Wille Whooper in "Hell's Fire" by Ub Iwerks.

Описание: Directed by Ub Iwerks, and quite possibly animated by Iwerks himself, and probably some of the animators in his staff, among which were Shamus Culhane, Al Eugster, Berny Wolf , and Norm Blackburn. "Hell's Fire" premiered on January 6th in 1934, as the first cartoon in the second and last series starring Willie Whooper.

While out exploring, Willie Whooper and his pet dog happens to fall into a volcano, the largest one in the world mind you, which in fact turns out to be the earthly entrance to Hell. Having befriended non-other than the Devil himself, and his beloved pet-dog Cerberus, Willie and his pup ends up helping Satan contain his house-guests.

This short gives us an interesting glimpse of some of the historical characters worthy of eternal damnation in the warm confines of hell, in the eyes of Iwerks and his team. Among others this includes Napoleon Bonaparte, the personification of the US Prohibition, a fiddling Nero, and a dandy-looking gentleman with a rather Hyde-esque alter-ego(quite reminiscent of a similar character found in one of Ub Iwerks earlier cartoons, "Soda Squirt" starring Flip the Frog:    • Flip the Frog in "Soda Squirt" by Ub Iwerks.  ).

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