Zama za Dhahabu za Katuni za Marekani

Zama za Dhahabu ya Katuni za Marekani (kwa Kiingereza: The Golden Age of U.S. Animation) ni kipindi cha historia ya katuni za huko Marekani ambacho kilianza na majilio ya katuni za sauti mnamo 1928, ikiwa na kilele cha upili baina nusu ya miaka ya 1930 na nusu ya kwanza ya miaka ya 1940, na kiliendelea hadi mwanzoni mwa miaka ya 1960 wakati tamthilia za katuni fupi zimeanza kupoteza umaarufu kutokana na utaratibu mpya wa katuni za televisheni.  

Wahusika wengi sana wa katuni wa kukumbukwa waliungana katika kipindi hiki. Wahusika hao ni pamoja na Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Popeye, Betty Boop, Woody Woodpecker, Chilly Willy, Mighty Mouse, Heckle and Jeckle, Mr. Magoo, Tom and Jerry, na igizo maarufu la Superman. Vipengele vya urefu wa katuni pia vilianza katika kipindi hiki, zilizojulikana zaidi ni zile filamu za kwanza za Walt Disney: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo na Bambi.

Miaka ya awali
"Katuni ya kwanza ilitengenezwa huko Britania na Arthur Melvin Cooper mnamo 1899, amewafunga pamoja na kuanza kuwatembeza taratibu katika kila fremu."  Soko la filamu lilikuja kupinduliwa na uanzishaji wa wa filamu za sauti, na ndani ya miaka miwili uvumbuzi huo ukaenea katika sekta ya filamu za katuni.  Ingawa katuni ya kwanza kutumia maujanja ya sauti ilikuwa ile ya Max Fleischer, My Old Kentucky Home, mnamo 1926, Steamboat Willie ya Walt Disney (1928), mwonekano wa tatu wa Mickey Mouse, ulikuwa maarufu sana na ulipata mafanikio. Huhesabiwa kama iliyopata fedha nyingi kupindukia, Steamboat Willie ilipata mafanikio mazuri sana katika box-office, ilipendwa na wengi na kutoa cheche za umaarufu wa Disney.

Orodha ya kazi za Zama za Dhahabu za Katuni za Marekani

Walt Disney Productions
 Steamboat Willie (1928), Walt Disney
 Plane Crazy (1928), Walt Disney
 The Skeleton Dance (1929), Walt Disney
 Flowers and Trees (1932), Walt Disney
 Mickey's Revue  (1932), Walt Disney
 The Whoopee Party (1932), Walt Disney
 Three Little Pigs, (1933), Walt Disney
 Orphan's Benefit (1934), Walt Disney
 The Wise Little Hen (1934), Walt Disney
 The Goddess of Spring (1934), Walt Disney
 The Band Concert (1935), Wilfred Jackson
 Mickey's Service Station (1935), Ben Sharpsteen
 The Old Mill (1937), Walt Disney
 Don Donald (1937), Walt Disney
 Clock Cleaners (1937), Ben Sharpsteen
 Lonesome Ghosts (1937), Ben Sharpsteen
 Brave Little Tailor (1938), Bill Roberts
 Donald's Better Self (1938), Jack King
 Mickey's Trailer (1938), Ben Sharpsteen
 The Pointer (1939), Ub Iwerks
 Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940), Jack King
 Der Fuehrer's Face (1942), Jack Kinney
 Education for Death (1943), Clyde Geronomi
 Hockey Homicide (1945), Jack Kinney
 Motor Mania (1950), Jack Kinney
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1953), C. August Nichols and Ward Kimball

Warner Bros.
 Sinkin' in the Bathtub (1930), Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising
 Gold Diggers of '49 (1935), Tex Avery
 Porky's Duck Hunt (1937), Tex Avery
 Porky in Wackyland (1938), Bob Clampett
 You Ought to Be in Pictures (1940), Friz Freleng
 A Wild Hare (1940), Tex Avery
 The Dover Boys (1942), Chuck Jones
 The Ducktators (1942), Norm McCabe
 The Bashful Buzzard (1945), Bob Clampett
 Hare Trigger (1945), Friz Freleng
 Walky Talky Hawky (1946), Robert McKimson
 Book Revue (1946), Bob Clampett
 Daffy Doodles (1946), Robert McKimson
 Tweetie Pie (1947), Friz Freleng
 Crowing Pains (1947), Robert McKimson
 The Foghorn Leghorn (1948), Robert McKimson
 Buccaneer Bunny (1948), Friz Freleng
 Fast and Furry-ous (1949), Chuck Jones
 Rabbit of Seville (1950), Chuck Jones
 Bunker Hill Bunny (1950), Friz Freleng
 Rabbit Fire (1951), Chuck Jones
 14 Carrot Rabbit (1951), Friz Freleng
 Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953), Chuck Jones
 Cat-Tails For Two (1953), Robert McKimson
 Duck Amuck (1953), Chuck Jones
 Devil Mei Hare (1954), Robert McKimson
 Speedy Gonzales (1955), Friz Freleng
 One Froggy Evening (1955), Chuck Jones
 Birds Anonymous (1957), Friz Freleng
 Bedeviled Rabbit (1957), Robert McKimson
 What's Opera, Doc? (1957), Chuck Jones
 Knighty Knight Bugs (1958), Friz Freleng

