Smile Darn Ya Smile

Directed by Rudolf Ising

Release Date:

September 5, 1931

Main Character(s):

Foxy

Summary:

Trolley engineer Foxy picks up his girlfriend and the ride ends up becoming dangerous once they go down a hill and can’t put on the brakes.

That’s Not All, Folks:

The title song would later be featured in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?”

This cartoon also started the trend of objects coming to life and performing.

What I Like About This One:

The dogs pictured on a “Sniff Brothers Cough Drops” ad sneeze the clothes off of a maid on another ad, revealing the maid to be a male bird in disguise. The bird angrily hits the dogs with a stick while saying “Smile, darn ya, smile!”

A chicken that a group of hoboes are cooking joins them in singing the title song. One of the hoboes then tells it to “boil, darn ya, boil!”

Where Can I Watch It?

Carrot Rating:

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