The Stone Age (film)

The Stone Age
The Stone Age
Directed by	Walter Lantz; Bill Nolan
Produced by	Walter Lantz
Starring	Fred Avery
Music by	James Dietrich
Animation by	Clyde Geronimi; Manuel Moreno; Ray Abrams; Fred Avery; Lester Kline; Chet Karrberg; Pinto Colvig
Color process	Black and white
Production; company	Walter Lantz Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	July 13, 1931;
Running time	5:57
Language	English

The Stone Age is a 1931 short animated film by Walter Lantz Productions and one of many featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.^[1]

Plot

Everybody is a caveman, but while they wear animal hide, they also wear shoes that are rather modern day in style.

Oswald is riding outdoors on a wooden scooter, looking for a girl to date with. He then comes to a house with an escalator resembling a dinosaur with fins. Coming down to him is a girl kitty in high heeled pumps. While they walk together for a few seconds, a big bear sneaks from beside, and pounds the girl kitty in the head with a club. Instead of lying unconscious, the kitty falls in love with the bear who takes her away and Oswald is quite surprised.

Oswald learns that a girl would adore a guy who bashes her in the head. He then goes around some more to find another date. When Oswald attempts to pound someone, another guy tricks him not to do so, and therefore uses the trick to pound and win that girl. In another attempt, Oswald manages to pound a lady to adoring him, only to find her unattractive. Oswald then heads to some fair grounds where a high striker is being featured.

Oswald comes to the machine to test his strength. After two failed tries, he sees the bear and the kitty come by. When the bear decides to play the machine, Oswald ties a string between the rock on the game's lever and the bear's foot. As the bear strikes the other end of the lever, that mustelid ends up hitting the bell head first before going fainted. Oswald then pounds the girl kitty in the head with the game's mallet. The kitty reverts to her affection for Oswald.

References

^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 115–116. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.

External links

The Stone Age^{[dead link]} at the Big Cartoon Database
The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1931
The Stone Age on YouTube

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[1] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 115–116. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.

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v t e Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons
The Disney years	Trolley Troubles Oh Teacher The Mechanical Cow All Wet The Ocean Hop Great Guns! Empty Socks Rickety Gin Harem Scarem Neck 'n' Neck Africa Before Dark Bright Lights Hungry Hobos Oh What a Knight Poor Papa The Fox Chase Tall Timber Sleigh Bells
The Winkler years	Fiery Firemen Yanky Clippers Sick Cylinders Alpine Antics Jungle Jingles Weary Willies
The Lantz/Universal years	Race Riot Oil's Well Permanent Wave Hurdy Gurdy Kounty Fair Chilly Con Carmen Broadway Folly Not So Quiet Spooks Henpecked The Navy Mexico Africa Mars Shipwreck The Fireman Country School The Bandmaster The Stone Age Radio Rhythm The Hunter Wonderland The Hare Mail The Clown Grandma's Pet Mechanical Man Wins Out Making Good The Winged Horse A Wet Knight The Busy Barber Carnival Capers Wild and Woolly Teacher's Pests The Plumber The Shriek Going to Blazes Ham and Eggs Confidence Five and Dime The Merry Old Soul Parking Space The Candy House The County Fair The Toy Shoppe The Ginger Bread Boy Wax Works Chris Columbus, Jr. Ye Happy Pilgrims Sky Larks Springtime Serenade The Quail Hunt Beach Combers Puppet Show Lovesick The Egg Cracker Suite
Other appearances	The Woody Woodpecker Polka Get a Horse! Once Upon a Studio
Characters	Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Peg Leg Pete Bessie