“By Any Means” and the Pitfalls of Entertainment
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Ratskin (1929)
While George Herriman is credited as Kat's creator here, Krazy in this short bears little resemblance to the original comic strip character. In fact, instead of pining for Ignaz Mouse, this Kat is hunting American Indians, what we call Native Americans today, as he gets almost burned at the stake by them (it should be noted that the fire, like in many animated shorts made during this time, has a personality of his own here!).
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While George Herriman is credited as Kat's creator here, Krazy in this short bears little resemblance to the original comic strip character. In fact, instead of pining for Ignaz Mouse, this Kat is hunting American Indians, what we call Native Americans today, as he gets almost burned at the stake by them (it should be noted that the fire, like in many animated shorts made during this time, has a personality of his own here!).
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Genre:Animation, Comedy
Written By:Manny Gould, Ben Harrison, George Herriman
In Theaters:8/14/1929
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Runtime:8 minutes
Studio:Robert Winkler Productions
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