The Puzzle
About The Puzzle
Max Fleischer works at a jigsaw puzzle. Ko-Ko the Clown meddles with the pieces. Max follows him off the drawing board into the cartoon, into Puzzle Town, and gets stuck in a tunnel looking for a way out.
Cast & crew
More about The Puzzle
Dave Fleischer directed. Max Fleischer produced and plays himself. It is an Out of the Inkwell short. Silent Era dates the release to April 1923. A listed running time is 8 minutes.
Themes
Background
An Out of the Inkwell short of 1923, with Max Fleischer crossing into the drawing where Ko-Ko lives.
Preservation
A print is in the Inkwell Images collection. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- Ko-Ko is the clown's name on the Silent Era listing.
- The catalog calls the cartoon place Puzzle Town.
- A print is in the Inkwell Images collection.
Scenes
- Ko-Ko scatters the puzzle pieces.
- Max is trapped in the cartoon tunnel.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (The Puzzle (1923).webm)
