Cold Turkey
"Oswald at the edge"
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About this film
1929 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon.
More about this film
About the production
Themes
Themes & topics
Historical background
Made in its country of production around 1929, Cold Turkey belongs to the late silent period. Its story of 1929 oswald the lucky rabbit cartoon spoke to audiences of the day through familiar genres and topical settings.
Why this film matters
Archivists and historians still cite Cold Turkey when tracing how the late silent period filmmakers staged oswald and lucky on screen.
Making of
Production details for Cold Turkey are sparse in surviving records. Direction is attributed to Walter Lantz.
What critics said
Reviews from 1929 weighed Cold Turkey on pacing, performance, and novelty. Later criticism reads its emphasis on oswald, lucky, rabbit through modern standards of craft and representation.
Did you know?
- Directed by Walter Lantz.
- Release year commonly listed as 1929.
Visual style
Photography follows the late silent era conventions for silent feature staging.
Innovations
Surviving prints help researchers study editing and camera placement typical of the late silent era.
Music
As a sound production, music was supplied by the production team.
What audiences thought
Patrons who saw Cold Turkey during initial runs judged it alongside other silent feature releases of the day.
Film restoration
Preservation status varies; consult major film archives for surviving materials.
Where to watch
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cold%20Turkey%20(1929)%20(WORKPRINT).webm