Ratskin

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Ratskin
Directed byBen Harrison
Manny Gould
Story byBen Harrison
Manny Gould
Produced by Charles Mintz
Starring Billy Murray
Music byRosario Bourdon
Animation byManny Gould
Color processB&W
Production
company
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • August 15, 1929 (1929-08-15) [1]
Language English

Ratskin is a 1929 animated cartoon released by Columbia Pictures starring Krazy Kat. [2] It is the first cartoon to be released by Columbia Pictures and the first Krazy Kat cartoon released with sound.

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Plot

While Krazy, his horse and his wagon sleep, Krazy Kat wakes up because of his horse's snore and, thanks to the horse's snoring, Krazy realizes that they are late for hunting time. They wake up and Krazy Kat hunts for one turkey. He tries to shoot with his gun a turkey, but his attempt fails. He decides to look for another one, and finds and shoots with his gun what he thinks is turkey, but turns out to be a Native American instead. The Indian chases Krazy and gets caught. An anamorphic pole ties Krazy up, and the Indians light a fire below him. Krazy manages to escape from the Indians, but then the Indians start shooting arrows at him. Krazy finds his gun and uses it as a record player, and the Indians start dancing. A female Indian wants to kiss Krazy, but he hits her with his gun instead. All of the Indians get angry and try to get Krazy, but Krazy escapes from the crowd, dismantles his gun, and uses the Indians (now huddled in a circle, not realizing Krazy had escaped) as a record player.

Music

The music in the title sequence is called Me-Ow, a 1918 composition by Mel B. Kaufman. It would be used in some subsequent short films of the series until Slow Beau .

Availability

Ratskin has yet to be released on any home video format. It does however, circulate through a bootleg recording of an ASIFA screening, the only time the cartoon was publicly shown since its original release.

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References

  1. ↑ Bradley, Edwin M. (2005). The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931. McFarland. p. 142. ISBN   9781476606842 . Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 97–98. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved June 6, 2020.


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