A spider chases a clown while a man loses to a mouse. 1923 was weird, folks.
Ko-Ko is chased by a cartoony spider while Max deals with a mouse in his office.
Practical Effects
Rotoscoped clown moves disturbingly smooth for 1923.
Direction
Dave Fleischer's split-screen live action/animation chaos.
Director
Dave Fleischer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Max Fleischer invented the rotoscope technique used here, tracing live-action footage to create fluid animation that Disney later cribbed.
This 'Out of the Inkwell' series directly inspired Chuck Jones and Tim Burton; the gothic whimsy DNA is unmistakable.
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