Evidently The Air Race, the first film made for the Willie Whopper series, never received a proper theatrical release. Several web sources claim as much. And IMDb has no release date for the film. Any contributor who can confirm this fact with a printed source is invited to edit this FAQ entry.
That's a caricature of Amelia Earhart. Note that this film was made and released a few years before Earhart's disappearance over the Pacific Ocean.
St. Peter stands in the clouds and thumbs for a ride, but an airplane zooms by him. He responds by flipping off the pilot. Later, St. Peter effeminately quotes Mae West: "Come up and see me sometime."
This unreleased short subject, made to sell the Willie Whopper series, was produced just before the introduction of the Hays Code, which imposed strict standards on filmmakers.
St. Peter gives someone the finger twice (but does not imitate Mae West) in Spite Flight (1933) (1933), which recycles the plot and gags from The Air Race.
This unreleased short subject, made to sell the Willie Whopper series, was produced just before the introduction of the Hays Code, which imposed strict standards on filmmakers.
St. Peter gives someone the finger twice (but does not imitate Mae West) in Spite Flight (1933) (1933), which recycles the plot and gags from The Air Race.
The Ub Iwerks cartoons from Celebrity Productions all seem to be in the public domain, which means any distributor can legally sell copies without paying royalties. Beware. Some small distributors market copies of public domain films with poor picture and sound. Others are more reputable and deliver good transfers of the best available prints. Shop around.
Image Entertainment included it in Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection vol. 1
Image Entertainment included it in Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection vol. 1
Watch The Air Race (1933) on:
YouTube (posted by deadlyshoesalesman) here
YouTube (posted by deadlyshoesalesman) here
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