The Merry Old Soul
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Merry Old Soul |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1933 |
| length | 8 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Walter Lantz |
| production | Walter Lantz for Walter Lantz Productions |
| music | James Dietrich |
The Merry Old Soul is a 1933 American animated short film directed by Walter Lantz .
action
Oswald the funny rabbit is sitting at the dentist's . A tooth is painful and so badly damaged that it has to be extracted. Several attempts have already failed and the dentist starts the next pulling attempt when suddenly the radio broadcasts a breaking news: "Old King Cole" has the blues, help is needed. Oswald immediately sets off and gathers America's most famous entertainers in the king's castle: Charlie Chaplin is coming, as are the Marx Brothers , Harold Lloyd and Dick und Doof .
The king's joker had previously tried to cheer him up. What he did not succeed, the newcomers easily manage. Among other things, they sing mother goose rhymes that amuse the king. A cake fight finally begins under thick and stupid that affects everyone in the end.
The king's joker is jealous of Oswald and kidnaps him into the castle's torture chamber. Here he ties him to a chair and wants to strangle him with a noose. The scene fades into reality: instead of sitting in a torture cellar, Oswald is still sitting at the dentist, instead of a noose Oswald fights with the doctor and the one with the tooth who does not want to be pulled. The tooth that wears shoes at the end of its roots can only be removed with great difficulty - while Oswald suddenly sits barefoot in the dentist's chair. Oswald reacts puzzled.
production
The Merry Old Soul was released on November 27, 1933 as part of the cartoon series Oswald the funny rabbit by Universal Pictures .
The film shows and caricatures numerous entertainers and actors of his time:
Laverne Hardings (1905–1984) comic figure Cynical Susie can also be seen in a short scene .
Awards
The Merry Old Soul was nominated in 1934 for an Oscar in the category " Best Animated Short Film ", but could not prevail against The Three Little Pigs . It was Walter Lantz 's first film to be nominated for an Oscar.