Talking door that slugs a wolf? Check.
Gangster mouse in a sedan firing a machine gun at a cat? Check.
It’s all part of Merry Dog, a 1933 Christmas cartoon by the Walter Lantz studio.
There’s a scene of a cat and mice fighting in Santa’s beard (worn by a sociopathic wolf in disguise) but an odd scene has, for absolutely no reason, Santa with three noses and two mouths singing “Jingle Bells.”
Like a Harman-Ising cartoon, toys (and a Christmas tree) gang up in the second half to quell the villain with fire/butt gags.
The “artists” listed on the title car are Manny Moreno, George Cannata, Fred Kopietz, Les Kline, Bill Weber and Tex Hastings. Jimmy Dietrich provides the score.
Yowp, those aren't three noses, but two cheeks and a nose in the middle, granted, the shapes are very similar. Happy Holidays, Mark
ReplyDeleteThat's what I thought too. But there's definitely two mouths! At first I assumed it was an error, but looking out the short - apparently on purpose!
DeleteHa! Just like the hideously-designed Santa in Rankin/Bass' 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974).
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