Krazy has the softer lines and more of a contemporary look in this cartoon, made in 1931. Here, his girlfriend talks him into entering a rodeo for big money. The other participants make fun of him because he is so small. They take their turns and are unable to ride the bronco (the horses and other livestock are much more interesting that the main characters). Krazy apparently has the power of mesmerism. When he looks into the eyes of the bronco, it begins to do a dance routine. There are also little horses in diapers who come out an do a number. The same with a bull who is incredibly violent at first. The fact is that there is no foundation along the way that would indicate this power. Once interesting thing that was done was to freeze the background, including characters, while the featured creature could move in front. I'm sure it save a lot of drawing time.

This was a Krazy Kat cartoon made for Charles Mintz and distributed by Columbia. While the studio originally based the character on the comic strip created by George Herriman, by 1931 he was changed in design and personality to be more like Walt Disney's popular Mickey Mouse (whose cartoons, ironically, were also distributed by Columbia at the time). So in this one, Krazy and his Minnie-like girlfriend are riding on a horse kissing as they come upon a sign that advertises for a rodeo contest. Krazy reluctantly enters to impress Minnie, uh, his girlfriend. While you see some rough stuff involving a previous contestant, when Krazy enters he starts dancing and so do some of the horses and bulls that are suppose to be rough on our hero. So, unless you like animation set to prepared music, this might not be a very exciting cartoon. Still worth a look for anyone interested in vintage early talkie animation.