Review of Minnie the Moocher

That age-old fathead Betty Boop decides to teach her tee-totalling ma and pa a lesson by running away with her hip little dog pal Bimbo. She's so annoying and boring, I much prefer Toot Braunstein myself. Suffice it to say, what they experience on their little sojourn would make even the most die-hard of runaways run screaming back home to mama! The whole short is packed with the patented loony and brilliant images that make these particular types of old cartoons dark works of art. I just love how everything on show seems to spring to life. There's so many strange and macabre things to see that are leaping about and at the screen, fantastic indistinct blurry demonic things all swirling around the two characters in a satanic kind of dance around the maypole. Some of my favourite sight and fright gags are when Betty's father warps into some kind of old-timey radio, the skeleton cat and her kittens-freaking twisted, and the skeletons who die again and come back as skeleton ghosts! Then what the hell were they before?! I also spotted a miniature version of Koko the clown who can briefly be seen as he leaps out of an ink well. I was once again struck by the three-dimensional feel of the animation. I don't know if other people thought so, but there seemed to be a great sense of depth to it. Not only were there imps witches and all manner of leering sprites all bounding towards and bombarding the audience, but there were beautifully drawn Gothic skulls, faces and stalactites in the background that really gave a richly detailed perspective. It almost works as a 3D set, rather than merely a flat background for the figures to prance around in. This sense of added depth helps to create a much more atmospheric experience for the viewer, almost like we're right there in that nightmare cave with them! It must have especially been something amazing to see way back in 1932!::: Once more we are treated to the magic moves and sweet soulful tones of Cab Calloway.(RIP) Hey, now we know where the Moonwalk came from! This time he is in the guise of the walrus-goo goo ga-joob! Is there any greater honour than being animated as a jazz singing ghostly walrus version of yourself? If there is I don't wanna know about it! Loved this, another great little animated vision of madness. It's so masterfully weird and spooky. Not just "for it's time" for any time-hell, for all time!!!