All Wet is a 1927 animated short subject film, produced by Charles Mintz and George Winkler and directed by Walt Disney.[2] The film was reissued in 1932 by Walter Lantz Productions with added music and sound effects and is the only known version to survive.[3] The short entered the public domain on January 1, 2023.
| All Wet | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | Walt Disney |
| Story by | Walt Disney |
| Produced by | Charles Mintz George Winkler |
| Animation by | Ub Iwerks Hugh Harman Les Clark Friz Freleng Ben Clopton Norm Blackburn Rollin "Ham" Hamilton |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6:39 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | No dialogue spoken |
Plot
editOswald the Rabbit is selling hot dogs at the beach. However, the hot dogs have their own sentience and cause problems for those that buy them. Oswald then sees a girl he likes, Fanny, and he closes down his hot dog stand to go and impress her.[4] She is pretending not to be interested in Oswald, so Oswald pays a lifeguard for his badge and dresses up as a lifeguard.[4] Fanny becomes more enamored seeing Oswald as a lifeguard and then she decides to test Oswald's abilities by rowing a boat into the ocean and calling out for help. As Oswald rows out to help her, Fanny gets attacked by a big fish. Oswald and Fanny are then shot back to shore by a wave, and Fanny is unconscious in need of resuscitation. Oswald gets her breathing again, Fanny kisses Oswald and he is happy and the two kiss, and the short ends.
Legacy
editThe short features Oswald selling hot dogs, the gag would be similarly re-used in the Mickey Mouse short, The Karnival Kid, in 1929.[5] The aforementioned cartoon was the ninth Mickey cartoon released following his creation, which came after Walt Disney lost the rights to Oswald. Animation used during the sequence where Oswald rescues Miss Rabbit would later be re-purposed during Wild Waves.[6]
Home media
editThe short was released on December 11, 2007 on Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.[7] A restored version of the short was released on Disney+ in September 2023 as part of Disney's 100th Anniversary.[8]
References
edit- ^ "All Wet (film)". d23. Disney. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ Bossert, David (2017). Oswald the Lucky Rabbit: The Search for the Lost Disney Cartoons. p. 58. ISBN 978-1484780374.
- ^ "Disney Shorts - 1927 - "All Wet"". disneyshorts.org. 2010-12-15. Archived from the original on 2010-12-15.
- ^ a b Susanin, Timothy (2011). Walt Before Mickey - Disney's Early Years, 1919-1928. University Press of Mississippi. p. 163. ISBN 9781604739619.
- ^ "All Wet". Dr. Grob's Animation Review. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
- ^ Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: the ultimate history. Benedikt Taschen, Daniel Kothenschulte, J. B. Kaufman, David Gerstein, Anna-Tina Kessler. [Cologne, Germany]. 2018. ISBN 978-3-8365-5284-4. OCLC 1085494286.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Disney+ to Debut 28 Newly Restored Walt Disney Animation Studios Classic Shorts to Celebrate Disney's 100th Anniversary". The Walt Disney Company. 2023-06-15. Archived from the original on June 15, 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
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