If you are looking for a deep, meaningful cinematic journey, you are in the wrong place. This is a 1933 cartoon. It is basically a frantic, low-stakes parody of a movie that was already a parody of itself. If you love early, rubber-hose style animation where bodies stretch like bubblegum, you will get a kick out of it. If you prefer modern pacing and jokes that actually land with a punchline, you might just stare at the screen feeling confused.
The Last Hurrah
It is kind of sad that this was the end for Pooch the Pup. He was never exactly a superstar like Mickey, but he had this scrappy energy that worked. In
She Done Him Right, he is just sort of tossed into a saloon scenario. It feels like the animators were just throwing paint at the wall to see what stuck before the character got retired for good. 🎨
Wait, what just happened?
There is this moment where the movement becomes so fluid it is almost hypnotic. Then, a second later, the perspective shifts and everyone looks like they are made of cardboard. It is not polished. It is messy. But that is why I kept watching. It feels like someone was drawing it while drinking way too much coffee.
- The saloon piano player has way more personality than the main characters.
- The slapstick is aggressive—like, really aggressive.
- The ending just kind of… stops. No grand finale. Just done.
Compared to something like
The Shooting Star, this feels much smaller in scope. It does not have the ambition of a big studio production. It feels like a late-night sketch that somehow made it to the theater. It reminds me of the vibe in
Fits in a Fiddle, where everything is just a little bit off-kilter and weirdly charming because of it.
Honestly, I spent most of the runtime just looking at the backgrounds. They are sparse, but they have these weird, crooked lines that make the whole room look like it is sliding into a drain. Is it a masterpiece? No. Is it a fun watch if you have six minutes to kill and a curiosity for the weird side of animation history? Sure. Just do not expect it to change your life. 🐕
