Fleischer Studios Cartoon Festival FREE 12 AND UNDER MATINEE SCREENING

Sat, 07 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm UTC-05:00

6424 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI, United States, Michigan 48210 | Detroit

Senate Theater
Publisher/HostSenate Theater
Fleischer Studios Cartoon Festival FREE 12 AND UNDER MATINEE SCREENING
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Sat. Feb. 7
Doors – 2:00 PM
Organ Overture – 2:30 PM
Films – 3:00 PM
Tickets – $6 (12 AND UNDER FREE)
Program Runtime – 1hr 33min
Presented digitally and on 16mm film!

Get ready for an afternoon of family fun at the Senate with a variety show of vintage animation. From living vegetables to caped crusaders and from scheming kitty cats to fightin’ sailors, these cartoon classics are just an ol’ fashioned good time for everyone!
Producers of Popeye, Betty Boop and Superman cartoons, Fleischer Studios was once the premiere animation studio in the world, competing head-to-head with Walt Disney. Thanks to its grittier style and technical innovations, its most popular creations have remained vital for decades, long after the studio that gave birth to them was folded into Paramount Pictures in 1942.
We can’t wait to share them with you. And, thanks to our friends at Motor City Cinema Society, the final three shorts of the afternoon will be presented on 16mm film!


Film Schedule:
Part 1 – appox. 43 min
The Fresh Vegetable Mystery (1939) – 6min (digital)
A Kick in Time (1939) – 8min (digital)
Superman (1941) – 10min (digital)
Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937) – 17min (digital)
Intermission – 20min
Part 2 – approx. 50min
Hold It (1938) – 7min (digital)
Educated Fish (1937) – 7min (digital)
Poor Cinderella (1934, Betty Boop) – 11min (16mm)
The Bulleteers (1942, Superman) – 8min (16mm)
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936) – 18min (16mm)



Parking is available in our gated lot, on Gilbert, and Michigan Avenue
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