When you "Into Your Dance" you are bound to notice that it is in color but not full color. This is because in 1935, Disney had an exclusive agreement with Technicolor to use its new Three-Color process...which would give a true color appearance to the films. Instead, if other studios wanted color, they needed to use a cheaper Two-Color process...such as Cinecolor. While cheaper to use, the Cinecolor films clearly have a limited spectrum--and they mostly look blue-greenish and ornagy-red. Now I must say the copy on HBO Max is an awfully good one, as with some of these films the colors all degrade to a pinkish or orangy hue.
When this cartoon began, I noticed that the more politically correct folks out there might easily be offended by the minstrels you see on the showboat. They are NOT the usual derogatory and stereotypical minstrels...so try to look past this and at the cartoon itself. Of course, there also is the very effeminate tough looking cartoon character...another one you'll need to look past to enjoy the film.
Because the cartoon is set aboard a showboat, you know that it's one of those musical song and dance style cartoons Looney Tunes made so often (too often) back in the 1930s. Fortunately, even with the musical interludes, they do manage to make them funnier than usual and without the usual sacchariney charm....so the cartoon holds up better than most Harmon-Ising cartoons for the studio...though less singing certainly would have helped this one!
Overall, the two-color process used looks good, as if it's been recently restored. And, the singing, while annoying, was handled pretty well due to the humor. Watchable if not exactly great...and very good for 1935.
