After watching a Paramount Noose Reel and a cartoon with Bimbo and Koko the Clown, the audience is thrilled when Betty Boop appears on stage to sing and imitate Fanny Brice and Maurice Chevalier..
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Is it worth your time? If you have a weird obsession with animation history or just want to see something that feels like it crawled out of a dusty basement, sure. Watch it. If you prefer your cartoons to make sense or possess a coherent narrative, skip this. It’s mostly just a collection of random clips glued together...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Dave Fleischer
Dave Fleischer
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a weird obsession with animation history or just want to see something that feels like it crawled out of a dusty basement, sure. Watch it. If you prefer your cartoons to make sense or possess a coherent narrative, skip this. It’s mostly just a collection of random clips glued together by a thin thread of "entertainment." It starts with a Paramount newsreel and a Bimbo cartoon. The newsreel is dry as toast, but watching Koko the Clown is always a trip. The way ..."
