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{{Infobox Hollywood cartoon| |
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| cartoon_name = Back Alley Oproar |
| cartoon_name = Back Alley Oproar |
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| − | | series = [[Merrie Melodies]] |
+ | | series = [[wikipedia:Merrie Melodies|Merrie Melodies]] |
| image = backalleyoproar.jpg |
| image = backalleyoproar.jpg |
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| − | | caption = Sylvester does a wild musical number in Elmer's back yard inspired by [[Spike Jones]]. |
+ | | caption = Sylvester does a wild musical number in Elmer's back yard inspired by [[wikipedia:Spike Jones|Spike Jones]]. |
| − | | director= [[Friz Freleng|I. Freleng]] |
+ | | director= [[wikipedia:Friz Freleng|I. Freleng]] |
| − | | story_artist = [[Michael Maltese]]<br>[[Tedd Pierce]] |
+ | | story_artist = [[wikipedia:Michael Maltese|Michael Maltese]]<br>[[wikipedia:Tedd Pierce|Tedd Pierce]] |
| − | | animator = [[Gerry Chiniquy]]<br>[[Manuel Perez (animator)|Manuel Perez]]<br>Ken Champin<br>[[Virgil Ross]] |
+ | | animator = [[wikipedia:Gerry Chiniquy|Gerry Chiniquy]]<br>[[wikipedia:Manuel Perez (animator)|Manuel Perez]]<br>Ken Champin<br>[[wikipedia:Virgil Ross|Virgil Ross]] |
| − | | layout_artist = [[Hawley Pratt]] |
+ | | layout_artist = [[wikipedia:Hawley Pratt|Hawley Pratt]] |
| − | | background_artist = [[Paul Julian (artist)|Paul Julian]] |
+ | | background_artist = [[wikipedia:Paul Julian (artist)|Paul Julian]] |
| − | | voice_actor = [[Mel Blanc]]<br>[[Arthur Q. Bryan]] (uncredited) |
+ | | voice_actor = [[wikipedia:Mel Blanc|Mel Blanc]]<br>[[wikipedia:Arthur Q. Bryan|Arthur Q. Bryan]] (uncredited) |
| − | | musician = [[Carl Stalling]] |
+ | | musician = [[wikipedia:Carl Stalling|Carl Stalling]] |
| − | | producer = [[Eddie Selzer|Edward Selzer]] (uncredited) |
+ | | producer = [[wikipedia:Eddie Selzer|Edward Selzer]] (uncredited) |
| − | | distributor = |
+ | | distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures |
| release_date = March 27, 1948 |
| release_date = March 27, 1948 |
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| − | | color_process = |
+ | | color_process = Technicolor |
| runtime = 7:40 |
| runtime = 7:40 |
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| movie_language = English |
| movie_language = English |
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| − | '''''Back Alley Oproar''''' is a [[Warner Bros.]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' (Blue Ribbon reissue) animated short directed by [[Friz Freleng]] and originally released in theaters on March 27, 1948. The short features [[Sylvester (Looney Tunes)|Sylvester]] and [[Elmer Fudd]] as its main characters, voiced by [[Mel Blanc]] and [[Arthur Q. Bryan]] respectively. The title is a play on "uproar" and "opera". This is a rare exception for Sylvester as he actually wins in this cartoon. |
+ | '''''Back Alley Oproar''''' is a [[wikipedia:Warner Bros.|Warner Bros.]] ''[[wikipedia:Merrie Melodies|Merrie Melodies]]'' (Blue Ribbon reissue) animated short directed by [[wikipedia:Friz Freleng|Friz Freleng]] and originally released in theaters on March 27, 1948. The short features [[wikipedia:Sylvester (Looney Tunes)|Sylvester]] and [[wikipedia:Elmer Fudd|Elmer Fudd]] as its main characters, voiced by [[wikipedia:Mel Blanc|Mel Blanc]] and [[wikipedia:Arthur Q. Bryan|Arthur Q. Bryan]] respectively. The title is a play on "uproar" and "opera". This is a rare exception for Sylvester as he actually wins in this cartoon. |
== Summary == |
== Summary == |
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| − | Elmer is ready for |
+ | Elmer is ready for bedtime, but Sylvester has other plans as he starts singing in Elmer's back yard. A series of gags play out, as Elmer tries everything up his sleeve to get rid of that unwanted pest. Elmer eventually confronts Sylvester, but before Elmer can blast him with his shotgun, Sylvester sings a sweet, gentle lullaby to ease him to dreams. However, this doesn't last, and the insanity continues… |
| − | [[Image:BackAlleyOproarHornpipe1.JPG|thumb|left|280px|Sylvester doing the "[[The Sailor's Hornpipe|Hornpipe]]" in ''Back Alley Oproar'']] |
+ | [[wikipedia:Image:BackAlleyOproarHornpipe1.JPG|thumb|left|280px|Sylvester doing the "[[wikipedia:The Sailor's Hornpipe|Hornpipe]]" in ''Back Alley Oproar''|]] |
| − | Elmer eventually |
+ | Elmer eventually dies from explosives from his attempts to get rid of Sylvester. His spirit of his life winds up in Heaven, on a cloud ascending into space. Momentarily he thinks he will finally get some peace and quiet. However, the spirits of Sylvester's nine lives ascend around him, with the male and female cloned ones following them, each with a numeral on its back, singing in a multi-nonet from "Lucia di Lammermoor", with their voices. Just after one of the spirits steals his halo, Elmer's spirit dives off his cloud and a crash is heard off-screen. |
== Production == |
== Production == |
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| − | The cartoon is a remake of 1941's ''[[Notes to You]]'', also directed by Freleng. It has a similar plot (although the ending of the original doesn't have the characters die from an explosion; instead the cat dies from getting shot, and returns as nine singing angels), but the Elmer and Sylvester characters in ''Notes to You'' were taken by [[Porky Pig]] and an unnamed alley cat (the latter bearing a striking resemblance to the cat from [[Bob Clampett]]'s ''[[The Hep Cat]]''). |
