Ratskin

Ratskin is a 1929 animated cartoon released by Columbia Pictures starring Krazy Kat.[2] It is the first cartoon to be released by Columbia Pictures and the first Krazy Kat cartoon released with sound.

Ratskin
Directed byBen Harrison
Manny Gould
Produced byCharles Mintz
Color processB&W
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
August 15, 1929[1]
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The short features Krazy Kat hunting for turkey. He shoots with his gun what he thinks is turkey, but turns out to be a Native American instead. The Indian chases Krazy and gets caught. An anamorphic pole ties Krazy up, and the Indians light a fire below him. Krazy manages to escape from the Indians, but then the Indians start shooting arrows at him. Krazy finds his gun and uses it as a record player, and the Indians start dancing. A female Indian wants to kiss Krazy, but he hits her with his gun instead. All of the Indians get angry and try to get Krazy, but Krazy escapes from the crowd, dismantles his gun, and uses the Indians (now huddled in a circle, not realizing Krazy had escaped) as a record player.

Music

The music in the title sequence is called Me-Ow, a 1918 composition by Mel B. Kaufman. It would be used in some subsequent short films of the series until Slow Beau.

Availability
  • DVD - Columbia Cartoon Collection: Volume 1.[3]

See also

References
  1. Bradley, Edwin M. (2005). The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931. McFarland. p. 142. ISBN 9781476606842. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  2. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 97–98. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. "The Columbia Cartoons". the shorts development. Archived from the original on April 23, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
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