Hungarian Goulash 1930
Today, from animation archivist Steve Stanchfield’s secret stash, an exclusive rarity. For years, Paul Terry’s Terrytoons have been off the air and unavailable for any to see. For decades before that, the cartoons were stripped of their original theatrical titles (above, right) and labeled with a bland TV title and goofy calliope music (above, left).
Stanchfield has obtained a rare 35mm print of Terry’s tenth theatrical sound cartoon, Hungarian Goulash (1930), preserved it to digital and has allowed us to share. For years bad TV dupes of these early cartoons have shaded our opinions of this period of Terry’s output. Now, with a crisp image and a clear soundtrack, a better picture emerges – literally!
What you will see here is a film loaded with charm, funny drawings and sharp synchronization (something some other studios were still struggling with at the time).