Name: Clean Pastures
Genre: animation, comedy, music
Released: 1937
Rating: 4.9
Cast: Mel Blanc, Danny Webb

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Characters

Al Jolson / The Devil (voice) (played by Mel Blanc) — protagonist
The cartoon features a caricature of Al Jolson performing a snippet of “I Love to Singa” in the Harlem sequence. In the final gag, the Devil asks to be admitted to Pair-O-Dice after the newcomers have...
Various (voice) (played by Danny Webb) — supporting

Story Analysis

A musical cartoon exploring the journey from Harlem sin to heavenly redemption through jazz rhythm and spiritual transformation.

Sinful Harlem Nights — The film opens in Harlem with caricatures indulging in vices like gambling and drinking. Heaven receives news of Hades Inc. soaring, prompting Saint Peter to intervene.
Heavenly Intervention — Angels descend to Harlem with recruitment posters but fail to sway the denizens. They return to heaven to report that rhythm is needed to achieve redemption.
Rhythm and Redemption — Jazz performers launch a musical campaign in Harlem, drawing crowds away from vice. The performance escalates into a revivalist camp meeting leading to heaven.
Paradise Admission — Newcomers receive halos as they enter Pair-O-Dice. The Devil himself requests admission in the final gag, concluding the short with a jazzed spiritual.