Oswald Cartoon Review - (1930) Hell's Heels

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 I watched another Oswald - a cartoon about a lucky rabbit. I noticed the opening image had the lucky horseshoe upside down, making him an unlucky rabbit. This one is a 10 out of 10. I'd have no problem watching this again. 

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Hell's Heels, made in 1930, is about Oswald the Lucky Rabbit going into Hella City to rob a bank. He gets caught, finds the sheriff's child, and is then forced to bring the child back to the sheriff. He gets there and runs back into the desert. It's a simple plot and I enjoyed it. 

Do you get some weird stuff going on? Of course, it's 1930 and animation is new. It's a musical. That shouldn't shock anyone. All the lines connect to the music. You start with Oswald and two bandits going into Hella City. They shove dynamite the size of Oswald into Oswald's hands, make him rob the bank, and the sheriff literally jumps out of the safe. The bandits run off. He then runs into the dessert. 

Now we get to the sheriff's child, who is milking a skeletal cow that still somehow has udders. He points to a picture of the sheriff and himself. Oswald is dragged back to the town, see's a wanted sign with his name once, and drags the child back. He tries to distract the child three times. The first return had one skeleton pointed at him and saying "ha!". The Other two times the sign adds "dead or alive" and then just "dead". By the last return we see three skeletons pointing at Oswald. The child eventually does get back and the Sheriff tries to detain him. Oswald then sings about "heading to the desert" and that's the end. 

We do get a poisonous water hole the child drinks. Then we see an orchestra of fish in that hole. Why? Why not. That's probably the weirdest part. And the sign for Hella City is literally "To Hella City - A Naughty Town For Naughty Men". 

Overall Thoughts

This wasn't nearly as weird as the other Oswald I watched. Basically, I didn't feel insane by the end. It was no more insane than Looney Tunes. That was a nice surprise. The last one was Spooks and it was...something. This was genuinely enjoyable. I'd say this one is definitely worth your time. It's a fun one. 

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