Colonel Heeza Liar

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Colonel Heeza Liar and the Bandits (1916)
Colonel Heeza Liar at the Bat (1915)
Colonel Heeza Liar On the Jump (1917)

Colonel Heeza Liar is the star of the second animated series featuring a recurring character and the first featuring a recurring character created specifically for an animated film. Sidney Smith's Old Doc Yak appeared in 3 lost films in 1913 before Colonel Heeza Liar appeared. Smith's series though was based on his Old Doc Yak comic strip. Smith did 13 additional cartoons in 1914 and 2 in 1915. Colonel Heeza Liar was created by J. R. Bray [1] and is mainly based on Theodore Roosevelt [2] and the general stereotype of the 19th and early 20th century former adventurer and lion hunter. The series ran from 1913 to 1917 and restarted in 1922 until 1924. [3] It was produced by Bray Productions and directed by Vernon Stallings. [4] The series was animated by Walter Lantz from 1922 to 1924 and featured live-action segments interacting with the animation, much like the popular contemporary series Out of the Inkwell .

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Filmography

TitleRelease date
1. Colonel Heeza Liar in AfricaNovember 23, 1913
2. Colonel Heeza Liar's African HuntJanuary 10, 1914
3. Colonel Heeza Liar ShipwreckedMarch 14, 1914
4. Colonel Heeza Liar in MexicoApril 18, 1914
5. Colonel Heeza Liar, FarmerMay 18, 1914
6. Colonel Heeza Liar, ExplorerAugust 15, 1914
7. Colonel Heeza Liar in the WildernessSeptember 26, 1914
8. Colonel Heeza Liar, NaturalistOctober 24, 1914
9. Colonel Heeza Liar, Ghost BreakerFebruary 6, 1915
10. Colonel Heeza Liar in the Haunted CastleFebruary 20, 1915
11. Colonel Heeza Liar Runs the BlockadeMarch 20, 1915
12. Colonel Heeza Liar and the TorpedoApril 3, 1915
13. Colonel Heeza Liar and the ZeppelinApril 10, 1915
14. Colonel Heeza Liar Signs the PledgeMay 8, 1915
15. Colonel Heeza Liar in the TrenchesMay 13, 1915
16. Colonel Heeza Liar at the FrontMay 16, 1915
17. Colonel Heeza Liar, AviatorMay 22, 1915
18. Colonel Heeza Liar Invents a New Kind of ShellJune 5, 1915
19. Colonel Heeza Liar, Dog FancierJuly 10, 1915
20. Colonel Heeza Liar Foils the EnemyJuly 31, 1915
21. Colonel Heeza Liar, War DogAugust 21, 1915
22. Colonel Heeza Liar at the BatSeptember 4, 1915
23. Colonel Heeza Liar, Nature FakerDecember 28, 1915
24. Colonel Heeza Liar's WaterlooJanuary 6, 1916
25. Colonel Heeza Liar and the PiratesMarch 5, 1916
26. Colonel Heeza Liar Wins the PennantApril 27, 1916
27. Colonel Heeza Liar Captures VillaMay 25, 1916
28. Colonel Heeza Liar and the BanditsJune 22, 1916
29. Colonel Heeza Liar's CourtshipJuly 20, 1916
30. Colonel Heeza Liar on StrikeAugust 17, 1916
31. Colonel Heeza Liar Plays HamletAugust 24, 1916
32. Colonel Heeza Liar Bachelor QuartersSeptember 14, 1916
33. Colonel Heeza Liar Gets MarriedOctober 11, 1916
34. Colonel Heeza Liar, HoboNovember 15, 1916
35. Colonel Heeza Liar at the Vaudeville ShowDecember 21, 1916
36. Colonel Heeza Liar on the JumpFebruary 4, 1917
37. Colonel Heeza Liar, Spy DodgerMarch 19, 1917
38. Colonel Heeza Liar's Temperance LectureAugust 20, 1917
39. Colonel Heeza Liar's Treasure IslandDecember 17, 1922
40. Colonel Heeza Liar and the GhostJanuary 14, 1923
41. Colonel Heeza Liar, DetectiveFebruary 1, 1923
42. Colonel Heeza Liar's BurglarMarch 11, 1923
43. Colonel Heeza Liar in the African JunglesJune 3, 1923
44. Colonel Heeza Liar in Uncle Tom's CabinJuly 8, 1923
45. Colonel Heeza Liar's VacationAugust 5, 1923
46. Colonel Heeza Liar's Forbidden FruitNovember 1, 1923
47. Colonel Heeza Liar, StrikebreakerDecember 1, 1923
48. Colonel Heeza Liar's Mysterious CaseFebruary 1, 1924
49. Colonel Heeza Liar's AncestorMarch 1, 1924
50. Colonel Heeza Liar's KnighthoodApril 1, 1924
51. Colonel Heeza Liar, Sky PilotMay 1, 1924
52. Colonel Heeza Liar, DaredevilJune 1, 1924
53. Colonel Heeza Liar's HorseplayJuly 1, 1924
54. Colonel Heeza Liar, Cave ManAugust 1, 1924
55. Colonel Heeza Liar, Bull ThrowerSeptember 1, 1924
56. Colonel Heeza Liar the Lyin' TamerOctober 1, 1924
57. Colonel Heeza Liar's RomanceNovember 1, 1924
58. Colonel Heeza Liar, Nature FakerDecember 1, 1924

Reception

Considering the first film, Colonel Heeza Liar in Africa, Leonard Maltin writes, "Technically, the film is adequate. Bray is true to perspective and proportions; when the character runs in circles, his drawings remain consistent and accurate. Movement is not smooth, but it's more than adequate to put over the simple story and gags." [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Barrier, Michael (1999). Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-516729-0.
  2. ↑ Kanfer, Stefan (2000). Serious Business: The Art and Commerce of Animation in America from Betty Boop to Toy Story. Da Capo Press. p. 48. ISBN   978-0306809187 . Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 24–25. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Markstein, Don. "Col. Heeza Liar". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Maltin, Leonard (1980). Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons. McGraw-Hill. p. 7. ISBN   0-07-039835-6.
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