TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON Movie Coloring Contest, 1957

January 23, 1957.  Movie coloring contest for "TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON".  The film starred Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford and Machiko Kyo.

SOLOMON AND SHEBA Movie Coloring Contest.

December 15, 1959.  A movie coloring contest for "SOLOMON AND SHEBA" starring Yul Brenner and Gina Lollobrigida.  Tyrone Powers died during the filming of this movie and Yul Brenner was brought in to replace him.  Directed by King Vidor, his final film to direct.  The movie received good reviews.

CINDERELLA Movie Coloring Contest

November 20, 1987.  A coloring contest for the Disney animated movie, CINDERELLA.

A Big TEXAS Hug to PHIL COLLINS!

 March 10, 1967.  A movie coloring contest for John Wayne's "THE ALAMO".

1975 - 1978.  A big TEXAS hug to Mr. Phil Collins.  Thank you so much for your gift to the ALAMO Museum.  The first rock concert I ever went to was January 1975 and the concert was THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY.  I was 13 years old and I had never seen anyone as strange as Peter Gabriel.  Phil Collins, with a wild mane of hair, was hidden behind the drum kit during most of the concert.  After Peter Gabriel left the band, Phil Collins took center stage.  The photo above was taken by my brother and it shows Phil Collins at the mike and Tony Banks at the keyboards.  I also saw the band several times in the 1980's.  Mr. Collins made this TEXAN very happy in the past with great times at concerts and very happy today when he gave his collection to the ALAMO museum.

THE JUNGLE BOOK Coloring Contest

February 08, 1968.  Have fun coloring this scene from Walt Disney's animated classic, "THE JUNGLE BOOK".

THE LION KING Movie Coloring Contest

June 24, 1994.  A movie coloring contest for "THE LION KING".  For all the brave cats that protect their people and their homes from mice, rats and even very mean dogs.  May they all be treated like a Lion King.   Congrats to the hero cat that fought for the boy it loves.

Errol Flynn and OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND star in THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE.

 January 07, 1937.  ERROL FLYNN, the leader of "The Charge of the Light Brigade", is shown here wearing a uniform of the Crimean War.  Cut out and color picture.

January 08, 1937.  OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND, ERROL FLYNN and another actor (who is he?) appear in the second picture of this coloring contest.  The Charge of the Light Brigade starred Errol Flynn, OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND, Patric Knowles, Henry Stephenson, Nigel Bruce, Donald Crisp, David Niven, C. Henry Gordon, Robert Barrat, Spring Byington and J. Carrol Naish.  Thundering action based on Tennyson's poem, with immortal charge into the valley of death by British 27th Lancers cavalry.  Lavish production values accent romantic tale of Flynn and de Havilland at army post in India.  Max Steiner's first musical score for Warner Bros. is superb.  Balaklava Heights charge directed by action specialist B. Reeves Eason.  Directed by Michael Curtis.

KING KONG Coloring Contest

December 15, 1976.  A movie coloring contest for KING KONG starring Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange, John Randolph, Rene Auberjonois, Julius Harris, Jack O'Halloran, Ed Lauter and John Lone.  Directed by John Guillermin.  Film debut of Jessica Lange.

Muppet TREASURE ISLAND Movie Coloring Contest

February 17, 1996.  A movie coloring contest for Disney's Muppet TREASURE ISLAND.  A dashing Kermit and a fetching Miss Piggy for you to color.

DUCK TALES THE MOVIE, Treasure Of The Lost Lamp

July 27, 1990.  Movie coloring contest for Disney's DUCK TALES THE MOVIE, Treasure Of The Lost Lamp.

Can You Draw TOM MIX's Face?

May 10, 1932.  "Above is an outline of Tom Mix's face and sombrero.  To the best of your ability sketch in the features which are missing and then color the completed drawing in the most realistic manner."   A newspaper contest to win tickets to see TOM MIX in "Destry Rides Again".

