The Dresden Doll
Ko-Ko, the Inkwell Clown leaps off the paper and follows a telephone wire to the cinema projectionist. Once inside the projector, the clown draws a mechanical dancing girl and soon falls in love. But the romance is not to be.
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"During the 1919-1930 period, the Fleischer brothers' biggest film star was Koko the Clown. Sadly, he's mostly forgotten and it's a shame as the Koko cartoons are charming and clever...and hold up well. Part of the appeal is the fluidity of movement of Koko and this was achieved using their invention, the Rotoscope. First, they would film Dave Fleischer doing all sorts of nonsense. Then the animator, Dave, would use the Rotoscope to project the images and then he'd trace them....which was a fast and efficient system. Disney and other animators later used this same process. ..."
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The 2013 release is sourced from a c.1948 16mm print from the collection of silent film composer/accompanist Ben Model.
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Ko-Ko, the Inkwell Clown leaps off the paper and follows a telephone wire to the cinema projectionist. Once inside the projector, the clown draws a mechanical dancing girl and soon falls in love. But the romance is not to be.