Pay Day
- Studio
- Inkwell Studios
- Distributor
- Winkler Pictures
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
Animation
- Animator
- Max Fleischer, Roland Crandall
Crew
- Created By
- Dave Fleischer
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
Pay Day
Max is counting out the payroll and places it in a small safe. Max has drawn the clown as a newsreel cameraman. Dave is hanging around pretending to be dusting a bust on a pedetal as he watched Max with the money. Dave puts on a burgler's mask, and climbs through the window about to hold up Max. The light go off, and the silouhette of struggle appears only to be revealed s Max tangled up with a coat on a clothes tree as the lights come on. But the mystery is, who was the bandit? As it turns out, the clown had captured the whole ting on film, and projects the film showing Dave putting on the mask. In an unusual turn for the format, the clown does a good deed and helps Max. Not only is this short entertaining, it cleverly integrates the live action footage that apears to be projected by the cartoon projector.