Entertainers Mitchell and Petrillo (Martin & Lewis clones) parachute into the jungles of the Pacific island of Cola-Cola, where they meet primitive tribesmen, the chief’s sarong-clad daughter Nona, and mad scientist Dr. Zabor conducting experiments in evolution. Jealous of Mitchell’s relations with Nona, Zabor has just the thing to make a monkey of him.
Walt serves as the delightful host, tracing the history of animation back through time, including a look at some of the primitive mechanical contraptions that were used in the 1800s to experiment with the art form.
Also featured are a dramatization of the historical non-Disney “Gertie the Dinosaur” short subject that helped pioneer animation, and a demonstration of how music wo...