A cat spots a canary in a cage and decides he wants to eat it. However, he must get past a dog.... and the canary has his own ideas on the matter.
Hugh McCollum, who had been Jules White's associate in Columbia's live-action shorts, was in charge of their cartoons while they were winding down, and I believe his skill shows in the neat handling of this Howard Swift cartoon. Gone are the elaborate, candy-box backgrounds, which only served to distract. Instead, we are treated to a nicely arranged series of gags, as first the dog, then the cat, and finally the canary gain the upper hand in this essentially silent series of gags.
It was too late, alas. Columbia was already settling on its contract with UPA and although they would continue to release new cartoons for a couple of years, they were ones that had already been produced.
Hugh McCollum, who had been Jules White's associate in Columbia's live-action shorts, was in charge of their cartoons while they were winding down, and I believe his skill shows in the neat handling of this Howard Swift cartoon. Gone are the elaborate, candy-box backgrounds, which only served to distract. Instead, we are treated to a nicely arranged series of gags, as first the dog, then the cat, and finally the canary gain the upper hand in this essentially silent series of gags.
It was too late, alas. Columbia was already settling on its contract with UPA and although they would continue to release new cartoons for a couple of years, they were ones that had already been produced.
