The Mechanical Cow
The Mechanical Cow is an Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon from 1927.[1] It was distributed by Universal Pictures.
| The Mechanical Cow | |
|---|---|
 A screenshot | |
| Directed by | Walt Disney |
| Produced by | Charles Mintz George Winkler |
| Animation by | Ub Iwerks |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | October 3, 1927 |
Running time | 6 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
The cartoon opens with Oswald attempting to get the cow out of bed. When he succeeds, Oswald gets on the cow's back, shouting "MILK! MILK!". He gets some milk for a baby hippopotamus. When Fanny, Oswald's girlfriend, comes over, Oswald tries to flirt with Fanny. Suddenly, a car with some dark, unidentified figures appears, and the figures steal Fanny. In an attempt to rescue her, Oswald quickly starts a streak of surreal moves, including taking the cow's neck and bending it into a C-shape so when a bullet comes, it is shot back in the direction of the dark figures. The dark figures end up falling into a lake, and Oswald and Fanny walk off with the cow.
Re-release
It was re-issued by Walter Lantz Productions in 1932.[2]
Home media
This film has been released on DVD with the Walt Disney Treasures DVDs, along with other non-Disney DVDs.
References
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 40. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
- Malone, Patrick. "The Mechanical Cow". The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.