'Lazy Bones' is one of a series of shorts produced by the Fleischer studio which followed an interesting format: some typical Fleischer black-and-white animation (cartoon gags with a musical soundtrack) would book-end a live-action musical performance by some popular vaudeville act of the time. Generally, the title of the short was also the title of the tune sung by the performer.In 'Lazy Bones', we get some indifferent cartoon gags featuring a slow-coach racehorse. Much more interesting is the live-action sequence, featuring Borrah Minevitch and his musical cohorts ... one of whom is a midget, and all of whom dress like racetrack touts, in jackets with windowpane checks and other loud patterns. (They resemble Spike Jones and his City Slickers.) Minevitch and his buddies perform the song 'Lazy Bones' on an elaborate set of harmonicas, some of which are quite large and have multiple octave ranges. After this performance, the cartoon returns for a weak wind-up.Apparently there was some sort of legal problem with the live-action sequences in Fleischer's series: on several occasions in recent years, these shorts have resurfaced with the live-action sequences chopped out; the cartoon builds up to the entrance of a performer who never arrives! This is a real shame, as the performers in Fleischer's series often did very little other film work, so their performances here are of historical value. I'll rate 'Lazy Bones' 7 out of 10.