This version of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was made by Walter Lantz for Universal Studios. Early Oswald cartoons were done by Disney himself--before the studio foolishly gave him and his favorite animator, Ub Iwerks, the boot. This is because they went off to form Disney Studios and so they had the last laugh on Universal. However, the animation quality of the later Oswalds are a lot better--because animation standards were much, much higher in 1933. But, I must say, that they also were a lot less fun as Oswald generally was a much nicer and duller character--lacking the sadistic qualities that made the earlier ones so much fun! Of the later Oswalds, this is among the best--and, not surprisingly, it received an Oscar nomination. It ended up losing to Disney's "The Three Little Pigs"--and once again, Disney had the last laugh.
It begins in the dentist office and the guy is having a devil of a time pulling one of Oswald's teeth. So, he does what any responsible dentist does and bashes Oswald on the head with a mallet! During the time he's out, Oswald imagines that poor Old King Cole is depressed and he and all of Hollywood's and Vaudeville's best comics arrive to cheer him. Included are some obvious characters like Chaplin and Laurel & Hardy, but a few obscure ones like Roscoe Ates, Edna Mae Oliver, Harold Lloyd (he is obscure today but was possibly the greatest comic in his day), Ed Wynn and others. It's a virtual who's who of the comedy world in 1933.
So is it any good? Well, the animation is very good, the celebrities are nice to see and I liked some of the antics in the dentist's office. However, it's NOT packed with laughs in spite of the subject matter and clearly is NOT in the same league as "The Three Little Pigs".
It begins in the dentist office and the guy is having a devil of a time pulling one of Oswald's teeth. So, he does what any responsible dentist does and bashes Oswald on the head with a mallet! During the time he's out, Oswald imagines that poor Old King Cole is depressed and he and all of Hollywood's and Vaudeville's best comics arrive to cheer him. Included are some obvious characters like Chaplin and Laurel & Hardy, but a few obscure ones like Roscoe Ates, Edna Mae Oliver, Harold Lloyd (he is obscure today but was possibly the greatest comic in his day), Ed Wynn and others. It's a virtual who's who of the comedy world in 1933.
So is it any good? Well, the animation is very good, the celebrities are nice to see and I liked some of the antics in the dentist's office. However, it's NOT packed with laughs in spite of the subject matter and clearly is NOT in the same league as "The Three Little Pigs".