The Penguin Parade
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Directed by | Tex Avery |
Story by | J.B. Hardaway Byron Gay (music lyrics) |
Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
Starring | Mel Blanc Tex Avery |
Music by | Carl Stalling Byron Gay |
Animation by | Paul Smith |
Color process | Technicolor |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date | April 23, 1938 |
Running time | 7 min |
Language | English |
The Penguin Parade is a 1938 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies directed by Tex Avery.[1] The short was released on April 23, 1938.[2]
Synopsis[]
The cartoon takes place at a nightclub for penguins (and walruses). The club is called The Club Iceberg. The stage show includes a Bing Crosby-like penguin.
Reception[]
Motion Picture Exhibitor (April 15, 1938): "A musical revue at an Artie Penguin Night Club. "Fats Waller" pounds out music. There is an amusing little double talking M.C. Animation is very smooth, music is hot, tuneful. This constitutes a moderately funny cartoon for all classes."[3]
Voice cast[]
References[]
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 70. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Sampson, Henry T. (1998). That's Enough, Folks: Black Images in Animated Cartoons, 1900-1960. Scarecrow Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0810832503.
External links[]
Categories:
- English-language films
- Merrie Melodies short films
- Films directed by Tex Avery
- American films
- 1938 animated films
- 1938 films
- American animated short films
- 1930s American animated films
- Films scored by Carl Stalling
- 1930s Warner Bros. animated short films
- Animated films about penguins
- Merrie Melodies stubs