I am surprised to have seen it twice on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) since the short is not very funny and has a fairly objectionable scene. At the costume party, Alex asks a black waiter if he is a guest, rubs a finger against the waiter's cheek to see if he is wearing make-up that will come off, and then, when he has determined that the man is not a white guy in black face, hands him his champagne (or wine?) glass and waves him away. The first time I saw this my mouth dropped in horror. The second time I saw it I was equally disgusted at the attempted humor at the waiter's expense. Granted, Alex is presented as a buffoon prior to this display of racial prejudice but he comes out on top in the end by marrying the daughter of the rich man throwing the party. I hate the fact that he is rewarded after such a disgusting display. This is a terrible short to showcase in this day and age. It should be dropped in the darkest hole TCM can find. Barring that, it should only be brought out for discussions of race relations on screen as an example of how the twentieth century got it so, so wrong.
Review of Alex in Wonderland
