"Stratos Fear" (1933) Ub Iwerks

Another observation, and this is one I bounced off other fans to be sure before posting here.
I am convinced the musical score is by the legendary Carl Stalling (sometimes given as Stallings), who first came to prominence as the composer of Disney's seminal "Skeleton Dance" of 1929 (the first cartoon to use the "tic" method to synchronize action to the score), then defected to Iwerks' studio, and then began his tenure at Warner Brothers in 1936, where he remained until his retirement in 1958.

Just a reminder to everyone... what you've observed is right, but this was two to three years AFTER "Bimbo's Initiation" by the Fleischers.

There were several gibberish bits reversed, but two were English. The first (with the assistant pressing buttons) was "Yankee Doodle went to town" and the second (Talking to Willie) was "1234567" three times all spoken differently.

I love vintage cartoons from the 30's. They all have such a great style, and quite a few of them are very odd, surreal and bizaar. But that makes them even greater, and shows just how imaginative people of the time were.

And all those 1960`s rock stars claimed they were the first to use backwards recordings! Well here is a prime example of it being used over 30 years earlier!

Love it!!!! These vintage cartoons are REAL cartoons, not like the crud you see today.

One can discover elements of free masonic initiation rites.

Like what?

Novice tumbling into an unknown room, foul doors and windows, trap door, sceletons in coffins, false lady, all observing eye, checkerboard floor. Also compare Disney's Sceleton Dance, Disney's Mickey as Piano Player

all of them done by the original creator of mickey mouse Ub Iwerks!