This cartoon appears to have been made to show to the newly victorious American troops overseas. It took a long time to get all the soldiers over to France for the war and it took about a year to get them all back after the Armistace. So, in the intervening period, soldiers were no doubt anxious to get home.
The story is about a dumb soldier who craves to have fun and go home. Despite warnings from friends, he finds a wild lady named "Joy Awol" and lets her lead him astray. She is a nut behind the wheel of her car and despite her reckless driving, again and again he stays with her until eventually he is caught for being AWOL and she goes on to the next dumb soldier. In the end, he's in the brig and watches helplessly as all his fellow soldiers flood out the gates to get on the ship for home.
It was a good morality play for soldiers because it didn't seem all that preachy and it was pretty funny to watch. The jokes were cute, though I also have to admit that the animation wasn't all that hot--even for 1918.
The story is about a dumb soldier who craves to have fun and go home. Despite warnings from friends, he finds a wild lady named "Joy Awol" and lets her lead him astray. She is a nut behind the wheel of her car and despite her reckless driving, again and again he stays with her until eventually he is caught for being AWOL and she goes on to the next dumb soldier. In the end, he's in the brig and watches helplessly as all his fellow soldiers flood out the gates to get on the ship for home.
It was a good morality play for soldiers because it didn't seem all that preachy and it was pretty funny to watch. The jokes were cute, though I also have to admit that the animation wasn't all that hot--even for 1918.