''Crazy House'' is the fourth Andy Panda cartoon directed and produced by

Walter Lantz Walter Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker. Biography Early years and start in animation Lant ...

. The cartoon was released on September 23, 1940.

Plot

Andy and his father seek shelter from a flood in an abandoned building, which in reality is a

fun house A funhouse or fun house is an amusement facility found on amusement park and funfair midways and is where patrons encounter and interact with various devices designed to surprise, challenge, and amuse them. Unlike thrill rides or dark rides, fu ...

, filled with such things as hidden practical jokes, a noisy merry-go-round and a dancing floor.

Notes

* The cartoon is recognized as Lantz's first fully independent film. In early 1940,

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...

, which was facing severe financial problems, decided to cut Lantz's weekly advance, forcing the producer to shut down the studio for a while. ''Crazy House'' was produced during the closure, as Lantz managed to gain full rights to the studio's characters in case Universal had been unable to keep distributing the cartoons.Cooke, Jon, Komorowski, Thad, Shakarian, Pietro, and Tatay, Jack.
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". ''The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia''

References

External links

* 1940 films 1940 comedy films 1940s English-language films Films directed by Walter Lantz Animated films about birds Films set in abandoned houses Walter Lantz Productions shorts 1940s American animated films Films about bears Films scored by Frank Marsales Andy Panda films 1940 animated films Universal Pictures animated short films Animated films about animals American comedy short films {{1940s-short-animation-film-stub