Famous radio announcer Harry Von Zell made 8 shorts for Columbia from 1946-1950. His first effort SO'S YOUR ANTENNA was probably the weakest of the series, which could have been because of the director (Jules White) and the script (courtesy of Zion Myers). But this short is a big improvement thanks to director Edward Bernds, who would direct most of Von Zell's Columbia shorts.
The plot has Harry as a practical joker who loves to play pranks on people, but one day he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger claiming to be the leader of a tribe and wants Harry's head to replace their dead leader. From then on a wild chase ensues all over the studio, causing chaos and even Dudley Dickerson joins in on the fun.
MEET MR. MISCHIEF is a funny and very creative short. One sequence in this film reworks the practical jokes from HALF-SHOT AT SUNRISE, a earlier Columbia short. Emil Sitka also stars in the film as an eccentric radio sponsor. 8/10.
The plot has Harry as a practical joker who loves to play pranks on people, but one day he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger claiming to be the leader of a tribe and wants Harry's head to replace their dead leader. From then on a wild chase ensues all over the studio, causing chaos and even Dudley Dickerson joins in on the fun.
MEET MR. MISCHIEF is a funny and very creative short. One sequence in this film reworks the practical jokes from HALF-SHOT AT SUNRISE, a earlier Columbia short. Emil Sitka also stars in the film as an eccentric radio sponsor. 8/10.