''Dancing on the Moon'' is a 1935 animated film directed by Dave Fleischer and part of the

Color Classics ''Color Classics'' are a series of animated short films produced by Fleischer Studios for Paramount Pictures from 1934 to 1941 as a competitor to Walt Disney's ''Silly Symphonies''. As the name implies, all of the shorts were made in color form ...

series of animated short films produced by

Fleischer Studios Fleischer Studios () is an American animation studio founded in 1929 by brothers Max and Dave Fleischer, who ran the pioneering company from its inception until its acquisition by Paramount Pictures, the parent company and the distributor of i ...

. According to animation historian Jerry Beck, this film probably contains the first example of the dance move " moonwalk".

Plot summary

"Honeymoon Express to the Moon" offers a ride for one dollar per couple. Passengers embark on the spaceship: cattle, penguins, elephants, bears and giraffes. A cat couple arriving late is split up at the takeoff and the female is left behind. On the ship, the cat plays solitaire with cards. While on the Moon, the eight couples find private places to smooch. While at the base of the female giraffe's neck, the male comments "This is a great place for necking" to which the female (in a Mae West impression) retorts "Why don't you come up and see me sometime?" The cat plays cat's cradle. When the other couples dance, the cat dances a moonwalk. When arriving back on Earth, the couples get deliveries from the stork but the cat does not. He is reunited with his bride who then physically abuses him.

Notes

References

Rik Tod Johnson,
Dancing on the Moon (1935)
, 20 April 2006.

External links

* * 1935 animated films 1935 short films American animated short films 1930s English-language films 1930s American animated films Short films directed by Dave Fleischer Color Classics cartoons Films set on the Moon Animated films about cats Paramount Pictures short films {{1930s-short-animation-film-stub