In this scene from Boop-Oop-A-Doop (1932), a happy elephant draws ink from a well on his back and squirts it out. Since it’s a Fleischer cartoon, and it is an inkwell, who should emerge but Koko?
Sousa's "The Washington Post March" is playing in quick-time in the background.
The Fleischers seem to have like animal crowds in backgrounds, and this cartoon has them, too. Check out this scene. Sad dog, raccoon, horse, some humans. Lots of variety.
What the available version of the cartoon doesn't have is the original credits. Any factual insight into the head animator for this well-drawn and enjoyable cartoon would be helpful.
According to Mark Mayerson, Al Eugster was an animator on this one. Dunno if he was the de-facto director or not (some of these early Fleischer toons didn’t have animation credits, even back when they were first released!).
ReplyDeleteWhat a great entrance. Ko-Ko, like Bimbo, should never have been abandoned, even if he had a different voice in each of his talkies.
ReplyDeleteFor what it's worth, the entry in the copyright register for 1932 lists only a credit for Dave Fleischer as director. The entries are a bit scattershot for this time period as to whether or not animators are listed.
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