Jail Birds

A breezy, rubbery slapstick cartoon full of sight gags and background oddities that plays like a cheerful vintage lark.

Directed by

Ub Iwerks

Genres

Animation

Overview

Flip is a jail warden who has to deal with an escaped convict. Working with his horse, who seems almost as intelligent as he is, it has some amazing moments. Look in the background for two goats playing horseshoes, using their wooden legs as the pegs- not quite politically correct today. It even includes a scene where the convict is hiding as a store dummy, a routine lifted from Buster Keaton, and later used by the Three Stooges, although not quite as "rubbery" as Flip does it.

How it feels

Whimsical, light, absurd and campy. Brisk and fine in the background.

About

Crime, survival

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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