"A Laugh-o-Gram Short"

Release Date November 3, 1922

Running Time 9:39

Credits

Director : Walt Disney

Animation

Walt Disney

Rudolph Ising

Hugh Harman

Carman "Max" Maxwell

Lorey Tague

Otto Walliman

Inside Jokes

Probably the earliest Disney inside joke; when the boy and the cat are standing outside of a movie theater, one of the posters features "Cinderella," a Laugh-o-Gram then still in production.

Videos

Animation : The Beginnings (Non-Disney video - Grapevine Video)

Cartoon Classics No. 3 (Non-Disney video - Video Yesteryear)

Animation Vol. 1 (Non-Disney video - Unknown manufacturer)

Before Walt (Non-Disney video - Inkwell Images)

DVD

The Legendary Laugh-O-Gram Fairy Tales (Non-Disney : Inkwell Images)

Before Walt (Non-Disney : Inkwell Images)

Disney's Laugh-O-Grams (Non-Disney : Tom's Vintage Film)

Technical Specifications

Color Type : Black and White

Animation type : Standard

Sound mix : Silent

Aspect ration : 1.37 : 1

Negative format : 35mm

Print format : 35mm

Cinematographic process : Spherical

Original language : English

Released by The Laugh-o-Gram Company

Distributed by Leslie B. Mace

Gallery

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Comments

From Ryan : This is a very well-animated cartoon short for its time. The background art is exceptional, with a lot of use of perspective. A boy and his cat, Puss in Boots, visit the princess in her backyard. The king, however, catches the boy flirting with his daughter and kicks him out. After seeing a movie with a bullfighter, the boy gets an idea and decides to fight the bull at his local arena where the king and his daughter are watching. I enjoy the ending where, after the boy (who is wearing a mask) wins the bullfight, the king says that he can marry his daughter. As soon as the boy removes his mask, the king runs after the two of them who escape in a car.

From Mad Professor : Certainly a winner among early Disney cartoons! Loads of wit and funny stuff. The sign advertising "$5 Boots now $4.99, the film-within-a film "Throwing the Bull" with "Rudolf Vaselino," etc. The characters, including the unnamed boy, his cat friend, and especially the King, are quite hilarious! While most early cartoons are interesting only for historical purposes, this is a truly entertaining look into what was to come.

From Rich : This is a must see for all die-hard Disney fans, including me because I ain't even seen it in 15 years. All this time I thought it was a Felix the Cat cartoon, and then I came to this web page. Whew! Another thing about this cartoon that makes it more interesting is that Disney did animation on it, which was a rare job he assumed towards the end of the 20's.

From Jerry Edwards : Of the Laugh-O-Grams I've seen, this is my favorite. The animation is outstanding for 1922 and the numerous extra touches to the short are fun. In addition to comments already mentioned, I enjoyed the odd sculptures in the garden when the king chases the boy; the fact that the cat and the dog are also "in love"; and that the speedometer of the car shows them going up to 125 miles per hour.

From J. D. Weil : For 1922, this is a good shorts. But this is early Disney and the animation style is, not unexpectantly, derivative. The movement reminds of the work of Frank Moser, one of the '20's top animators, and it's a pretty good model to base their work on.

Referenced Comments

The Four Musicians of Bremen (1922)