The Rasslin' Match
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The Rasslin' Match is a 1934
animated
short film produced by the Van Beuren Studios
and directed by Vernon Stallings and starring Charles J. Correll and Freeman F. Gosden as the voices of their popular radio characters, Amos 'n' Andy
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Hercules tells Andy that Bullneck's weak spot in his head as he beats Andy up in the ring. Andy is put on shadow boxing, and predictably gets the worst of it. Then road work, following a car, bumping into it twice and falling into a mud puddle. They reach Bullneck's training camp and see the big guy effortlessly bashing up his opponents. Andy finally realises what he has let himself in for as he sweats, swallows and turns white with fear before fainting.
The day of the big fight and Kingfish appeals to Andy's greed by telling him when he wins he is going to get a solid gold belt full of diamonds. Amos turns up with a wreath which Kingfish has said should be hung around Andy's neck when he wins the match. The crowd (all black people) cheer as the Champion arrives. He takes off his robe to reveal his muscular frame. Andy takes off his robe to reveal a mass of blubber. He keeps on his bowler and smokes his cigar throughout the fight. The crowd boo him.
The opponents feel each other out. Andy decides to get out of the ring but Amos knocks him back in again with a broom. Andy does his best to stay out of the angry Mooseface's way as the Champ's homely face morphs into a real moose's face. Mooseface falls over and at Amos' shout, Andy jumps on him. The crowd cheer as they roll around the ring.
They separate and Andy tries to avoid Mooseface who on his third attempt grabs Andy and starts bouncing him off of the ropes around the ring, like Andy is a ball. For a change, instead of using his hand to knock Andy to the ropes, Mooseface headbutts him there instead. Amos sees the solution and shouts for Andy to take off his hat. Andy does and their heads collide as the ropes toss Andy back to Mooseface, knocking Mooseface flat on his back. He is knocked out and Andy, also KO-ed, falls across him and is declared the winner by the referee. The wreath which now bears the word "SUCCESS" is put around the unconscious Andy's neck as the crowd cheers.
1934 in film
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animated
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
short film produced by the Van Beuren Studios
Van Beuren Studios
Van Beuren Studios was an American animation studio that produced theatrical cartoons from 1928 to 1936.Producer Amedee J. van Beuren first became involved in the animation industry in 1920, when he formed a partnership with Paul Terry and formed the "Aesop's Fables Studio" for the production of...
and directed by Vernon Stallings and starring Charles J. Correll and Freeman F. Gosden as the voices of their popular radio characters, Amos 'n' Andy
Amos 'n' Andy
Amos 'n' Andy is a situation comedy set in the African-American community. It was very popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s on both radio and television....
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Story
10 minutes 40 seconds long. An Official film. Black and white. Amos walks into the Fresh Air taxi cab company where Andy is asleep. Woken up, Andy pretends to be working. In walks Kingfish who has a big deal. It's for Andy to wrestle Bullneck Mooseface for the Championship of the World. Andy immediately agrees, despite Amos trying to dissuade him. In the gym, Kingfish introduces Andy to his trainer, Brother Hercules, a small guy who seems to be as strong as his namesake as he effortlessly tosses Andy around.Hercules tells Andy that Bullneck's weak spot in his head as he beats Andy up in the ring. Andy is put on shadow boxing, and predictably gets the worst of it. Then road work, following a car, bumping into it twice and falling into a mud puddle. They reach Bullneck's training camp and see the big guy effortlessly bashing up his opponents. Andy finally realises what he has let himself in for as he sweats, swallows and turns white with fear before fainting.
The day of the big fight and Kingfish appeals to Andy's greed by telling him when he wins he is going to get a solid gold belt full of diamonds. Amos turns up with a wreath which Kingfish has said should be hung around Andy's neck when he wins the match. The crowd (all black people) cheer as the Champion arrives. He takes off his robe to reveal his muscular frame. Andy takes off his robe to reveal a mass of blubber. He keeps on his bowler and smokes his cigar throughout the fight. The crowd boo him.
The opponents feel each other out. Andy decides to get out of the ring but Amos knocks him back in again with a broom. Andy does his best to stay out of the angry Mooseface's way as the Champ's homely face morphs into a real moose's face. Mooseface falls over and at Amos' shout, Andy jumps on him. The crowd cheer as they roll around the ring.
They separate and Andy tries to avoid Mooseface who on his third attempt grabs Andy and starts bouncing him off of the ropes around the ring, like Andy is a ball. For a change, instead of using his hand to knock Andy to the ropes, Mooseface headbutts him there instead. Amos sees the solution and shouts for Andy to take off his hat. Andy does and their heads collide as the ropes toss Andy back to Mooseface, knocking Mooseface flat on his back. He is knocked out and Andy, also KO-ed, falls across him and is declared the winner by the referee. The wreath which now bears the word "SUCCESS" is put around the unconscious Andy's neck as the crowd cheers.