Frogs, Effeminate Walks and Mae West

SODA SQUIRT (October 12th, 1938)
Directed by Ub Iwerks

(Dates from The Big Cartoon Database.)


This post accompanies Uncle Eddie's A GRIM NATWICK WALK post.


Uncle Eddie pointed out to me this amazing Grim Natwick(Irv Spence?) animation in Ub Iwerks' Flip the Frog cartoon "Soda Squirt."

This cartoon has a lot of funny celebrity caricatures and cartoony animation in it, but the best scene by far is Grim's (Spence's?) animation of the effeminate man walking into Flip's soda shop.


I love the curves and the strong gestures in these drawings. And check out how Grim (Spence?) can create such a graceful and delicate walk, while at the same time making it fun and cartoony - amazing!


The handkerchief makes for a great prop in accentuating these nice curves...


Well, enough talk - on with the screen grabs!

Flip Meets Mae West...



Well look who's here...




























Such expressive hands...


Nice three-shot...I love his reactions in the back...


Can I get some service please!??!






Check out that upset mouth!


Is it just me, or does this customer with the handkerchief remind anyone else of...



...Cesar Romero?