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| name = Radio Rhythm
| name = Radio Rhythm
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| story =
| story =
| animator = [[Clyde Geronimi]]<br>Manuel Moreno<br>Ray Abrams<br>[[Fred Avery]]<br>Lester Kline<br>Chet Karrberg<br>[[Pinto Colvig]]
| animator = [[Clyde Geronimi]]<br>Manuel Moreno<br>Ray Abrams<br>[[Fred Avery]]<br>Lester Kline<br>Chet Karrberg<br>[[Pinto Colvig]]
| starring = Pinto Colvig<br>Tex Avery<br>Shirley Reed<ref>{{Cite book |title=Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70 |last=Scott |first=Keith |publisher=BearManor Media |year=2022 |isbn=979-8-88771-010-5 |pages=194}}</ref>
| starring =
| music = James Dietrich
| music = James Dietrich
| producer = Walter Lantz
| producer = Walter Lantz
| studio = [[Walter Lantz Productions]]
| studio = [[Walter Lantz Productions]]
| distributor = [[Universal Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Universal Pictures]]
| released = July 27, 1931
| released = {{Film date|1931|07|27}}
| color_process = Black and white
| color_process = Black and white
| runtime = 5:56
| runtime = 5:56
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'''''Radio Rhythm''''' is a short animated film featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. It is among the vast majority of Oswald cartoons produced by [[Walter Lantz Productions]]. It is the 45th Lantz Oswald cartoon and the 97th cartoon in total.
'''''Radio Rhythm''''' is a 1931 short animated film featuring [[Oswald the Lucky Rabbit]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |pages=115–116}}</ref> It is among the vast majority of Oswald cartoons produced by [[Walter Lantz Productions]]. It is the 45th Lantz Oswald cartoon and the 97th cartoon in total.





==Plot==
==Plot==
Oswald is a radio personality who runs a radio station R-A-Z-Z. Individuals with musical talents are selected before they perform there. The first performers consists of a rat, a horse, and a ram who sing the song ''And If You See Our Darling Nellie''. Their act is well received by the live spectators.
Oswald is a radio personality who runs a radio station R-A-Z-Z. Individuals with musical talents are selected before they perform there. The first performers consists of a rat, a horse, and a ram who sing the song ''And If You See Our Darling Nellie''. Their act is well received by the live spectators.


The next to perform is a porcupine with a cello. But because the porcupine's performance is drab, an animated microphone decides to help out by taking and playing the instrument in a more upbeat fashion. But when he gets back the cello and continues to play poorly, the porcupine gets removed from the picture.
The next to perform is a porcupine with a cello, but because the porcupine's performance is drab, an animated microphone decides to help out by taking and playing the instrument in a more upbeat fashion. When he gets back the cello and continues to play poorly, the porcupine gets removed from the picture.


Oswald then turns to a jazz band which performs the song ''One More Time''. The rabbit even plays along as he takes and plays a piano. Some musicians and listeners sing to it.
Oswald then turns to a jazz band which performs the song ''One More Time''. The rabbit even plays along as he takes and plays a piano. Some musicians and listeners sing to it.


As Oswald plays another tune on his piano, a male donkey decides to take a female cow for a date. When the couple enter a saloon, the donkey gets hurled out of the place by a bull who wants to take the female cow. The thrown donkey lands on and smashes Oswald's piano. Oswald then declares an end to his station's broadcast, but the audience threats Oswald with a raspberry.
As Oswald plays another tune on his piano, a male donkey decides to take a female cow for a date. When the couple enter a saloon, the donkey gets hurled out of the place by a bull who wants to take the female cow. The thrown donkey lands on and smashes Oswald's piano. Oswald then declares an end to his station's broadcast, but the audience then made a raspberry at Oswald as the cartoon ends.


==See also==
==See also==
*''[[One More Time (cartoon)|One More Time]]'', a [[Merrie Melodies]] cartoon which also uses the song ''One More Time''.
* ''[[One More Time (cartoon)|One More Time]]'', a [[Merrie Melodies]] cartoon which also uses the song ''One More Time''.

==References==
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/2820-Radio_Rhythm.html ''Radio Rhythm''] at the [[Big Cartoon Database]]
* [https://archive.today/20130722025328/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/2820-Radio_Rhythm.html ''Radio Rhythm''] at the [[Big Cartoon Database]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110514194238/http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1931.html The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1931]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110514194238/http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1931.html The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1931]
* {{YouTube|id=uhSHoQcFjwU|title=Radio Rhythm}}
* {{YouTube|id=uhSHoQcFjwU|title=''Radio Rhythm''}}


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Latest revision as of 03:41, 3 December 2024

Radio Rhythm
Directed byWalter Lantz
Bill Nolan
Produced byWalter Lantz
StarringPinto Colvig
Tex Avery
Shirley Reed[1]
Music byJames Dietrich
Animation byClyde Geronimi
Manuel Moreno
Ray Abrams
Fred Avery
Lester Kline
Chet Karrberg
Pinto Colvig
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • July 27, 1931 (1931-07-27)
Running time
5:56
LanguageEnglish

Radio Rhythm is a 1931 short animated film featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.[2] It is among the vast majority of Oswald cartoons produced by Walter Lantz Productions. It is the 45th Lantz Oswald cartoon and the 97th cartoon in total.

Plot

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Oswald is a radio personality who runs a radio station R-A-Z-Z. Individuals with musical talents are selected before they perform there. The first performers consists of a rat, a horse, and a ram who sing the song And If You See Our Darling Nellie. Their act is well received by the live spectators.

The next to perform is a porcupine with a cello, but because the porcupine's performance is drab, an animated microphone decides to help out by taking and playing the instrument in a more upbeat fashion. When he gets back the cello and continues to play poorly, the porcupine gets removed from the picture.

Oswald then turns to a jazz band which performs the song One More Time. The rabbit even plays along as he takes and plays a piano. Some musicians and listeners sing to it.

As Oswald plays another tune on his piano, a male donkey decides to take a female cow for a date. When the couple enter a saloon, the donkey gets hurled out of the place by a bull who wants to take the female cow. The thrown donkey lands on and smashes Oswald's piano. Oswald then declares an end to his station's broadcast, but the audience then made a raspberry at Oswald as the cartoon ends.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 194. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 115–116. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
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