I Wanna Play House is a 1936 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.[1] The short was released on January 11, 1936.[2]
| I Wanna Play House | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | I. Freleng |
| Written by | Ben Hardaway (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Starring | Bernice Hansen Billy Bletcher |
| Edited by | Treg Brown (uncredited) |
| Music by | Bernard Brown Norman Spencer |
| Animation by | Cal Dalton Sandy Walker |
| Color process | Technicolor (3-strip) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures, 1936 Vitaphone, 1936 |
Release date |
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Running time | 7:21 |
| Language | English |
Plot
editTwo bear cubs, one brown and one black, sneak away from Papa Bear to enjoy a game of hide-and-seek. The black cub goes into a Gypsy trailer and gets drunk on cider. The little bears' harmless hijinks soon turn into danger on the runaway wagon.
See also
editNotes
edit- This short was scored by Bernard Brown and animated by Cal Dalton and Sandy Walker.
- This cartoon is notable to be the first Warner Bros. cartoon with "target" titles which would mainly be used in the Merrie Melodies, and later Looney Tunes, cartoons until 1964.
References
edit- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 41. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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