Before and After

September 9, 2020 in ★★★★, Black and White Films, Bray Productions films, Silent films, Uncategorized | Tags: 1918, Bobby Bumps, children, Earl Hurd, hair lotion

Director: Earl Hurd
Release Date: November 20, 1918
Stars: Bobby Bumps
Rating: ★★★★

In ‘Before and After’ Bobby Bumps tricks his father into buying a hair restoring lotion, with the help of his pooch Fido and two other dogs.

Bobby spends his father’s dollar on ice cream, but gets spanked in the end by father’s scalp massage machine.

This is a charming short cartoon, full of elegant designs and fine animation, even if it remains as stiff and repetitive as that of contemporary cartoons. But at least the poses look lifelike.

‘Before and After’ is available on the DVD ‘Before Walt’

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September 11, 2020 at 17:25

Nick Petro

wrong cartoon

September 11, 2020 at 17:43

Gijs Grob

thank you – that was a copy error. ‘Before and After’ unfortunately seems not to be available online

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