Autograph Hound Ritz Brothers

 

Previously, I talked about Caricatures in cartoons, and while on that, I mentioned I would talk about a scene from a Disney cartoon I enjoyed more than I used to. 

The Autograph Hound (1939) is my favorite of the old hollywood cartoons. It may not have a ton of celebrity appearances, but the way these people are animated, is definitely the best.

My favorite scene from this cartoon is when Donald meets with The Ritz Brothers, which I never heard of. They're somewhat talented here.

It starts with Donald watching the silhouettes of the dancing women. 

While they walk and dance, we get to peek at the legs. Yeah, you know where this is heading.

They weren't women doing egyptian dances after all.

I love these designs so much. They have stretchy arms and legs, and simple facial expressions. 

I want to talk about something, these are what the Ritz Brothers actually look like.

The reason why not alot of people watch stuff like this is that they would probably not get the references, which kinda bugs me. I never heard of these guys until I watched this cartoon.

Now we get into Ward Kimball who is one of my favorite animators. I love how they move, they change to different hats.

Definitely has some good smears here and there.

I'm actually stunned that for such an unwanted group of entertainers back in the 30s, had respect somehow in this particular cartoon.

And just like that the hats change.

I love the expressions in this scene. Whenever I think of Disney nowadays, I don't just think about the good animation, I think about the expressive details with one of these characters.

Compare Disney's cast of characters like Aurora, Lady, and Shere Khan to more entertaining characters like Riley Thomson's Mickey Mouse, Pecos Bill and these three men. 

Disney wasn't only about angular princesses and fancy fashioned pets, there was a time in the 30s to 40s when Disney was considered appealing and funny in every sense of the word.

I was overthinking too much that Disney was kinda boring. I mean true, there's those Pluto cartoons and those useless educational shorts, but man, these were fantastic, especially with such talented animators.

This was the start of the cartoony aspects. I love the acting with these parts. 

This guy's singing and flapping animation is funny. They're all singing about taking an autograph from Donald. 

Cartoons nowadays don't have this much exaggeration, and I'm one of those people who wants to see this concept of animation come back. 

Ward Kimball was special in the animation industry. He wasn't afraid to make funny drawings. He was like the Rod Scribner of Disney.

The intensity of the music cue in this is amazing. 

Man, these guys love to be stylish. 

Donald says it all with that face.

Coming back watching this cartoon, this short is just full of memorable designs and rubbery action. 

Donald Duck's cartoons were the best during it's Golden Age run in my opinion, Donald was such a relatable character in these shorts, he faced off against his nephews, he battled with an ostrich, and his design was so goshdarn cute. 

He was truly the first cartoon character to have such human emotions and relatable cartoons.