Monday 18 April 2016

Looney opera tunes

Magical Maestro (1952)

Directed by Tex Avery this is a short animated film which features “Largo al factotum” from The Barber of Seville. After being rejected for being the opening act for a famous opera singer a magician has his revenge during the opera singer's act.

This is a timelessly funny cartoon right up to the point it starts to rely on racial stereotypes for humour and then it instantly becomes dated. I would not say this is one of my all time favourite cartoons but if you can look past the racism it is entertaining. The animation is good but nothing which sets it apart from the cartoons of it's time.


3/5

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