Dial “P” for Pink (1965)
Dial “P” for Pink Review
Dial “P” for Pink is a 1965 animated short film from the Pink Panther series.
A burglar tries to open the safe numerous times, but unbeknownst to him, Pink Panther is living in it. It’s a silly premise, but it works for this series. Personally, I found this one the weakest short so far in the series as the humor and the action are never as stellar as usual, but still it’s pretty good in its own right.
I liked the burglar character very much and how stupid he was. The animation is terrific, and I loved how they utilized this simplest premise so far very nicely with some very memorable moments with the safe. In particular, The Pink Panther is very amusing here with particularly memorable facial expressions and goofy confused faces that he makes.
Dial “P” for Pink is very simplistic, but it works mostly because of the protagonists and his reactions.
