A sometimes cross-eyed spider has killed his girl-friend. Since it’s a Terrytoon, she’s a mouse. As he growls to himself about the death, he turns into her. These are consecutive drawings.
Later, during a goofy walk cycle, he turns into a judge.
Frank Moser and Paul Terry got screen credits, but word is Bill Tytla is responsible for animating this odd scene. In fact, the whole cartoon is strange and seems to be about bats attaching a circus, and the deranged spider (Bluebeard’s brother?) kidnapping a girl fly. Only a TV print is available and it seems two minutes was cut for television.
Regardless, it’s worth seeing so you can ask “What did I just watch?” when it’s over.
Charlie Judkins tells me Terry voiced the spider.
Tomorrow on Tralfaz, a different Bluebeard.
That's definitely Bill Tytla's work. We was often assigned to animate grotesque or macabre scenes in the Terrytoons of this period, such as "The Mad King" and "A Mad House", which, like "Bluebeard's Brother", are well worth checking out.
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