. He was a founding member of the Laurel and Hardy
appreciation society, the Sons of the Desert.
More to see: Check out the bio and lots of Kilgore’s gorgeous art, on Drew Friedman’s blog.
2 comments:
What a surprise! After your previous Cagney/Frankenstein post I looked everywhere for this cartoon, having remembered it from an old Famous Monsters (or Monster World). Nice to see it turn up.
I like this Illustration. Your blog is wonderful.
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