Lil' Ainjil
| Lil' Ainjil | |
|---|---|
| Krazy Kat series | |
| Directed by |
Manny Gould Ben Harrison |
| Produced by | Charles Mintz |
| Voices by | William Costello (uncredited) |
| Music by | Joe de Nat |
| Animation by | Isidore Klein |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 19, 1936 |
| Color process | Black and white |
| Running time | 5:45 |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | The Bird Stuffer |
| Followed by | Highway Snobbery |
Lil' Ainjil is a short animated film distributed by Columbia Pictures, and features Krazy Kat.
Overview
Unlike the Krazy Kat films of the Winkler and Columbia period, animator Isidore Klein attempted to create Lil' Ainjil in the milieu of George Herriman's comic strips. However, the film was not well received by critics, prompting the series to revert to their current setting.[1]
Plot
A fat cop and an aristocratic lady are walking down the road, talking about one's own livelihood. On the way, they find Krazy sticking his head inside a small theater box. On the other side of the box, a rat is tossing rocks at Krazy's head but the cat appears to be enjoying it. The suspicious cop goes around and eventually notices the reality before arresting the rat.
The cop imprisons the rat and walks away in celebration. Despite the rat's malicious treatment, Krazy feels sorry and decides to break the rodent out of the slammer. The naïve cat offers the rat a pie which conceals carpentry tools. The rat uses the tools to demolish the prison to the ground. But in doing so, another criminal is released.
That other criminal runs into the open and begins harassing the aristocratic lady. The cop struggles to intervene. For some reason, the rat decides to help out the cop by taking a machine gun and firing it at the criminal. The criminal is taken down, and the aristocratic lady is safe.
Though he escaped prison, the rat, nonetheless, receives a handshake from the cop for the assistance. As they go their separate ways, the rat sees Krazy joyously dancing around. He finds a square rock and throws it at Krazy, knocking the cat unconscious. The cop, who isn't too faraway, saw the deed, and chases the rat into the horizon.
Notes
- The name of the short would become the catchphrase Krazy says in the 1960s TV series after every time the feline gets hit by a 4x4 lumber thrown by a pink mongoose.
- The short is available in the Columbia Cartoon Collection: Volume 8
References
- Maltin, Leonard (1987). Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-452-25993-2.
- http://columbiashortsdept.weebly.com/columbia-cartoons.html
- ↑ Maltin 210–11.
External links
- Lil' Ainjil at the Big Cartoon Database
- Lil' Ainjil on YouTube