Everything Changes
You can have all your fancy shcmancy computer age morphing — back in the 1920’s, pioneer animator http://www.ottomessmer.com/]Otto Messmer[/link] was a master at transforming cartoon characters into different cartoon characters. Check out today’s ReFrederator offering, “Felix Woos Whoopee” starring everyone’s favorite feline, Felix the Cat. Elephants turn into apes.
Snake monsters with feet turn into cute little cars.
All of which shouldn’t amaze our hero too much, since his own tail is just as likely to change into a walking stick, lit cigar or the ubiquitous question mark at a moment’s notice.
You never know what things will turn into here at ReFrederator during our Just Plain Weird Week.
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On September 25th, 2006 at 12:00 am
Bunnies & kitties cavorting together in a speakeasy??
…well I NEVER….
The tail end of this little jem illistrates a couple of euphemisms that I happen to be familiar with.
Felix signs off “chokin’ the chicken” and “shootin the bird”….Hey! right back at ya, Felix.
On September 26th, 2006 at 12:00 am
interesting that Felix is drinking in a cartoon from 1930, since prohibition didn’t end until 1933!
On September 26th, 2006 at 12:00 am
The music seems to be blissfully oblivious to any action whatsoever on the screen.
Still, this would be a great PSA for raising awareness about chemical dependency. EXCESSIVE DRINKING MAY CAUSE BUILDINGS ON THE HORIZON TO REPEAT INDEFINITELY.
On September 26th, 2006 at 12:00 am
Over the years, that particular music track has been attached to dozens of old silent films — comedies mostly, but once I heard the very same rambling score accompanying a print of Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis!” By the way, there seems to be some confusion as to exactly when this cartoon was produced — 1928 or 1930. I’m thinking the earlier date sounds plausible.