The Rasslin' Match [SEP] director
The Rasslin' Match
Rassling Match is a 1934 animated short film produced by the Van Beuren Studios and directed by Vernon Stallings and starring Charles J. Correll and Freeman F. Gosden as the voices of their popular radio characters, Amos 'n' Andy.
Story.
Amos walks into the Fresh Air taxi cab company where Andy is asleep. Woken up, Andy pretends to be working. In walks Kingfish who has a big deal. It's for Andy to wrestle Bullneck Mooseface for the Championship of the World. Andy
film's success was due to the curiosity factor of the audience wanting to see the black-face performances of their two radio stars, but once seen, the novelty was worn off.
Two animated short films were made following "Check and Double Check": "The Rasslin' Match" and "The Lion Tamer". However, no sequel was ever produced and there were no further attempts at live-action portrayals of "Amos 'n' Andy" until the CBS television show which ran from 1951-