Fishing
Also known as: Fish (Reissue), Koko Treading Water (Reissue)
- Studio
- Inkwell Studios
- Distributor
- Out of the Inkwell Films
Characters
The Clown.
Live-Action Characters: Max Fleischer
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Dave Fleischer
Producing
- Producer
- Max Fleischer
- Executive Producer
- Alfred Weiss
Writing
- Writer
- Max Fleischer
- Created By
- Dave Fleischer
Animation
- Animator
- Max Fleischer, Roland Crandall
Production notes
Silent cartoon.
A series combining live action and animation created by Max Fleischer, this was one of the most popular short subjects of the 1920s. The films started with the artist, Max Fleischer drawing "The Clown," who would eventually be known as Koko. The "Clown" would challenge his creator, exhibiting a will of his own, and eventually break away from his existence on paper, crossing "the fourth wall" into reality, seeking some sort of pay back for being controlled by his creator, only to be returned to the inkwell before things got too far "out of hand."
A series combining live action and animation created by Max Fleischer, this was one of the most popular short subjects of the 1920s. The films started with the artist, Max Fleischer drawing "The Clown," who would eventually be known as Koko. The "Clown" would challenge his creator, exhibiting a will of his own, and eventually break away from his existence on paper, crossing "the fourth wall" into reality, seeking some sort of pay back for being controlled by his creator, only to be returned to the inkwell before things got too far "out of hand."
Reviews
Fishing
Max and Doc Crandal are going fishing. The clown is anxous for Max to finish him before he leaves. The clown want to go with them, but Max draws a fising line and hole, stating, "You'll do your fishing right here." The clown's fishing hole turns from one nightmarish halicination to another. Thinking that Max had doped the ink, the clown sets out to find him. The clown swims under water, reaching Max's row boat anchored off a tiny island. Then tying a string to the boat, the clown hauls it away, leaving Max and Crandal to swim for shore. Finding the clown's cap in the water, they know who is responsible. Once back at the house, they see the clown riding on a goldfish in an aquarium in the front window. Max grabs for the clown, and being an ink creature, the clown dissolves into a liquid and runs off Max's hand and back into the ink bottle. Once again, elaborate uses of process shots combining cartoon animation with live action motion. Very entertaining.