Member
Posted:
May 31, 2003, 3:50 AM
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Fritz und Fratz 8mm german cartoons
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Hello,
I have found several Fritz and Fratz cartoons that my opa owned from the 1930s and would like some info on them
regards Anna Bromley
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Animator
Posted:
May 31, 2003, 10:50 AM
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What's an opa?
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Forum Admin
Posted:
May 31, 2003, 11:22 AM
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Opa => Grandfather...
My daughter calls my Dad that, very cute! 
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Dave Koch
Big Cartoon DataBase
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Research Guru
Posted:
May 31, 2003, 8:59 PM
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Four Fritz und Fratz cartoons are shown (in 16mm) for sale on German eBay. The seller estimates these as coming from circa 1935. They're in boxes marked "Degeto," the name of a German film studio of that era -- it's still around today in association with ARD, a German broadcasting network.
A Japanese Web site lists a cartoon, "Shark Attack!" (the English title!), in the Fritz and Fratz series, but says it's of Austrian origin, directed by Johann Weichberger.
His work -- and I don't know if Fritz und Fratz is among this -- can be seen in a 1998 Austrian documentary, "Animationsfilm in Osterreich 1920-1970."
About Weichberger I know no more.
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"Oh boy." -- Allan Sherman
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Member
Posted:
Jun 2, 2003, 4:19 AM
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thankyou very much for the info. I'm off to german ebay! Regards Anna
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Member
Posted:
Nov 8, 2005, 12:40 AM
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Hello,
the first Degeto home movies were released in December 1938. The films were available in 8, 9.5 and 16mm, after some years in 8 and 16mm only. The 8mm films were 15 and the 9.5 and 16mm films were approx. 30 m long. There were also another series, "Degeto-Weltspiegel", which was a monthly condensation of newsreels, in 16mm approx. 50 m in length. The films were in red and gold colored cardboard boxes and on black metal spools, later on "war quality" spools with wooden core and hard cardboard flanges.
My Degeto Database is incomplete, but lists more than 100 home movies, some of them were cartoons.
The "Fritz und Fratz" cartoons were made by Johann Weichberger from Austria, i can confirm that, but know nothing more about him. There was at first a series of 4 parts, released about 1939 or 1940, with the titles:
Die blinden Passagiere (The Blind Passengers), No. IV / 12
Der Spuk an Bord (Spook aboard) No. IV / 13
Die wilde Jagd (The Wild Hunt) No. IV / 14
Die kleinen Helden (The Little Heroes) No. IV / 15
This four spliced together gave a complete film.
Shortly after there was a second series:
Onkel Steffen in Seenot, No. V / 12
(title unknown) No. V / 13
(title unknown), No. V / 14
(title unknown), No. V / 15
Later were another 2 titles released:
Jumbo als Retter, No. Vi / 14
Die Landung im Wunderland, No. VI / 15
and there was another sequel, probably released 1944:
Der geheimnisvolle Tempel, No. VIII / 10
I'm not shure, if the series were continued, but probably not.
One staff member of Degeto, Mr. Müller, launched his own firm after the war in Munich, called GLOBUS-Film. He released similar home movies in blue and silver cardboard boxes, beginning in 1950. He sold also the french film-office home movies in Germany. Later were Disney, Tom & Jerry and Popeye sound cartoons on Super 8 released. The remaining films were sold out in the mid 80s.
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