Toy Town Hall is a 1936 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.[2] The short was released on September 19, 1936.[3]
| Toy Town Hall | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | I. Freleng |
| Story by | Ben Hardaway |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Starring | Bernice Hansen Peter Lind Hayes[1] |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Bob McKimson Sandy Walker |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 min (one reel) |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA young tot is put to bed in the middle of listening to the Ben Bernie Orchestra on the radio. He falls asleep and dreams that his toys in the room become movie and radio stars who put on a version of Fred Allen's Town Hall Tonight, with a bunch of musical acts. At the end of the short, the youngster wakes up.
Home media
edit- LaserDisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 5, Side 4 (1995 American Turner print)
- DVD - Shall We Dance (1995 American Turner print added as a bonus)
References
edit- ^ "RADIO ROUND-UP: Fred Allen |". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 49. 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.
Sources
edit- Internet Movie Database article [1]
- Big Cartoon Database article [2]
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