Fleischer Studios/Famous Studios
 Swing You Sinners!  (1930), Dave Fleischer
 Bimbo's Initiation  (1931), Dave Fleischer
 Minnie the Moocher (1932), Dave Fleischer
 Snow White  (1933), Dave Fleischer
 Poor Cinderella (1934), Dave Fleischer
 A Dream Walking (1934), Dave Fleischer
 Somewhere in Dreamland (1936), Dave Fleischer
 Popeye the Sailor Meets Sinbad the Sailor (1936), Dave Fleischer
 Goonland (1938), Dave Fleischer
 Superman (1941), Dave Fleischer
 Me Musical Nephews (1942), Seymour Kneitel, Famous Studios

MGM
 Peace on Earth (1939), Hugh Harman
 Puss Gets the Boot (1940), William Hanna na Joseph Barbera
 The Midnight Snack (1941), William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
 The Night Before Christmas (1941), William Hanna na Joseph Barbera
 The Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943), William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
 Dumb-Hounded (1943), Tex Avery
 Red Hot Riding Hood (1943), Tex Avery
 Mouse Trouble (1944), William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
 Quiet Please! (1945), William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
 Solid Serenade (1946), William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
 The Cat Concerto (1947), William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse (1947), William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
 King-Size Canary (1947), Tex Avery
 The Little Orphan (1948), William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
 The Two Mouseketeers (1951), William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
 Johann Mouse (1953), William Hanna and Joseph Barbera

Walter Lantz Productions
 Race Riot, (1929), Walter Lantz
 Confidence, (1933), Bill Nolan
 Knock Knock (1940), Walter Lantz
 The Barber of Seville (1944), James Culhane
 Apple Andy (1946), Dick Lundy
 Musical Moments from Chopin (1947), Dick Lundy
 Crazy Mixed-Up Pup (1955), Tex Avery
 The Legend of Rockabye Point (1955), Tex Avery

Terrytoons
 River of Doubt (1927), Paul Terry
 Dinner Time (1928), Paul Terry and John Foster
 Dinky Duck (1938), Paul Terry
 The Mouse of Tomorrow (1942), Eddie Donnelly
 My Boy, Johnny (1943), Paul Terry
 Mighty Mouse in Gypsy Life (1945), Eddie Donnelly
 The Talking Magpies (1946), Mannie Davis
 Fleibus (1956), Gene Deitch
 Tom Terrific (1957), Gene Deitch
 Sidney's Family Tree (1958), Gene Deitch

Charles Mintz/Screen Gems (Columbia)
 Ratskin (1929), Ben Harrison and Manny Gould
 Farm Relief (1929), Ben Harrison, Manny Gould and Friz Freleng
 Lambs Will Gambol (1930), Ben Harrison and Manny Gould
 Yelp Wanted (1931), Dick Huemer
 The Little Match Girl (1937), Sid Marcus and Art Davis
 The Fox and the Grapes (1941), Frank Tashlin
 Song of Victory (1942), Bob Wickersham
 Professor Small and Mister Tall (1943), John Hubley and Paul Sommers
 Flora (1948), Alex Lovy

UPA
 Hell-Bent for Election (1944), Chuck Jones
 Brotherhood of Man (1946), Bobe Cannon
 Ragtime Bear (1949), John Hubley
 Gerald McBoing Boing (1951), Bobe Cannon
 Rooty Toot Toot (1952), John Hubley
 The Tell-Tale Heart (1953), Art Babbitt and Ted Parmelee
 When Magoo Flew (1955), Pete Burness

Wengineo
 Fiddlesticks (1930), Ub Iwerks
 Room Runners (1932), Ub Iwerks
 The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg (1936), Burt Gillett
 The Pink Phink (1964), Friz Freleng, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises

Tanbihi

Marejeo
 Barrier, Michael (1999): Hollywood Cartoons. Oxford University Press.
 Maltin, Leonard (1987): Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons. Penguin Books.
 Solomon, Charles (1994): The History of Animation: Enchanted Drawings. Outlet Books Company.

Viungo vya nje
 The Classic Cartoons - An Online Collection of Golden Cartoons 
 GoldenAgeCartoons.com
 Cartoon Research

Historia ya katuni
Filamu za Marekani