This Out of the Inkwell cartoon features the Fleischer Studios continuing character, Ko-Ko, seeming to draw himself, and to battle with the environment created for him. It speaks to the self-referentiality of early animation, and to the creation of characters who are made to rebel against their makers.
Watch the official Koko in 1999 1927 trailer in HD below.
Max Fleischer as Cartoonist (uncredited)
Dave Fleischer Director
United States 07 March 1927
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1927 Out of the Inkwell Films.
