October 3, 1927 – The Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Short Film The Mechanical Cow is Released to Theaters
On October 3, 1927, the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit short film The Mechanical Cow was released to theaters. This was the third Disney produced Oswald short released.
Oswald is fast asleep when his alarm goes off. Angered by the interruption, Oswald fights the alarm, but after realizing what time it is, starts running around to wake his mechanical cow, who refuses to wake, even after Oswald pulls her bed out from under him. Finally, the mechanical cow wakes, and Oswald carries her to the slide to get downstairs. As they venture outside, Oswald starts trying to sell milk from the cow, an gets his first customer in the form of a baby hippo. The hippo and his mother are happy customers as they walk away. Oswald then comes across his sweetheart Fanny, and begins to flirt with her, but the cow gets in the way.
As Oswald and Fanny attempt to rekindle their moment, Fanny is kidnapped by a mysterious figure, who takes her away is a car full of gangsters. Oswald hops on his cow and speeds after her, using a magnet to pull themselves closer to the car. The figure is armed with a cannon, however, which fires a shot that almost destroys the cow. Oswald and the cow are able to save Fanny, but are soon pursued by the gang. The cow stops at the edge of a cliff, throwing Fanny and Oswald over the side, although they are able to save themselves by holding on to a branch. The figure and his gang aren’t so lucky, as they fall over the cliff into the waiting mouths of the creatures below. When the cow sees Oswald and Fanny, she is overjoyed, and the three ride away together.
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