When the Great Depression hits, Oswald the Rabbit goes to the President himself for help.When the Great Depression hits, Oswald the Rabbit goes to the President himself for help.When the Great Depression hits, Oswald the Rabbit goes to the President himself for help.
- Directors
- Writers
- Stars
Walter Lantz
- Oswald yelling Doctor
- (uncredited)
- …
- Directors
- William Nolan
- Walter Lantz(credit only)
- Writers
- Tex Avery(uncredited)
- Jack Carr(uncredited)
- William Nolan(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFour U.S. Presidents and one Vice President are caricatured. The current President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, sings "Confidence." The current Vice President, John Nance Garner, carries a stack of papers and drops them after Oswald the Rabbit accidentally trips him (twice). A fairly realistic portrait of Abraham Lincoln hangs in the President's office next to his desk. A wackier portrait, of Theodore Roosevelt, hangs next to the door. A statue of Thomas Jefferson is shocked when Oswald steals his wig and bow tie.
- GoofsFDR is seen standing and walking on his own two feet. In reality, by the time he was President, his legs had been crippled by polio, and was confined to a wheelchair.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Rooster: Come on, girls, get to work.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Century (1999)
- SoundtracksYankee Doodle
(uncredited)
Traditional
Incidental music
Featured review
Not at all like the original Oswald! This one is a pusher!
The original set of Oswald cartoons from Walt Disney were a lot of fun. However, the studio decided to fire Disney and his friend, Ub Iwerks, and make the films themselves to save money. In screwing Disney, the studio inadvertently pushed Disney to make his own studio--one that ended up burying most of his competition. Unfortunately, the non-Disney Oswald cartoons were generally disappointing--losing much of their goofy humor and made Oswald seem rather dull.
"Confidence" is one of the later Oswald cartoons. In fact, he really looks and acts almost nothing like the Disney version. This Walter Lantz cartoon is really much more like a political propaganda piece and because of that, it's even less entertaining.
The Depression has hit the farm and all the animals are depressed and lethargic. So, Oswald sets out to Washington to meet with lawmakers to find out how to cure the problem. He's told people just need confidence, so he returns with a giant hypo and starts injecting everyone! Years later, they'd make anti-drug cartoons to try to undo the damage done by Oswald!! Overall, an interesting curio but not a very good or funny cartoon.
"Confidence" is one of the later Oswald cartoons. In fact, he really looks and acts almost nothing like the Disney version. This Walter Lantz cartoon is really much more like a political propaganda piece and because of that, it's even less entertaining.
The Depression has hit the farm and all the animals are depressed and lethargic. So, Oswald sets out to Washington to meet with lawmakers to find out how to cure the problem. He's told people just need confidence, so he returns with a giant hypo and starts injecting everyone! Years later, they'd make anti-drug cartoons to try to undo the damage done by Oswald!! Overall, an interesting curio but not a very good or funny cartoon.
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- planktonrules
- Jan 21, 2014
Details
- Runtime8 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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