This is a pre-code short done by the Fleischer Studio. There will be spoilers ahead:
This short was one of a number of shorts the Fleischers did as sort of unofficial commercials intended to indirectly pitch a product to the viewing audience. Money would be provided to help with production in return for a short showcasing the product.
This short more or less follows the Talkertoon series template, if they can be said to have a template. Two to three minutes of animation setting what plot there was, followed by a sing along with a bouncing ball pointer cuing the lyrics which were printed on the screen. In this, the lyrics start over some live-action footage of a couple going for a drive. The final minute or so of the short has animation and lyrics with the lyrics morphing into related drawings.
The animation is right out of the old melodramas, with a mustached villain chasing the heroine who is rescued by the hero. There are some very nice bits in the first part, with what seems like a good deal more innuendo and double entendre than is normal even for Fleischer shorts of the period. The ending of the short is rather funny as well. The animation, per Fleischer standards, is rather good.
This short can be found online and is well worth watching.
This short was one of a number of shorts the Fleischers did as sort of unofficial commercials intended to indirectly pitch a product to the viewing audience. Money would be provided to help with production in return for a short showcasing the product.
This short more or less follows the Talkertoon series template, if they can be said to have a template. Two to three minutes of animation setting what plot there was, followed by a sing along with a bouncing ball pointer cuing the lyrics which were printed on the screen. In this, the lyrics start over some live-action footage of a couple going for a drive. The final minute or so of the short has animation and lyrics with the lyrics morphing into related drawings.
The animation is right out of the old melodramas, with a mustached villain chasing the heroine who is rescued by the hero. There are some very nice bits in the first part, with what seems like a good deal more innuendo and double entendre than is normal even for Fleischer shorts of the period. The ending of the short is rather funny as well. The animation, per Fleischer standards, is rather good.
This short can be found online and is well worth watching.