“Classic silent-era damsel-on-tracks trope in "Dudley Do Right," hero battles villain and deteriorating film quality.”
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Synopsis
Classic silent-era damsel-on-tracks trope in "Dudley Do Right," hero battles villain and deteriorating film quality.
A scene from an American animated piece called "Dudley Do Right" shows a scene in which a queen is tied to a railroad track with ropes and shouting, "Help!" This image was often used in serial action films of the silent comedy period. In this short film, a western-style hero fights a villain and saves a beautiful woman in the same situation. This classical scene, however, is marred, blurred and smudged because the film itself is very old. Not only does the hero have to fight the villain, but he also has to struggle hard against the bad condition of the film. (Source: AniDB)
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σ 0.80 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.60
Running avg · Apr 2017 → Apr 2026
- 7 “Highly creative, which is no surprise coming from Tezuka. Done in a purposely archaic animation style, complete with cigarette burns, lines, and two frames jammed together on screen simultaneously...”
- 7 “Just a fun short that plays with the conventions of animation and the fourth wall. Similar to classic Looney Tunes short, Duck Amok, albeit without any dialogue. The entire premise is a cartoon...”
- 8 “It's quite the fun movie if I do say so myself! I didn't think being self-aware enough to start abusing the mechanics of a movie would be this much fun. The quality here is no joke too. If you had...”
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A Movie Production
Tezuka Productions.- Format 1 × 5′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 05m all episodes
- Aired Aug 1985 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-2338 catalog