Monkey Business
- Studio
- Fables Studios, Keith-Albee Theatres
- Distributor
- Pathé Film Exchange, Inc.
Synopsis
The monkeys in the jungle are having a big show. A jazz band plays while everyone dances. The Monkey King is especially entertained by an exotic snake dancer. Acrobatic acts follow, with daredevils on bicycles and a trained elephant. The finale of the show features "The Tiller Girls," a sexy female dance troupe. The Monkey King goes wild for the Tillers until the Monkey Queen bops him on the head with a rolling pin and drags him home!
Characters
Monkey King, Monkey Queen, Snake Dancer, Daredevils, Elephant, Tiller Girls
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Harry Bailey, John Foster, Frank Moser, Jerry Shields
Producing
- Producer
- Paul Terry, Amadee J. Van Beuren
Production notes
Silent cartoon.
A series of animated short subjects created by Paul Terry and actor-turned-writer Howard Estabrook. Estabrook suggested making a series of cartoons based on Aesop's Fables. Although Terry claimed he had never heard of Aesop, he felt that Estabrook's idea was something worthwhile. Terry immediately began to set up a new studio called Fables Studios, Inc. and received backing from the Keith-Albee Theatre circuit.
The earliest films were loose adaptations of the actual fables. Later entries usually revolved around cats, mice, and the disgruntled Farmer Al Falfa. Each short concluded with a "moral" that usually had nothing to do with the actual cartoon itself.
In 1929, Terry quit and John Foster took over the series under the Van Beuren Corporation, formally Fable Studios, Inc. The series finally came to a close in 1933.
A series of animated short subjects created by Paul Terry and actor-turned-writer Howard Estabrook. Estabrook suggested making a series of cartoons based on Aesop's Fables. Although Terry claimed he had never heard of Aesop, he felt that Estabrook's idea was something worthwhile. Terry immediately began to set up a new studio called Fables Studios, Inc. and received backing from the Keith-Albee Theatre circuit.
The earliest films were loose adaptations of the actual fables. Later entries usually revolved around cats, mice, and the disgruntled Farmer Al Falfa. Each short concluded with a "moral" that usually had nothing to do with the actual cartoon itself.
In 1929, Terry quit and John Foster took over the series under the Van Beuren Corporation, formally Fable Studios, Inc. The series finally came to a close in 1933.