''Russian Dressing'' is a 1933 short theatrical cartoon by
Columbia Pictures, featuring
Krazy Kat
''Krazy Kat'' (also known as ''Krazy & Ignatz'' in some reprints and compilations) is an US, American newspaper comic strip, by cartoonist George Herriman, which ran from 1913 to 1944. It first appeared in the ''New York Journal-American, New Yor ...
.
Plot
Krazy is on a
horse-drawn sleigh, riding through the countryside, and playing a
balalaika. He then stops at a house and sings the Russian song ''
Dark Eyes'' to serenade someone. Coming out of the house is Krazy's
spaniel girlfriend. They would then walk around and sing the song together.
Krazy and the spaniel enter the house, which turns out to be a tavern, where they do the
Cossack dance
Hopak ( uk, гопа́к, ) is a Ukrainian folk dance originating as a male dance among the Zaporozhian Cossacks, but later danced by couples, male soloists, and mixed groups of dancers. It is performed most often as a solitary concert dance by ...
. It is a pleasant experience for them. Meanwhile, a hefty hog drinks an entire bottle of
vodka, thus becoming intoxicated and psychologically corrupted. The hog nabs Krazy and tells him to blow up "the palace" with a round black bomb. Krazy, at first resists, but is compelled by the hog who is heavily armed.
Krazy jigs out of the tavern while holding the bomb. He tries to hurl it at a distance but animals in the vicinity, such as dogs and birds, keep throwing it back. Not liking what the cat is doing, the hog engages with Krazy in volleying the bomb back and forth. The bomb finally detonates at the hog who then runs off in a barrel. Krazy and the spaniel go on to celebrate by doing the Cossack dance outside and kissing.
See also
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Krazy Kat filmography
References
External links
''Russian Dressing''at the
Big Cartoon Database
1933 short films
1933 animated films
American black-and-white films
Columbia Pictures short films
Krazy Kat shorts
Films set in Russia
1930s animated short films
1930s American animated films
Animated films about dogs
Columbia Pictures animated short films
Screen Gems short films
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