This is the kind of cartoon that would have influenced Chuck Jones.
Books come to life with its title characters.
So Dr Jekyll, Fu Manchu, The Phantom of the Opera and Frankenstein start it off with a little song and dance routine.
The Thin Man shows up. Later it is the turn of The Invisible Man and Topper.
You have to be familiar with the 1930s references. So The Informer look like Victor McLaglen. Heidi sings a song in the style of Cab Calloway. The House of the Seven Gables are Clark Gable.
It is rather clever and amusing although some of the references are of its time.
Books come to life with its title characters.
So Dr Jekyll, Fu Manchu, The Phantom of the Opera and Frankenstein start it off with a little song and dance routine.
The Thin Man shows up. Later it is the turn of The Invisible Man and Topper.
You have to be familiar with the 1930s references. So The Informer look like Victor McLaglen. Heidi sings a song in the style of Cab Calloway. The House of the Seven Gables are Clark Gable.
It is rather clever and amusing although some of the references are of its time.