tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post5695520760748791765..comments2024-03-28T11:45:24.378-07:00Comments on Tralfaz: Roll Up the Scrim For Louis ArmstrongYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-55794097059358204362015-11-27T08:19:40.526-08:002015-11-27T08:19:40.526-08:00This is one of the most bizarre and surreal of the...This is one of the most bizarre and surreal of the early Fleischer cartoons. The title seems very strange today, although it was the name of a popular song back in the 30's so audiences wouldn't be as startled by it as a title for a cartoon as people would be today. As with many early cartoons, the use of live action made it less labor intensive for the animators when full live action scenes were used, and was probably more cost-effective, although paying for a performer of the caliber of Louis Armstrong may have escalated the budget somewhat.<br /><br />The most memorable part of the cartoon for me is when Louis Armstrong's disembodied head is singing in live action above the animated antics of the fleeing Koko and Bimbo.scarecrow33https://www.blogger.com/profile/10552306802823617940noreply@blogger.com