From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Navy
The Navy
The Navy Minutes afterward, Oswald arrived at the lighthouse.
To get the attention of his special someone, Oswald sings
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit series while a couple of sparrows played an accordion. Looking
out the window of the lighthouse was a girl cat who
was entertained by Oswald’s performance. To get inside,
Oswald springs himself upward using the accordion.
Oswald then notices that the girl cat was having an affair
with the admiral who orders him to return to the ship.
Back in the vessel, Oswald was assigned to scrub the
ship’s main floor and polish the cannons. To make his
jobs more interesting, he comes up with an eccentric
method by riding behind two runaway tabbies and at the
same time scrub the floor with brushes attached to his
Screenshot feet as he gets pulled. This strategy turned out to be very
Directed by Walter Lantz difficult to control as it resulted in Oswald accidentally
Bill Nolan stripping paint off of some life boats as well as knocking
down the admiral.
Produced by Walter Lantz
The admiral was most dissatisfied and literally kicks
Story by Walter Lantz Oswald out of the ship. The kick was so powerful that
Bill Nolan Oswald was sent airborne for a few miles. The rabbit ends
Voices by Pinto Colvig as Oswald up landing in knickers that are hanged on a clothesline.
At the end of the clothesline lies the window of the light-
Music by James Dietrich house which was right next to Oswald. Once more the girl
Animation by Clyde Geronimi cat shows up and was happy to see Oswald again. The two
Manuel Moreno traded kisses.
Ray Abrams
Fred Avery
Lester Kline Oswald’s evolution
Pinto Colvig
The Navy marks the beginning of Oswald’s eventual evo-
Distributed by Universal Pictures lution in the series. In the preceding cartoons, Oswald
Release date(s) November 3, 1930 never wore anything other than shorts. Here, he is seen
in shoes.[1] A pair of gloves and a shirt would add to his
Color process Black and white outfit the following year.[2]
Running time 7 min.
Language English See also
Preceded by The Fowl Bowl • Oswald the Lucky Rabbit filmography
Followed by Mexico
References
The Navy is a short animated film produced by Walter [1] "The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1930".
Lantz and as part of the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit car- The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia.
toons. http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1930.html.
Retrieved 2011-04-24.
Plot summary [2] "The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1931".
The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia.
Oswald is a sailor who works on the ship of the admiral.
http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1931.html.
One day when work was dismissed, he looks forward to
Retrieved 2011-05-23.
find a date at a lighthouse.
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External links
• The Navy at the Big Cartoon Database
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Navy&oldid=463393628"
Categories:
• 1930 films
• Walter Lantz Productions shorts
• Black-and-white films
• American films
• Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons
• Animated film stubs
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