The Big Swim

Mutt and Jeff never displayed much personality in the movies. They were, like many comedians of the silent era, two guys who did funny things and slowly faded away. Pairs like Laurel & Hardy were much more durable because they had actual personalities. Nevertheless...

Nevertheless, this is the single best Mutt & Jeff cartoon I have seen. The drawing and animation are much fuller than they are for most cartoons of this era, and the jokes sharper and bordering on the absurd: enough to make you burst out laughing. Credit long-time director Charlie Bowers, who was just about the break the confines of the animation studios with his mixed media masterpieces such as A WILD ROOMER, NOW YOU TELL ONE and GOOFY BIRDS. You can see his cartoon sensibilities start up here if you've run out of those.