Molly Moo-Cow and Robinson Crusoe
About Molly Moo-Cow and Robinson Crusoe
Molly Moo-Cow washes up on Robinson Crusoe's island. He tells her how good it is to live alone and kicks her off. Cannibals land, grab him, and drop him in a pot. He yells for help. Molly comes back, gets him out, and the two of them leave as friends.
Cast & crew
More about Molly Moo-Cow and Robinson Crusoe
Burt Gillett and Tom Palmer directed it. Van Beuren made it for RKO as a Rainbow Parade cartoon. It was released on 28 February 1936 and runs 7 minutes. A timed copy runs 7 minutes 32 seconds. It is the last cartoon with Molly Moo-Cow.
Themes
Making
Gillett and Palmer close the Molly series with one castaway who does not want company and then does.
Music
Winston Sharples wrote the music.
Preservation
A print survives and is in the public domain.
Notes
- Molly's first Rainbow Parade cartoon was in 1935. Burt Gillett and Tom Palmer are credited with creating her.
- Crusoe's speech is about wanting the island to himself. The yell for help comes right after he has thrown her off.
- The short ends with the two of them as friends.
- It was released through RKO.
Scenes
- Crusoe kicks Molly off the island.
- He is dropped into a cooking pot.
- Molly comes back and pulls him out.
Influenced by
- Robinson Crusoe
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Burt Gillett and Tom Palmer - Rainbow Parade - Molly Moo-Cow and Robinson Crusoe (1936).webm)
