The Minstrel Show (film)

The Minstrel Show is a 1932 short animated film by Columbia Pictures starring the comic strip character Krazy Kat.[2]

The Minstrel Show
Directed byManny Gould
Ben Harrison
Produced byCharles Mintz
Story byManny Gould
Music byJoe de Nat[1]
Animation byAl Eugster
Preston Blair
Color processBlack and white
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
November 21, 1932
Running time
6:40
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Krazy is a stage actor who leads a group of performers wearing blackface. The stage acts include playing musical instruments, dancing, and telling jokes.

After a few acts, one of the performers does some scat singing. The audience, however, does not find the performance appealing as they slingshoot a slice of watermelon into the performer's mouth, thus changing his singing style. The audience finds it more fun to toss things are they hurl more fruits onto the performers.

When Krazy does his second solo act, the audience slingshoots a large can of tomatoes at him. Krazy does not seem bothered by the deed as he turns the can into a kilt, and the can's contents into bagpipes. Once more, the audience tosses another object onto the stage. This time, an egg. The egg lands on Krazy's head, knocking him unconscious, before dropping onto the stage floor where it breaks open. Strangely, a skunk emerges from the eggshell. The skunk unleashes fumes, causing everybody at the theater to leave. Krazy wakes up but is still dazed from the egg projectile.

Availability
  • Columbia Cartoon Collection: Volume 3.[3]

See also

References
  1. McCarty, Clifford (2000). Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911-1970. Oxford University Press. p. 81. ISBN 9780195114737 – via Google Books.
  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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