This is a short from the Mighty Mouse series produced by Terrytoons. There will be spoilers ahead:
This is a Mighty Mouse operetta-style short. It begins in cliffhanger fashion, with a still frame leading into the melodrama ahead. Mighty Mouse is tied up with a cannon pointed at him and the fuse lit, while Oil Can Harry has Pearl Pureheart captive. There's a running gag involving a parson whose attempts to marry Pearl and Harry are continually interrupted by events. The best interruptions are when Pearl punches Harry into a wall (for a helpless maiden, Pearl does quite well) and a gag tied to Mighty Mouse's first peril, the cannon.
The thing about this cartoon is that it relies far too much on characters, Mighty Mouse in particular, doing idiotic things to extend events. While there are some good gags, like when Harry stops a train, there are too many fake "climaxes" spoiled by the "idiot plot" used here. I'd have much preferred seeing Pearl deck Harry more than see Mighty Mouse foiled by his own poor judgment.
As invariably happens in these shorts, Mighty Mouse wins and there are two very good gags which finish off first a subplot and second the short itself. The ending is cute.
This short is worth watching.
This is a Mighty Mouse operetta-style short. It begins in cliffhanger fashion, with a still frame leading into the melodrama ahead. Mighty Mouse is tied up with a cannon pointed at him and the fuse lit, while Oil Can Harry has Pearl Pureheart captive. There's a running gag involving a parson whose attempts to marry Pearl and Harry are continually interrupted by events. The best interruptions are when Pearl punches Harry into a wall (for a helpless maiden, Pearl does quite well) and a gag tied to Mighty Mouse's first peril, the cannon.
The thing about this cartoon is that it relies far too much on characters, Mighty Mouse in particular, doing idiotic things to extend events. While there are some good gags, like when Harry stops a train, there are too many fake "climaxes" spoiled by the "idiot plot" used here. I'd have much preferred seeing Pearl deck Harry more than see Mighty Mouse foiled by his own poor judgment.
As invariably happens in these shorts, Mighty Mouse wins and there are two very good gags which finish off first a subplot and second the short itself. The ending is cute.
This short is worth watching.