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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Fiddlesticks
| name = Fiddlesticks
| image = File:Fiddlesticks (1930).ogg
| image =
| caption =
| caption =
| director = [[Ub Iwerks]]<ref>{{cite book|url={{google books|M7vwCQAAQBAJ|page=225|plainurl=y}}|title=The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926–1931|first=Edwin M.|last=Bradley|page=225}}</ref>
| director = [[Ub Iwerks]]<ref>{{cite book|url={{google books|M7vwCQAAQBAJ|page=225|plainurl=y}}|title=The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926–1931|first=Edwin M.|last=Bradley|page=225}}</ref>
| story =
| story =
| animator = '''Drawn by:'''<br />[[Ub Iwerks]]<br>Fred Kopietz<br>Tony Pabian
| animator = '''Drawn by:'''<br />Ub Iwerks<br>Fred Kopietz<br>Tony Pabian
| background_artist = [[Fred Kopietz]]
| background_artist = Fred Kopietz
| starring =
| starring =
| music = [[Carl Stalling]]
| music = [[Carl Stalling]]
| producer = [[Ub Iwerks]]
| producer = Ub Iwerks
| distributor = [[Pat Powers (businessman)|Celebrity Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Pat Powers (businessman)|Celebrity Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|1930|08|16}}
| released = {{Film date|1930|08|16}}
| country = United States
| country = United States
| color_process = Harriscolor
| color_process = Harriscolor (England)
Black and White (United States)
| runtime = 6 minutes 12 seconds
| language = [[English language|English]]
| runtime = 6:12
| language = Sound film (no dialogue)
}}
}}
'''''Fiddlesticks''''' is a 1930 [[Pat Powers (businessman)|Celebrity Pictures]] theatrical cartoon short directed and animated by [[Ub Iwerks]], in his first cartoon since he departed from [[Walt Disney]]'s studio. The short features Iwerks' character [[Flip the Frog]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=June 6, 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/80/mode/2up |page=80}}</ref> It is the first complete sound cartoon to be photographed in color.<ref name="Robertson">{{cite book|last1=Robertson|first1=Patrick|title=Robertson's Book of Firsts|date=2011|publisher=Bloomsbury|location=London|isbn=9781608197385|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2TEEaCrPiWsC|accessdate=May 24, 2017}}</ref> The film went into the public domain after the copyright owner failed to renew the copyright after the film's 28 year term.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries 1958 Motion Pictures And Filmstrips Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 12 Pts 12-13 |year=1958 |pages=49 |url=https://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig3121213li/}}</ref>
'''''Fiddlesticks''''' is a theatrical animated short film directed and animated by [[Ub Iwerks]], in his first cartoon since he departed from [[Walt Disney]]'s studio. The short features Iwerks' character [[Flip the Frog]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=June 6, 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/80/mode/2up |page=80}}</ref> It is the first complete sound cartoon to be photographed in color.<ref name="Robertson">{{cite book|last1=Robertson|first1=Patrick|title=Robertson's Book of Firsts|date=2011|publisher=Bloomsbury|location=London|isbn=9781608197385|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2TEEaCrPiWsC|accessdate=May 24, 2017}}</ref>


The film was simultaneously released with ''[[King of Jazz]]'', a musical revue, and was released with a cartoon depicting how [[Paul Whiteman]], the music director of the film, "became the King of Jazz".
The film was simultaneously released with ''[[King of Jazz]]'', a musical revue, and was released with a cartoon animated by [[Walter Lantz Productions]] depicting how [[Paul Whiteman]], the music director of the film, "became the King of Jazz".

The copyright of the film was renewed in 1959.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig3131213li/page/41/mode/1up?view=theater&q=fiddlesticks | title=Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series. Parts 12-13: Motion Pictures and Filmstrips Jan-Dec 1959: Vol 13 No 1-2 | date=1959 | publisher=U.S. Govt. Print. Off. }}</ref> It will enter the public domain on January 1, 2026 in accordance with current copyright laws.


==Plot synopsis==
==Plot synopsis==
Flip is seen dancing on lilypads until he reaches land and dries himself off. He walks to a party, where he performs a dance for the audience, accidentally climbing to a [[spider web]]. He also performs a [[duet]], playing piano alongside a mouse (who bears a striking resemblance to [[Mickey Mouse]], which Iwerks co-created with [[Walt Disney]] during his days at Disney's company) playing the [[violin]]. They perform two songs. In the first song, the mouse starts [[crying]], and so do Flip and the [[piano]]. The second song makes Flip start hugging the piano, which then kicks Flip. The cartoon ends with Flip beating on the piano; he kicks all the piano keys into the air, and they drop onto him.
Flip is seen dancing on lilypads until he reaches land and dries himself off. He walks to a party, where he performs a dance for the audience, accidentally climbing to a [[spider web]]. He also performs a [[duet]], playing [[piano]] alongside a [[mouse]] (who bears a striking resemblance to [[Mickey Mouse]], which Iwerks co-created with [[Walt Disney]] during his days at Disney's company) playing the [[violin]]. They perform two songs. In the first song, the mouse starts [[crying]], and so do Flip and the [[piano]]. The second song makes Flip start hugging the piano, which then kicks Flip. The cartoon ends with Flip beating on the piano; he kicks all the piano keys into the air, and they drop onto him.


