The Puzzle
- Studio
- Inkwell Studios
- Distributor
- Rodner Productions
Synopsis
Max has problems with a jigsaw puzzle, and more problems with the Clown.
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
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
The Puzzle
Max is conentrating on putting a picture puzzle together, and the clown is curious.
Max draws a chair, adds wheels to it, ties the clown to it, and pushes him off to Puzzleland where he encounters houses that run in a traffic circle, a garden maze, and bridges that act like a seesaw.
After returning to reality, the clown tricks Max to climb into a cartoon cave to retrieve a piece of the puzzle. Once inside, the clown pulls a lever, locking Max inside. The clown proceeds to put the puzzle together, only to reveal Max in
a judgemental pose. The clown tries to run away, but the puzzle image pops up in front of the clown at his every turn.
Max makes his way through the cave and climbs up a ladder that leads to the inkwell, and Max grabs the clown, pulling him back into the inkwell. Very imaginative and entertaining!