Lady, Play Your Mandolin!
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
Language | English |
Lady, Play Your Mandolin! is the first Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Rudolf Ising of Harman and Ising.[1] The short was released in August 1931, and stars Foxy, a character who appeared in three 1931 shorts.[2]
Overview
The cartoon features
As was typically the case with the early entries in the Merrie Melodies series, one purpose of the cartoon was to promote a Warner-owned popular song. The title theme, written by
The credited animators were Rollin "Ham" Hamilton and Norm Blackburn (plus uncredited animation by Isadore Freleng, Robert Clampett (his first cartoon at WB according to some sources) and Carman Maxwell) with a musical score and direction of the Abe Lyman (Brunswick Recording) Orchestra by Frank Marsales. Rudolf Ising provides the voice of Foxy, while Harman-Ising regular Rochelle Hudson as well as Abe Lyman (and probably members of his band) provide the other voices.
Home media
The cartoon is available as an extra on the Little Caesar DVD and Blu-ray. It is also available on the DVD 'Attack of the '30's Characters', albeit in an unrestored form. In 2003, it was included within bonus features on Disc 3 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1.
References
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Company.
- ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
External links
- Lady, Play Your Mandolin! at IMDb
- Lady, Play Your Mandolin! at the Big Cartoon Database
- Lady, Play Your Mandolin! Sheet Music at the Mississippi State University Digital Library
- Lady, Play Your Mandolin! on YouTube