Director: UB IWERKS. Screenplay: Ben Hardaway, George Manuell. Story: Otto Englander. Chief animator: Al Eugster. Animators: Shamus Culhane, Myron Natwick. Lay-outs: Shamus Culhane. Music director: Carl W. Stalling. Color by Cinecolor. Producer: Ub Iwerks. Executive producer: Pat Powers.
Copyright 30 November 1933 by Celebrity Productions, Inc. U.S. release: 30 November 1933. 8 minutes.
COMMENT: I don't know how to pronounce the director's name. Everyone I consulted seemed to favor a different pronunciation. Personally, I favor "Ub" as in boob and "Iwerks" as "Eye works", but I'm sure I am wrong! One of life's little mysteries!
Anyway, this is a rather quaint, yet fast-moving and often ingeniously animated vehicle which delivers a fairly straight version of the familiar story, yet creatively embroidered with many delightfully way-out incidental touches.
Copyright 30 November 1933 by Celebrity Productions, Inc. U.S. release: 30 November 1933. 8 minutes.
COMMENT: I don't know how to pronounce the director's name. Everyone I consulted seemed to favor a different pronunciation. Personally, I favor "Ub" as in boob and "Iwerks" as "Eye works", but I'm sure I am wrong! One of life's little mysteries!
Anyway, this is a rather quaint, yet fast-moving and often ingeniously animated vehicle which delivers a fairly straight version of the familiar story, yet creatively embroidered with many delightfully way-out incidental touches.