The Legend of Rockabye Point (1955)

OK, so aside from the fact that polar bears and penguins live at opposite ends of the planet, this is really just a chilly version of a “Tom and Jerry” cartoon. The legend, began an whole twenty years ago, tells of two critters who were after a bumper catch of bluefin tuna. Snag? Well it was guarded by a fearsome dog with teeth that belonged on an orca. The bear has figured out how to neutralise the mutt but the penguin has no intention of allowing his competitor to take the fish, so uses everything from dynamite to an anvil to thwart him. The antics and the lullaby are just too repetitious, sorry, and as each scenario resets I found myself a little less interested in these disappointingly undeveloped characters and bit too in-your-face gags. I liked the chilliness of the scenario and there’s plenty of action going on, but my money was on the hound all along.