At the time of this short, there was much interest in the real life ongoing production of "Cleopatra," starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Everything Egyptian was in vogue, even Cleopatra themed cartoons.
Brutus is called by his name in this short.
Brutus portrays the stereotypical difficult foreign film director.
Film production contractual difficulties had oft been a problem in Hollywood and were nodded to here. Such legal issues still exist in 2023.