Almost every theatrical cartoon series referred to real-life movie stars of the day, which were easy to caricature and instantly recognizable to the audience watching- Flip's encounters with the "celebrities" was no exception...it's a tradition. This print, incidentally, is the 16mm Official Films "home movie" reissue of the late '30s...
I think it's just because the guard knew Flip was a gate-crasher, not an actor. Funny how the animators gave the arriving actors unusual costumes (knight in armor, cowboy). This made it all the more obvious it was the same small group going through the gate over and over. Usually for that sort of re-use you'd dress them in nondescript outfits.
Watching those 16mm must have been a hassle. Changing the reels, and if you didn't have a projection room, you had to endure the noise that the machine made.
Some nice backgrounds, but this toon is a bit anemic. Best gag was hiding under the shadow, good ninjitsu (but it needs work to get rid of the lumpiness).
Interesting references this cartoon makes to film stars of the day, like Charlie Chaplan, Laurel & Hardy, and others. Also, did you see any cartoon tropes that were used on Scooby Doo almost forty years later? I have to wonder why Flip the Frog is denied access to the casting department of the studio in the first place. Is he meant to represent a second-class citizen in the toon world?
Almost every theatrical cartoon series referred to real-life movie stars of the day, which were easy to caricature and instantly recognizable to the audience watching- Flip's encounters with the "celebrities" was no exception...it's a tradition. This print, incidentally, is the 16mm Official Films "home movie" reissue of the late '30s...
14 years ago !!!
I think it's just because the guard knew Flip was a gate-crasher, not an actor. Funny how the animators gave the arriving actors unusual costumes (knight in armor, cowboy). This made it all the more obvious it was the same small group going through the gate over and over. Usually for that sort of re-use you'd dress them in nondescript outfits.
yup... it's a great way for me to spend time with my kids... if you see anything wrong with that, then clearly you have bigger issues.
Nononooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Watching those 16mm must have been a hassle. Changing the reels, and if you didn't have a projection room, you had to endure the noise that the machine made.
No puede ser que este video haya sido subido cuando yo tenia 3 meses de nacido :v
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November 9, 1931
Some nice backgrounds, but this toon is a bit anemic. Best gag was hiding under the shadow, good ninjitsu (but it needs work to get rid of the lumpiness).
3:00 I laughed so hard
Parodying forgotten movies.
Swell!
Interesting references this cartoon makes to film stars of the day, like Charlie Chaplan, Laurel & Hardy, and others. Also, did you see any cartoon tropes that were used on Scooby Doo almost forty years later? I have to wonder why Flip the Frog is denied access to the casting department of the studio in the first place. Is he meant to represent a second-class citizen in the toon world?
I guess that would make you an authority on whats considered 'gay'?
Your family must be so proud.
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