Monday 17 October 2022

Periscopasaurus

A brontosaurus hunts for a meal in The Cave Man, a 1934 Willie Whopper cartoon.



He’s looking. Aha! Let’s turn him into a periscope.



It turns out the grassy snack is some kind of prehistoric chicken, who stares the bronto in the eye and flies away.



What’s a bronto to do? He rolls his eyes and it’s on to the next scene.



The cartoon isn’t especially funny but there are some odd gags, solid backgrounds and a nice jazzy score. Berny Wolf and Grim Natwick are the credited animators.

2 comments:

  1. Uh, that's an ostrich, city boy.

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    1. Hmm. Head's in the sand, so it could be. The plucked body reminded me of chicken.
      Guys I went to school with were paid to catch chickens before class. They came in scratched all over.

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