The Crystal Gazebo
| The Crystal Gazebo | |
|---|---|
| Krazy Kat series | |
| Directed by |
Manny Gould Ben Harrison |
| Produced by | Charles Mintz |
| Music by | Joe de Nat |
| Animation by |
Allen Rose Preston Blair |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 7, 1932 |
| Color process | Black and white |
| Running time | 6:39 |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Prosperity Blues |
| Followed by | The Minstrel Show |
The Crystal Gazebo is a 1932 short animated film distributed by Columbia Pictures, and one of the numerous featuring Krazy Kat. In reissues, the film goes by the alternate title The Crystal Gazabo.
Plot
In a multi-domed palace somewhere in the Middle East, a jackal wearing a turban is looking at things monitored by his crystal ball. Besides being able to see, the jackal can also touch and take things shown by the ball. One day using the ball, he spots Krazy riding on a camel with the latter's spaniel girlfriend. The jackal kills the camel and kidnaps the spaniel.
Fortunately for Krazy, he is able to find a replacement camel. It also appears the palace isn't too faraway as he reaches the place momentarily. With the entrance blocked by guards, Krazy drills his way in. Inside, Krazy finds the jackal and the spaniel. But before he could get near, the captor and the girl dog flee through an elevator. Krazy, however, is able to find a secret passage within the palace. Although he gets passed a pack of mummies that try to pound him with a mace, the cat gets trapped in a booth with a deadly blade moving within. But a sting from a bee cause him to bloat and burst out of the booth. A peck from some birds reverts him to his original shape.
Krazy finally reaches a room where he again finds the jackal and the spaniel. The jackal makes the first move by tossing an urn. Krazy responds as he goes forth and throws punches at the jackal. The spaniel joins Krazy in striking her captor. This goes until the jackal is violently slammed against a wall where bottles from a shelf fall down. The jackal attempts to hit back by throwing one of the downed bottles. But that bottle is filled with nitroglycerine, causing it to detonate and blasts everybody at the scene.
It turns out what Krazy and the spaniel experienced was merely a bad dream as they are napping on a sofa. They momentarily wake up to hear a radio in the room telling the end of a story about a magician.
External links
- The Crystal Gazebo at the Big Cartoon Database