A Close Call (1929)
- Directed by
- Harry Bailey, John Foster
- Genre
- animation
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 7 min
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This animated short from the 1920s follows Milton Mouse and Rita as they get into a series of mishaps. It is a simple cartoon with lots of physical comedy.
lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulslapsticknostalgicfast-pacedold-timey
What happens
A Close Call is a 1929 animated short film which is part of the early sound cartoon series entitled Aesop's Sound Fables. It was produced by The Van Beuren Corporation and released by Pathé Exchange. Copyrighted on December 1, 1929, the film, like many other Aesop Sound Fables at that time, featured Milton Mouse and Rita as the main characters in this cartoon. They are featured in a more simple mouse-like fashion, than the more complicated human-like fashion in cartoons like Circus Capers. Despite being part of the Aesop series, it is not based on an Aesop fable. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Mickey's Follies (1929)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.