This is one of Tex Avery's later animated shorts that he produced for Walter Lanz, after M-G-M closed down it's animation department. This short features some of the usual deranged,kinetic humor that he was famous for (but also touches on some dark humor,too). The plot concerns a Jazz musician (Mr.Twiddle)who has a nervous breakdown being constantly exposed to loud horns. He is prescribed by his doctor to get some rest & quiet. He books a room in a Swiss hotel that is supposed to be super quiet. No sooner than he sacks in for the night, when the room next door is taken by a couple who spends the night laughing non stop & honking on a trombone (supplied here by 'The Okeh Laughing Record---a novelty record released in the 1920's). The rest of the short is Twiddle trying to get this barrage of noise stopped so he can get some peace & quiet. The surprise ending is a corker that will floor you. This was apparently,Avery's last animated short produced for theaters,as he would eventually move to television (as would most other animators of the era). Sadly,this animated short is rarely ever shown on TV,much less re-released in cinemas (why is Universal sitting on these screen treasures?)
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