Oswald the Lucky Rabbit works in a laundry shop in Chinatown in this one. It's a late synchronized sound cartoon: no talking or singing, but lots of music -- the IMDb credits Mickey Rooney as voicing Oswald, but since the only thing he says is some gibberish at the very end, I think this is an error.
The background on this one is very elaborate, with a repeating street scene of immense detail at the beginning. The gags in the piece are provided by a lot of items-come-alive jokes: locks, irons, wash tubs, long underwear, everything in this cartoon does things and evinces an attitude. It would quickly become wearisome except for the elaborate details of the background artists.
The background on this one is very elaborate, with a repeating street scene of immense detail at the beginning. The gags in the piece are provided by a lot of items-come-alive jokes: locks, irons, wash tubs, long underwear, everything in this cartoon does things and evinces an attitude. It would quickly become wearisome except for the elaborate details of the background artists.