Oswald goes to the theatre, and gets into a fight.Oswald goes to the theatre, and gets into a fight.Oswald goes to the theatre, and gets into a fight.
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Walter Lantz
- Various
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
William Nolan
- Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Walter Lantz(uncredited)
- Writers
- Rollin Hamilton(uncredited)
- Walter Lantz(uncredited)
- Manuel Moreno(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis cartoon was presumed lost, but has recently been found.
- GoofsThough the setting is Broadway, the soundtrack uses the tune "Chicago".
Featured review
Oswald goes to the theatre
Despite Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and his cartoons being popular and well received at the time, they have been vastly overshadowed over time by succeeding animation characters. It is a shame as, while not cartoon masterpieces, they are fascinating for anybody wanting to see what very old animation looked like.
Of the Walter Lantz era, there were a fair share of disappointments while also some good ones. While not a classic by all means, far from it, 'Broadway Folly' is generally one of Lantz's better Oswald cartoons. Oswald is endearing as ever and the premise allows him to be in character as seen with the cartoons made in the Disney and Winkler Oswald cartoons.
'Broadway Folly' has its debits. The animation is pretty primitive, particularly in some rough character designs and some hackneyed and incomplete-looking transitions. The ending is strangely unsatisfying and like the cartoon had run out of gas, with a cartoon with this kind of premise one expects a funnier and inventive ending that feels rounded off, this one feels somewhat limp.
One doesn't see the Oswald cartoons for their stories, but some of 'Broadway Folly' is thin and rather predictable, there are cartoons and even films with similar themes made since and most have done it much better and with more consistency.
Synchronisation is good however as is the sound, while Oswald's movements are mostly natural. Many of the gags hit the mark, with 'Broadway Folly' being one of the funnier and imaginative Lantz Oswald cartoons. The repeated gag luckily didn't get too tiresome, even if it could have done with more variation perhaps.
As said, no complaints can be made about Oswald. The cartoon is also notable for being the last Oswald cartoon to feature a laughing Oswald in the title.
In conclusion, not great but decent. 6/10 Bethany Cox
Of the Walter Lantz era, there were a fair share of disappointments while also some good ones. While not a classic by all means, far from it, 'Broadway Folly' is generally one of Lantz's better Oswald cartoons. Oswald is endearing as ever and the premise allows him to be in character as seen with the cartoons made in the Disney and Winkler Oswald cartoons.
'Broadway Folly' has its debits. The animation is pretty primitive, particularly in some rough character designs and some hackneyed and incomplete-looking transitions. The ending is strangely unsatisfying and like the cartoon had run out of gas, with a cartoon with this kind of premise one expects a funnier and inventive ending that feels rounded off, this one feels somewhat limp.
One doesn't see the Oswald cartoons for their stories, but some of 'Broadway Folly' is thin and rather predictable, there are cartoons and even films with similar themes made since and most have done it much better and with more consistency.
Synchronisation is good however as is the sound, while Oswald's movements are mostly natural. Many of the gags hit the mark, with 'Broadway Folly' being one of the funnier and imaginative Lantz Oswald cartoons. The repeated gag luckily didn't get too tiresome, even if it could have done with more variation perhaps.
As said, no complaints can be made about Oswald. The cartoon is also notable for being the last Oswald cartoon to feature a laughing Oswald in the title.
In conclusion, not great but decent. 6/10 Bethany Cox
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- May 30, 2017
Details
- Runtime10 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.20 : 1
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