College (1931) [N/A]
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Featuring:
Pinto Colvig, Tex Avery
Written by:
Ray Abrams
Tex Avery
Pinto Colvig
Directed by:
Walter Lantz, William Nolan
Release Date:
January 27, 1931
Original Title:
College
Genres:
Animation
Production Companies:
Walter Lantz Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 6
A Walter Lantz/Bill Nolan Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon released January 27, 1931.
Despite Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and his cartoons being popular and well received at the time, they have been vastly overshadowed over time by succeeding animation characters. It is a shame as, while not cartoon masterpieces, they are fascinating for anybody wanting to see what very old animation looked like.While Walter Lantz was responsible for some good Oswald cartoons, though not all the best of his era were as good as the best of the Disney and Winkler eras, but also some lacklustre at best ones. While far from one of his worst, the second cartoon of the 1931 batch of Lantz's Oswald cartoons 'College' is a lacklustre effort with not much if anything special here.Its best asset is the animation, not as elaborate as his previous cartoon 'China' but smooth and detailed enough and very natural movements, gestures and expressions for Oswald. Not far behind is the energetic music score that is dynamic too with what's going on.Sound and synchronisation is not too sloppy, even if the sound occasionally lacks resonance, and while he has had better material Oswald is fun and likable.Pete however, while working well with Oswald, deserved much better than what he got, he doesn't have much funny or interesting in 'College'.As ever the story is paper thin and doesn't have the energy seen in the animation or heard in the music. 'College' also does nothing new with an idea fairly old in animation, similar concepts have been done to better effect since. If the material was good they may have been a little more forgivable, but there is very little if anything that is funny, let alone inventive, here, too much suffering from being too predictable and drawn out.In conclusion, watchable once but nothing special, nothing to warrant to me more than one watch. 4/10 Bethany Cox
