Out of the Inkwell-Cartoon Factory (1924)

Animator Max Fleischer, tired of wasting his drawing hand, creates a special Electric drawing machine. Sadly, he unleashes this experimental device on helpless Koko the clown-let's see who wins this contest...

One of the earliest animation series by Max and Dave Fleischer, the Out of the Inkwell series ran from 1918 to 1929. The series was almost always a hilarious mix of live-action and classic animation-in Cartoon Factory, the Fleischers also experimented with stop-motion and the interposition of stationary photography into the mix as well, pretty much twisting reality into a pretzel for the audience's amusement...This early 8 minute feature was originally released as a short Silent film, but was later re-released as a 'talkie' with a full dialogue and soundtrack.

I was quite frankly in need of a good belly laugh tonight-and since I suspect that I am not alone in this I will continue to release these animated gems as I find them...B&W, Sound.