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A lot goofier and more interesting than Terry's later work.
In the late 30s and 1940s, Paul Terry produced a ton of cartoons--most of which were pretty awful. With the likes of Heckle & Jeckle and Mighty Mouse among his BEST offerings at the time, it's no wonder you practically never see any of these films any more on TV--though they were unfortunately pretty commonly shown on television when I was a kid. Because of these shorts, I have always disliked Terry's work and assumed all of his stuff was like this. Fortunately, however, when Turner Classic Movies recently showed "Happy Go Luckies" I didn't turn off the cartoon immediately after seeing Terry's name on the title card.
Unlike his later work, "Happy Go Luckies" is funny and very imaginative. While the animation is only fair (about the quality you'd see in a Felix the Cat cartoon), the story was wacky and imaginative--with a cat and his friend a dog having some insane adventures which began on a really odd train. The bottom line is that this one is pretty good and I'll try to look for some of Terry's older films, as this one was about on-par with the average cartoon of the time.
Unlike his later work, "Happy Go Luckies" is funny and very imaginative. While the animation is only fair (about the quality you'd see in a Felix the Cat cartoon), the story was wacky and imaginative--with a cat and his friend a dog having some insane adventures which began on a really odd train. The bottom line is that this one is pretty good and I'll try to look for some of Terry's older films, as this one was about on-par with the average cartoon of the time.
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- planktonrules
- Nov 20, 2013
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