Swooning the Swooners
| Swooning the Swooners | |
|---|---|
| Terrytoons series | |
| Directed by | Connie Rasinski |
| Produced by | Paul Terry |
| Story by | John Foster |
| Music by | Philip A. Scheib |
| Studio | Terrytoons |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | September 14, 1945 |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 6:29 |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | The Fox and the Duck |
| Followed by | The Watch Dog |
Swooning the Swooners is a short animated film produced by Terrytoons and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is among the Terrytoons films made during the studio's color era.
Plot
One night in a city, numerous animals, mostly spider monkeys in saddle shoes, line up to watch a concert. The star of the event is a baboon who resembles Krazy Kat, the title character from George Herriman's comic strip. The baboon sings a lullaby-style song of moderate tempo. Some of the spider monkeys fall off the stands because of their affection for the singer. Nevertheless, they don't get hurt. and would return to watch for more.
In a house in the vicinity, a white mongoose watches the baboon's performance through an opened window. Lying in bed only a few feet away is an undead man who is the mongoose's master. The undead man, not liking the baboon's song, gets up from bed, closes the window, and puts the white mongoose out of the bedroom. The white mongoose, however, heads to the living room downstairs, and turns on a radio before she selects a station that plays the baboon's song. The undead man could still hear the song from his bedroom as he rushes to the living room, turns off the radio, and places the white mongoose just outside the house. Without her master knowing, the white mongoose reenters the house through an opened window, and hides under a chair. As the undead man is heading back to the bedroom, a pack of guinea pigs gather at the living room, and play the baboon's song on the radio. The undead man returns downstairs, sweeps away the guinea pigs, and smashes the radio.
The undead man is back in his bedroom trying to sleep. However, he could still hear the baboon's live performance which isn't to faraway.
The undead man comes out of the house with a rifle, aims his weapon at the baboon, and pulls the trigger. Unfortunately, he still needs to buy bullets as the gun does not fire. He then resorts to picking up a red stone which he hurls. The baboon is struck head on, and falls to unconsciousness. The spider monkeys, who are most shocked, rush to check on their idol. Momentarily the spider monkeys are enraged as they begin to chase and throw stuff at the undead man, hoping he'll really be dead once their finished with him.
After a chase through many corners, the undead man makes it safely at home. To prevent the angry spider monkeys from breaking in, he seals every door and window with lumber. Although he is safe from outside savagery, the undead man would not get any peace and quiet as the white mongoose comes out of the chair along with three raccoons. The three raccoons, in their squeaky voices, sing the baboon's song. The undead man is driven to insanity as he cartwheels into his backyard and falls into the well. It is unknown why there aren't any angry spider monkeys waiting there.