Radio Rhythm

Radio Rhythm
Radio Rhythm
Directed by	Walter Lantz; Bill Nolan
Produced by	Walter Lantz
Starring	Pinto Colvig; Tex Avery; Shirley Reed
Music by	James Dietrich
Animation by	Clyde Geronimi; Manuel Moreno; Ray Abrams; Fred Avery; Lester Kline; Chet Karrberg; Pinto Colvig
Color process	Black and white
Production; company	Walter Lantz Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	July 27, 1931;
Running time	5:56
Language	English

Radio Rhythm is a 1931 short animated film featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.^[2] It is among the vast majority of Oswald cartoons produced by Walter Lantz Productions. It is the 45th Lantz Oswald cartoon and the 97th cartoon in total.

Plot

Oswald is a radio personality who runs a radio station R-A-Z-Z. Individuals with musical talents are selected before they perform there. The first performers consists of a rat, a horse, and a ram who sing the song And If You See Our Darling Nellie. Their act is well received by the live spectators.

The next to perform is a porcupine with a cello, but because the porcupine's performance is drab, an animated microphone decides to help out by taking and playing the instrument in a more upbeat fashion. When he gets back the cello and continues to play poorly, the porcupine gets removed from the picture.

Oswald then turns to a jazz band which performs the song One More Time. The rabbit even plays along as he takes and plays a piano. Some musicians and listeners sing to it.

As Oswald plays another tune on his piano, a male donkey decides to take a female cow for a date. When the couple enter a saloon, the donkey gets hurled out of the place by a bull who wants to take the female cow. The thrown donkey lands on and smashes Oswald's piano. Oswald then declares an end to his station's broadcast, but the audience then made a raspberry at Oswald as the cartoon ends.

References

^ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 194. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 115–116. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.

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[1] Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 194. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.

[2] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 115–116. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.

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v t e Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons
The Disney years	Trolley Troubles Oh Teacher The Mechanical Cow All Wet The Ocean Hop Great Guns! Empty Socks Rickety Gin Harem Scarem Neck 'n' Neck Africa Before Dark Bright Lights Hungry Hobos Oh What a Knight Poor Papa The Fox Chase Tall Timber Sleigh Bells
The Winkler years	Fiery Firemen Yanky Clippers Sick Cylinders Alpine Antics Jungle Jingles Weary Willies
The Lantz/Universal years	Race Riot Oil's Well Permanent Wave Hurdy Gurdy Kounty Fair Chilly Con Carmen Broadway Folly Not So Quiet Spooks Henpecked The Navy Mexico Africa Mars Shipwreck The Fireman Country School The Bandmaster The Stone Age Radio Rhythm The Hunter Wonderland The Hare Mail The Clown Grandma's Pet Mechanical Man Wins Out Making Good The Winged Horse A Wet Knight The Busy Barber Carnival Capers Wild and Woolly Teacher's Pests The Plumber The Shriek Going to Blazes Ham and Eggs Confidence Five and Dime The Merry Old Soul Parking Space The Candy House The County Fair The Toy Shoppe The Ginger Bread Boy Wax Works Chris Columbus, Jr. Ye Happy Pilgrims Sky Larks Springtime Serenade The Quail Hunt Beach Combers Puppet Show Lovesick The Egg Cracker Suite
Other appearances	The Woody Woodpecker Polka Get a Horse! Once Upon a Studio
Characters	Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Peg Leg Pete Bessie

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