Lil' Ainjil

Lil' Ainjil
Krazy Kat series
Directed by Manny Gould
Ben Harrison
Produced by Charles Mintz
Voices by William Costello (uncredited)
Music by Joe de Nat
Animation by Isidore Klein
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) March 19, 1936
Color process Black and white
Running time 5:45
Language English
Preceded by The Bird Stuffer
Followed by Highway Snobbery

Lil' Ainjil is a short animated film distributed by Columbia Pictures, and features Krazy Kat.

Overview

Unlike the Krazy Kat films of the Winkler and Columbia period, animator Isidore Klein attempted to create Lil' Ainjil in the milieu of George Herriman's comic strips. However, the film was not well received by critics, prompting the series to revert to their current setting.[1]

Plot

A fat cop and an aristocratic lady are walking down the road, talking about one's own livelihood. On the way, they find Krazy sticking his head inside a small theater box. On the other side of the box, a rat is tossing rocks at Krazy's head but the cat appears to be enjoying it. The suspicious cop goes around and eventually notices the reality before arresting the rat.

The cop imprisons the rat and walks away in celebration. Despite the rat's malicious treatment, Krazy feels sorry and decides to break the rodent out of the slammer. The naïve cat offers the rat a pie which conceals carpentry tools. The rat uses the tools to demolish the prison to the ground. But in doing so, another criminal is released.

That other criminal runs into the open and begins harassing the aristocratic lady. The cop struggles to intervene. For some reason, the rat decides to help out the cop by taking a machine gun and firing it at the criminal. The criminal is taken down, and the aristocratic lady is safe.

Though he escaped prison, the rat, nonetheless, receives a handshake from the cop for the assistance. As they go their separate ways, the rat sees Krazy joyously dancing around. He finds a square rock and throws it at Krazy, knocking the cat unconscious. The cop, who isn't too faraway, saw the deed, and chases the rat into the horizon.

Notes

References

  1. Maltin 210–11.

External links


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