"Casey at the Bat" is an American 8.5-minute animated short film from 1946, so this one had its 70th anniversary last year. If you take a look at the writers, director and voice actor you will find names that are not too well-known anymore today, but back then they were really prolific and added their individual touch to many many cartoons. Not gonna mention the names as you can check them out in the cast list. That's right, here we have another Disney-produced short from the Golden Age of Animation. But I personally was not really impressed here. This may have to do with my lack of interest in the sport of baseball, which was probably more popular back then than it is today or with the pretty unlikable title character. I found the audience far more interesting. Narration/Voice acting was pretty solid, just like the music and the visual side is also really good, especially for its time, but this of course is almost a given for that era of cartoon filmmaking, so it's hard to not take it for granted. Story-wise and comedy-wise I expected a bit more. Overall, I could say the quality of this one does not account for its popularity, but I remember liking the sequel a whole lot more than this one and I will certainly check that one out at some point too. As for this one here, I have to give it a thumbs-down. Not recommended.
Review of Casey at the Bat