==Significance==
==Significance==
''Fiddlesticks'' was the first in the [[Flip the Frog]] series. The sound system was [[Powers Cinephone]], the same system used for Disney's ''[[Steamboat Willie]]'' (1928).<ref>{{Cite book |title=Hollywood cartoons : American animation in its golden age |last=Barrier |first=Michael |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1999 |isbn=0-19-503759-6 |pages=50 |url=https://archive.org/details/hollywoodcartoon00barr/}}</ref>
''Fiddlesticks'' was the first in the [[Flip the Frog]] series. The sound system was [[Powers Cinephone]], the same system used for Disney's ''[[Steamboat Willie]]'' (1928).<ref>{{Cite book |title=Hollywood cartoons: American animation in its golden age |last=Barrier |first=Michael |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1999 |isbn=0-19-503759-6 |pages=50 |url=https://archive.org/details/hollywoodcartoon00barr/}}</ref>


The unnamed mouse in the cartoon bears a striking resemblance to [[Mortimer Mouse (Disney)|Mortimer Mouse]], the original concept behind [[Mickey Mouse]], both of whom were first animated by Ub Iwerks.<ref>[https://d23.com/a-to-z/mortimer-mouse/ Mortimer Mouse - D23]</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=It’s About Time Ub Iwerks Got His Credit |last=Esberg |first=Dan |date=2018-01-14 |access-date=2022-05-28|url= https://medium.com/@digimane/its-about-time-ub-iwerks-got-his-credit-d0a5048696d8}}</ref>
The unnamed mouse in the cartoon bears a striking resemblance to [[Mortimer Mouse (Disney)|Mortimer Mouse]], the original concept behind [[Mickey Mouse]], both of whom were first animated by Ub Iwerks.<ref>[https://d23.com/a-to-z/mortimer-mouse/ Mortimer Mouse - D23]</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=It's About Time Ub Iwerks Got His Credit |last=Esberg |first=Dan |date=2018-01-14 |access-date=2022-05-28|url= https://medium.com/@digimane/its-about-time-ub-iwerks-got-his-credit-d0a5048696d8}}</ref>


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
The cartoon appeared on a television set in the [[music video]] for [[Eminem]]'s song "[[The Real Slim Shady]]", which the viewer laughs at.
The cartoon appeared on a television set in the [[music video]] for [[Eminem]]'s song "[[The Real Slim Shady]]", which a viewer laughs at.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0020880|title=Fiddlesticks}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0020880|title=Fiddlesticks}}
* {{Internet Archive short film |id=FLIP_FROG-FIDDLESTICKS |title=Fiddlesticks}}
* {{YouTube|hz4QTIlpt_c|Watch the film online}}
* {{YouTube|bIShkpw8pIU|Watch the film online}}

{{Ub Iwerks}}
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 30 December 2024

For the Harry Langdon film, see Fiddlesticks (1927 film).

Fiddlesticks
Directed byUb Iwerks[1]
Produced byUb Iwerks
Music byCarl Stalling
Animation byDrawn by:
Ub Iwerks
Fred Kopietz
Tony Pabian
Backgrounds byFred Kopietz
Color processHarriscolor (England) Black and White (United States)
Distributed byCelebrity Pictures
Release date
  • August 16, 1930 (1930-08-16)
Running time
6:12
CountryUnited States
LanguageSound film (no dialogue)

Fiddlesticks is a theatrical animated short film directed and animated by Ub Iwerks, in his first cartoon since he departed from Walt Disney's studio. The short features Iwerks' character Flip the Frog.[2] It is the first complete sound cartoon to be photographed in color.[3]

The film was simultaneously released with King of Jazz, a musical revue, and was released with a cartoon animated by Walter Lantz Productions depicting how Paul Whiteman, the music director of the film, "became the King of Jazz".

The copyright of the film was renewed in 1959.[4] It will enter the public domain on January 1, 2026 in accordance with current copyright laws.

Plot synopsis

[edit]

Flip is seen dancing on lilypads until he reaches land and dries himself off. He walks to a party, where he performs a dance for the audience, accidentally climbing to a spider web. He also performs a duet, playing piano alongside a mouse (who bears a striking resemblance to Mickey Mouse, which Iwerks co-created with Walt Disney during his days at Disney's company) playing the violin. They perform two songs. In the first song, the mouse starts crying, and so do Flip and the piano. The second song makes Flip start hugging the piano, which then kicks Flip. The cartoon ends with Flip beating on the piano; he kicks all the piano keys into the air, and they drop onto him.

Significance

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Fiddlesticks was the first in the Flip the Frog series. The sound system was Powers Cinephone, the same system used for Disney's Steamboat Willie (1928).[5]

The unnamed mouse in the cartoon bears a striking resemblance to Mortimer Mouse, the original concept behind Mickey Mouse, both of whom were first animated by Ub Iwerks.[6][7]

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The cartoon appeared on a television set in the music video for Eminem's song "The Real Slim Shady", which a viewer laughs at.

References

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  1. ^ Bradley, Edwin M. The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926–1931. p. 225.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 80. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Robertson, Patrick (2011). Robertson's Book of Firsts. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781608197385. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series. Parts 12-13: Motion Pictures and Filmstrips Jan-Dec 1959: Vol 13 No 1-2". U.S. Govt. Print. Off. 1959.
  5. ^ Barrier, Michael (1999). Hollywood cartoons: American animation in its golden age. Oxford University Press. p. 50. ISBN 0-19-503759-6.
  6. ^ Mortimer Mouse - D23
  7. ^ Esberg, Dan (January 14, 2018). "It's About Time Ub Iwerks Got His Credit". Retrieved May 28, 2022.
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