Pooch the Pup is hoboing around the igloos. When a pretty girl's dog is frozen into a giant ice cube, Pooch has Old King Cold warm things up until a vengeful polar bear changes the weather settings to "Storm".

Les Kline, Walter Lantz, Manuel Moreno
United States

Is it worth your time? If you like old-school, slightly chaotic animation from the 30s, sure. It’s six minutes of your life. If you hate rubbery character designs or just prefer your cartoons with actual dialogue instead of jazz-fueled pantomime, maybe skip this one. ❄️ Hot and Cold is exactly the kind of manic, nonse...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Walter Lantz

Unknown Director
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school, slightly chaotic animation from the 30s, sure. It’s six minutes of your life. If you hate rubbery character designs or just prefer your cartoons with actual dialogue instead of jazz-fueled pantomime, maybe skip this one. ❄️ Hot and Cold is exactly the kind of manic, nonsense energy that defined early Walter Lantz stuff. Pooch the Pup is just floating around the igloos, being a hobo, as one does. Then things go sideways. A girl dog gets turned into..."

