Billboard Frolics

Billboard Frolics (1935)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

Charming Merrie Melodies short has the characters on billboards coming to life in musical form. Rub-Him-Off jumps off a billboards and breaks into a song and this sets off the other characters including penguins in Smoke Old Cold cigarettes, Russian Rye, Sink-O drain cleaner and then we get to the action as a baby chick tries to catch a worm only to them be chased by a bad cat. Fans of these animated shorts should certainly have a great time with this one. Not only is the music very lively and entertaining, we're also treated to some very memorable comedy bits and there's no question that you'll be amazed at how good the characters are. Each of them are memorable and add their own charm to the film but the real entertainment comes in the final act. The banter between the chick and the worm is priceless but when the cat enters the picture we get a classic villain. Just check out the scene where the cat is sneaking along and it crosses with the moon, which gives it an X-ray look.