Ups 'n Downs
Ups N' Downs is a 1931 Looney Tunes cartoon featuring Bosko.[1] It was released in April 1931 and is directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising.[2] The film score was written by Frank Marsales.
| Ups 'n Downs | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising |
| Produced by | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising Leon Schlesinger (associate producer) |
| Starring | Johnny Murray |
| Music by | Frank Marsales |
| Animation by | Rollin Hamilton Paul J. Smith (credited as "By") |
| Color process | Black-and-white Color Systems, Inc. (Korean redrawn three-strip color edition with new alternate ending and stock music added) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date | April 1931 |
Running time | 6 minutes, 50 seconds |
| Language | English |
Plot
Bosko, working as a hot dog salesman at a fair, is determined to win the fair's race with his self-built mechanical horse. Despite fierce competition from riders and their legislate horses, along with the efforts of a cheating jockey who uses his spit and even a hand grenade to hinder Bosko, Bosko crosses the finish line using his horse's extendable neck and is crowned the winner of the race.
Alternate version and ending
When the cartoon was redrawn colorized in 1973, it was renamed Off to the Races and had a significantly different ending. In this version, the hand grenade destroys Bosko's mechanical horse, but also sends him flying into the cheating jockey and knocks him off his own horse, which Bosko is then able to use to win the race.
References
- Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 3. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 57–58. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.