+ | The cartoon is a remake of 1941's ''[[wikipedia:Notes to You|Notes to You]]'', also directed by Freleng. It has a similar plot (although the ending of the original doesn't have the characters die from an explosion; instead the cat dies from getting shot, and returns as nine singing angels), but the Elmer and Sylvester characters in ''Notes to You'' were taken by [[wikipedia:Porky Pig|Porky Pig]] and an unnamed alley cat (the latter bearing a striking resemblance to the cat from [[wikipedia:Bob Clampett|Bob Clampett]]'s ''[[wikipedia:The Hep Cat|The Hep Cat]]''). |
''Back Alley Oproar'' is notable in the Warner cartoon canon as one of the very few shorts in which Sylvester actually "wins out" over another character, albeit at the presumed cost of his life. |
''Back Alley Oproar'' is notable in the Warner cartoon canon as one of the very few shorts in which Sylvester actually "wins out" over another character, albeit at the presumed cost of his life. |
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== Release == |
== Release == |
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| − | This cartoon was reissued with Blue Ribbon titles and shown that way in TV for years. It was restored with original titles (and shown uncut and uncensored) for the [[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2|Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol. 2 DVD]]. |
+ | This cartoon was reissued with Blue Ribbon titles and shown that way in TV for years. It was restored with original titles (and shown uncut and uncensored) for the [[wikipedia:Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2|Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol. 2 DVD]]. |
== External links == |
== External links == |
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* {{IMDb title|0040143}} |
* {{IMDb title|0040143}} |
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* {{Amg movie|137746|Back Alley Oproar}} |
* {{Amg movie|137746|Back Alley Oproar}} |
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Latest revision as of 09:09, 4 March 2017
| Back Alley Oproar | |||
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| Merrie Melodies series | |||
Sylvester does a wild musical number in Elmer's back yard inspired by Spike Jones. | |||
| Directed by | I. Freleng | ||
| Produced by | Edward Selzer (uncredited) | ||
| Story by |
Michael Maltese Tedd Pierce | ||
| Voices by |
Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan (uncredited) | ||
| Music by | Carl Stalling | ||
| Animation by |
Gerry Chiniquy Manuel Perez Ken Champin Virgil Ross | ||
| Layouts by | Hawley Pratt | ||
| Backgrounds by | Paul Julian | ||
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures | ||
| Release date(s) | March 27, 1948 | ||
| Color process | Technicolor | ||
| Running time | 7:40 | ||
| Language | English | ||
Back Alley Oproar is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies (Blue Ribbon reissue) animated short directed by Friz Freleng and originally released in theaters on March 27, 1948. The short features Sylvester and Elmer Fudd as its main characters, voiced by Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan respectively. The title is a play on "uproar" and "opera". This is a rare exception for Sylvester as he actually wins in this cartoon.
Summary
Elmer is ready for bedtime, but Sylvester has other plans as he starts singing in Elmer's back yard. A series of gags play out, as Elmer tries everything up his sleeve to get rid of that unwanted pest. Elmer eventually confronts Sylvester, but before Elmer can blast him with his shotgun, Sylvester sings a sweet, gentle lullaby to ease him to dreams. However, this doesn't last, and the insanity continues…
[[wikipedia:Image:BackAlleyOproarHornpipe1.JPG|thumb|left|280px|Sylvester doing the "Hornpipe" in Back Alley Oproar|]]
Elmer eventually dies from explosives from his attempts to get rid of Sylvester. His spirit of his life winds up in Heaven, on a cloud ascending into space. Momentarily he thinks he will finally get some peace and quiet. However, the spirits of Sylvester's nine lives ascend around him, with the male and female cloned ones following them, each with a numeral on its back, singing in a multi-nonet from "Lucia di Lammermoor", with their voices. Just after one of the spirits steals his halo, Elmer's spirit dives off his cloud and a crash is heard off-screen.
Production
The cartoon is a remake of 1941's Notes to You, also directed by Freleng. It has a similar plot (although the ending of the original doesn't have the characters die from an explosion; instead the cat dies from getting shot, and returns as nine singing angels), but the Elmer and Sylvester characters in Notes to You were taken by Porky Pig and an unnamed alley cat (the latter bearing a striking resemblance to the cat from Bob Clampett's The Hep Cat).
Back Alley Oproar is notable in the Warner cartoon canon as one of the very few shorts in which Sylvester actually "wins out" over another character, albeit at the presumed cost of his life.
At the end, the singing is made up of by what seems like three voices (in order of most prominent to least prominent): Blanc's voice, the female voice from earlier, and a deep voice.
Release
This cartoon was reissued with Blue Ribbon titles and shown that way in TV for years. It was restored with original titles (and shown uncut and uncensored) for the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol. 2 DVD.
External links
- Back Alley Oproar at Internet Movie Database
- Back Alley Oproar at AllRovi
Category:Merrie Melodies shorts Category:1948 animated films Category:Films directed by Friz Freleng Category:1940s American animated films