Thursday 24 August 2017

Rubber Hose Glow Worms

Glow worms lose their heads in the Silly Symphony Night (1930).

This was back when Disney animation was still full of rubber-hose fun. Two fireflies play their necks like Jew’s harps to the tune of Glow Worm, but their necks snap and their heads leap into the air and then land on the others’ bodies (upside down at first).



The glow worms’ shoes come to life and do a nice ballet step out of the scene.



The glow worms’ shoes come to life and do a nice ballet step out of the scene.

Were these gags used elsewhere? I could have sworn I blogged about a Disney cartoon with a similar head-snapping.

2 comments:

  1. One of your past posts show that you talked about a head-swapping gag in Swing You Sinners!, so I guess that's it? (or something like it)..

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    1. No, not that. I was thinking of a dancing/jew's harp gag like this one.

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