Speedway
Michael Lah directs the next-to-last Droopy cartoon about Our Hero and Butch being race car drivers in competition. As usual, Butch fights unfairly, blowing up bridges after he has crossed them, and of course, the classic gag about painting a tunnel on a mountainside. Droopy foils them all without thinking. It's a decently performed cartoon, even though it shows the short budget in its simple designs, minimal backgrounding, and limited animation.
Lah had entered animation in the 1930s, working for Harman & Ising and Disney. He became Tex Avery's lead animator, and eventually co-director. He seems to have left theatrical and TV animation after MGM finished with the next cartoon. He died in 1995, at age 83. I wonder what he did with the rest of his life.
Lah had entered animation in the 1930s, working for Harman & Ising and Disney. He became Tex Avery's lead animator, and eventually co-director. He seems to have left theatrical and TV animation after MGM finished with the next cartoon. He died in 1995, at age 83. I wonder what he did with the rest of his life.
- boblipton
- Feb 19, 2021