After Mr. Hyde there is a terrible cut that used to drive me crazy. What is it? What's supposed to happen here?
Aha - a prohibition gag! Seems like 'Masquerade Holiday' may have been edited for references to drinking and smoking which doesn't leave much in a cartoon like this!
The little devils dump 'Old Man Prohibition' in front of The Devil and Co. They laugh.
The song now makes sense in relation to prohibition.
The Devil: "So you're the guy who's always dry. You think you're awfully hot?"
A chorus made up of: Mr. Hyde, Nero, Napoleon and Willie. Also a little devil.
Chorus: "He thinks he's awfully hot!"
Little Devil: "He thinks he's awfully hot!"
Can't decipher a couple of words from the next line. Can anyone tell me?
The Devil: "I'm glad we met for your (two words unintelligible). I've got you on the spot!"
Note - Thad has graciously provided the answer. It's: "
I'm glad we met for you're all wet"
Chorus: "He's got him on the spot!"
Little Devil: "He's got him on the spot"
I was surprised that an entire verse was missing - again relating to alcohol
The Devil (rubbing hands): "This guy is dry. We'll make him cry on good ol' bootleg rye!"
He finishes by stifling a burp.
Chorus: "Good ol' bootleg rye!"
Little Devil "Good ol' bootleg rye!"
Everybody (in unison): "Good ol' boot-leg ryyye!"
Next up: a strange cut from "Vulcan Entertains"!
6 comments:
Say John, did the little devil eat Part Three of your fascinating "Hell's Fire" series?
Great blog, by the way. Keep up the great work!
Oops, I changed it. Guess I was rushing a bit. Thanks for stopping by.
Boy, this and The Beer Parade are total proof that those animators were nothing but a bunch of alkies.
Great posts!!!
i haven't seen the cartoon, but from what you've got here it looks as though the guy with the prohibition banner is a teetotaler, just the opposite of a drunk. the devil is mocking him for being "always dry" - as in, not drinking - and promising to bust his cherry on "good ol' bootleg rye". am i missing something?
No, you're not missing anything. In the years before I saw 'Vulcan Entertained' I thought the character was a drunk (mainly due to his disheveled appearance) and I must have defaulted to that word when I posted. Watch a mangled print long enough and you start thinking that's the way it was intended ... I was sure glad to finally nab a copy of VE!
i see. excellent blog you've got here, in case i didn't say so before.
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