Sick Cylinders
| Sick Cylinders | |
|---|---|
The short | |
| Directed by | Hugh Harman Ben Clopton (credits on animation only) |
| Produced by | George Winkler |
| Music by | Bert Fiske |
| Animation by | Hugh Harman Ben Clopton |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5:43 |
| Language | English |
Sick Cylinders is a 1929 animated short film by Winkler Productions which stars Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.[1] It is among the few surviving Oswald films from the Winkler era.
Plot
[edit]Oswald is driving his uncovered car through the countryside. One day, he stops by a two-story house to pick up his date, Ortensia, one girl cat. When both are on board, they attempt to hit the road. To their surprise, the car breaks down. Oswald steps out to fix the vehicle while the girl cat impatiently waits.
While Oswald is fixing it, a terrier comes by, wanting to play fetch. Every time the rabbit hurls a stick, the terrier comes back with a bigger one. This goes on until the terrier returns with a huge log, dropping it on the car's front as well as flattening Oswald underneath. Tired of playing games, Oswald kicks away the little mutt and resumes working on the car.
In no time, the car is repaired and ready to go. Oswald and the girl cat finally set off, but their journey is far from a smooth one because they have to dodge large rocks on the way which they do successfully. More trouble comes as the two riders see a boulder rolling toward them from behind. Finding no way to escape, they run off a cliff where they plunge into a pond, splashing out all the water.
In the dry pit which is what is left of the pond, the car is capsized. Oswald and his girlfriend are lying on the ground. The girl cat then stands up and expresses her disgust. Momentarily, a bear (which is Peg Leg Pete) in a luxuriant car stops by. The bear invites the girl cat, who is most flattered, to come along. She then takes a seat and the luxuriant car then departs. Oswald is left behind, frustrated, and kicking his own vehicle.
References in later works
[edit]There are sequences which were later remade very closely in such Harman and Ising Warner Bros. efforts as Sinkin' in the Bathtub (1930)[2] and Bosko's Holiday (1931).[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 115–116. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Motion Pictures: 1912-1939 Copyright Office: Library of Congress, 1951: 755.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Motion Pictures: 1912-1939 Copyright Office: Library of Congress, 1951: 84.
External links
[edit]- Sick Cylinders at the Big Cartoon Database
- Of Rocks and Socks: The Winkler Oswalds (1928-29)
- Sick Cylinders at IMDb
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- 1929 films
- 1929 animated films
- 1920s American animated films
- 1920s animated short films
- Films directed by Ben Clopton
- Films directed by Hugh Harman
- Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons
- Universal Pictures animated short films
- Universal Pictures short films
- Animated films about animals
- Screen Gems short films
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