Trees to Tribunes

This 80 year documentary explores the crop of Chicago Tribune cartoonists of the time. Some to be classic strips are featured such as the long running Gasoline Alley by Frank King and Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray.

See full movie. Part 1, part 2 and part 3.

From Trees to TribunesAt work we can see John T. McCutcheon, Gaar Williams, Carey Orr, Sidney Smith of “The Gumps,” Frank King of “Gasoline Alley,” Frank Willard of “Moon Mullins, Carl Ed of “Harold Teen,” Martin Branner of “Winnie Winkle,” Walter Berndt of “Smitty” and Harold Gray of “Little Orphan Annie.” Noticeably missing from the line-up is Chester Gould’s “Dick Tracy,” which didn’t begin until October of 1931.


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