Color JACKIE COOGAN as Rag Patch

May 05, 1925.  "Here is the JACKIE COOGAN Rag Patch cartoon that you have been waiting for.  It is all ready for nimble fingers to decorate.  Discussions heard around the city Monday night indicated that hundreds of Lima kiddies, and many grown ups too, are planning to patch Jackie's clothing and try for the awards that have been offered by the Lima News in cooperation with the Lyric theatre.  Now here is the way to start so that the cartoon will be properly decorated.  Cut out the above cartoon and paste it on a piece of cardboard.  This makes it solid and easy to work with.  The next step is the pasting on of the cloth that is to be the background of the trousers, shirt, hat and suspenders.  This background may also be painted in color.  After preparing the background little patches in bright colors and great variety should be cut out in the shapes shown in the picture and pasted in their proper places.  After the cartoon has been carefully prepared it will represent JACKIE COOGAN  in his latest picture, THE RAG MAN, to be seen at the Lyric beginning Friday."

I guess most people remember JACKIE COOGAN from the television show The Addams Family but he was also a very popular child star in the 1920's.  In this contest, kids were suppose to use scraps of fabric to create his raggedy clothes.

THE RESCUERS Movie Coloring Contest

March 16, 1989.  A newspaper coloring contest for the return of the Disney animated film, The Rescuers.  It featured the voices of Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn, Jeanette Nolan, Pat Buttram, Jim Jordan and John McIntire.  A very enjoyable movie that originally opened in 1977.

THE ANIMAL WORLD, a movie coloring contest.

June 11, 1956.  A movie coloring contest from the 1950's, Warner Bros. THE ANIMAL WORLD.

PETER PAN Movie Coloring Contest

July 14, 1989.  A coloring contest for Walt Disney's PETER PAN.

Fun With MICKEY MOUSE

 March 11, 1963.  A MICKEY MOUSE cut-out that was to be used as a reminder to watch The Mickey Mouse Club on television.  The cut-out could be used to make a Mickey mask for your trick or treat fun.

 December 29, 1990.  A movie coloring contest for "THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER" starring Mickey Mouse and the Disney gang.

1978.  From a coloring book I bought at a thrift store.  Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald and Daisy can be made into finger puppets.

DENNIS THE MENACE Movie Coloring Contest

June 30, 1993.  DENNIS THE MENACE Coloring Contest.  The movie featured the following actors:  Walter Matthau, Mason Gamble, Joan Plowright, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Robert Stanton, Paul Winfield, Amy Sakasitz, Arnold Stang and Ben Stein.  Directed by Nick Castle.  The movie received bad reviews.  I have never seen the movie.

THE FOX AND THE HOUND, Movie Coloring Contest

March 26, 1988.  A coloring contest for the Disney movie, THE FOX AND THE HOUND.  From Leonard Maltin's Guide Book, "1981.  Directed by Art Stevens, Ted Berman and Richard Rich.  Voices of  Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell, Pearl Bailey, Jack Albertson, Sandy Duncan, Jeanette Nolan, Pat Buttram, John Fiedler, John McIntire, Paul Winchell and Corey Feldman.  Charming Disney animated feature about the childhood friendship between two natural enemies, a fox cub and a hound pup; as they grow older their relationship is put to the test by their emerging instincts.  Warm and brimming with personable characters, this one approaches the old Disney magic at times."  I like this movie.

OLIVER & Company, A Movie Coloring Contest

January 13, 1989.  A coloring contest for the Disney film, OLIVER & Company.  From Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide, "OLIVER & Company (1988), Director: George Scribner.  Voices of Joey Lawrence, Billy Joel, Cheech Marin, Richard Mulligan, Roscoe Lee Browne, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Dom Deluise, Taurean Blacque, Robert Loggia, Bette Midler and Natalie Gregory.  Free adaptation of Dickens' OLIVER TWIST in the cartoon world:  homeless kitten falls in with the jaunty Dodger and his canine pals, who work for Fagin, a human nebbish in debt to the heartless Sikes.  Dodger (Joel) has  the films best song, "Why Should I Worry?" - - but an excitable Chihuahua voiced by Marin provides the biggest laughs.  Disney's grittiest (grungiest?) animated feature is no classic, but it's likeable enough."  I have never seen this movie.

Dick Van Dyke

April 07, 1965.  Thank GOD for the man that pulled Dick Van Dyke from his burning car!  Here is a coloring contest for Mary Poppins - I posted this a couple of years ago on my old blog.  Try to stay safe Mr. Van Dyke, please.