The Scarlet Pumpernickel
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Directed by | Charles M. Jones |
Story by | Michael Maltese[1] |
Produced by | Edward Selzer |
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Music by | Carl Stalling |
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Layouts by | Robert Gribbroek |
Backgrounds by | Peter Alvarado |
Color process | Technicolor |
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Running time | 7:02 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Scarlet Pumpernickel is a 1950 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese.[3] The cartoon was released on March 4, 1950, and stars Daffy Duck along with a number of other prominent Looney Tunes characters.[4] The title is a play on the 1905 novel The Scarlet Pimpernel.
In 1994 it was voted No. 31 of the
Plot
Daffy Duck, tired of comedic roles, pitches a dramatic script called The Scarlet Pumpernickel to studio head
Production notes
The Scarlet Pumpernickel is notable for boasting a large cast of Looney Tunes star characters, including Daffy, Porky, Sylvester, Melissa (who is named for the first time), Elmer Fudd, Henery Hawk, and Mama Bear from Jones' Three Bears series.
Mel Blanc voices Elmer Fudd, who serves as an innkeeper. While Elmer was originally voiced by Arthur Q. Bryan, Blanc imitated Bryan's voice for the character despite his reservations about impersonating another actor.[6]
Reception
Animation historian Greg Ford writes, "It's the 'real-life' Daffy, as seen in the cartoon's wraparound plot of the studio script meeting, that best clues us in to what separates this film from the spate of animated genre parodies currently being churned out. Most modern-day satires trade on anachronism, and the hero and the audience end up complicit in their smug superiority to the antiquated vehicle. But what's funny about The Scarlet Pumpernickel is the tremendous investment its hero puts into his costumed character, and the vast chasm that yawns between Daffy's inflated perception of himself and the highly flawed little black duck that he really is."[7]
Cast
- Mel Blanc as Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester, Elmer Fudd, J.L.
- Marian Richman as Melissa Duck
Home media
VHS:
- Carrotblanca
- Looney Tunes Collectors Edition: Running Amuck
DVD:
DVD/Blu-Ray:
References
- ISBN 0-8050-1644-9.
- ^ Ohmart, Ben (15 November 2012). "Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices".
- ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Beck, Jerry (ed.) (1994). The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals. Atlanta: Turner Publishing.
- Barrier, Michael. Audio commentary for The Scarlet Pumpernickel on disc two of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1.
- ISBN 978-1-64722-137-9.
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