The Jaywalker

US (1956): Animated/Family/Short/Comedy

This short, one of the three UPA shorts nominated for an Academy Award (a clean sweep for UPA that year), is almost the prototypical short for the studio: Limited animation combined with a clever, interesting idea that is fleshed out with a good script that uses the strengths of the animation style to best advantage for the concept. The idea here is simple: the main character has taken up jaywalkng as a hobby and it quickly becomes manic, almost obsessive, behavior. The cartoon is beautifully executed and is well worth getting a hold of for anyone who enjoys animation. Directed by Robert "Bobe" Cannon. (Robert Reynolds, IMDb)

· Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1956: UPA, Columbia. Stephen Bosustow, producer.

1 nomination