Member
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May 7, 2008, 7:01 PM
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John and Mary (nightclub act)
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From what I can remember, it looks like an Avery cartoon. The basic premise is of a couple (John and Mary) who have a nightclub act and they make it big (I remember a scene with their names "moving up the ladder"). Then John and Mary break-up and start appearing separately (ex. John without Mary).
Anyone remember this one?
Thanks!
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Key Animator / Contributor
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May 7, 2008, 7:50 PM
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Ive seen it. Think it's Walter Lantz, maybe UPA, but not sure.
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Research Guru / Moderator
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May 7, 2008, 10:37 PM
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It's "Broadway Bow Wow's" (1954), an entry in Walter Lantz's Cartune Classics series.
Synopsis: A suicidal dog named John, about to jump off a bridge, relates the story about how he and his former wife and dancing partner, Mary, rose to the top from their days in vaudeville to playing at the Palace.
P.S.: That's how the title was punctuated!
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"Oh boy." -- Allan Sherman
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Directing Animator
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May 8, 2008, 7:43 PM
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The name of this cartoon is Broadway Bow-Wows (1954), and was produced independently for Walter Lantz by Grant Simmons and Ray Patterson, who also co-directed. Simmons and Patterson had previously worked at MGM; Simmons was in Tex Avery's unit and Patterson animated the Tom and Jerry cartoons for Hanna-Barbera. "Grant-Ray" as their short-lived production company was called, also produced another cartoon for Walter Lantz the same year, called, Dig That Dog.
Both of these cartoons exhibit a marked Tex Avery influence, in terms of gags, comic timing and character design. Tex Avery, of course, migrated to the Lantz Studio in the mid 1950's after a falling out with MGM. He directed 4 cartoons for Lantz (and prepared the storyboards for at least 2 others in pre-production) before quitting over a pay dispute. This was the second time in his long career that Avery had worked for Lantz. The first time was in the 1930's on the "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" series that Lantz "inherited" from Walt Disney.
For mor information about Grant-Ray Productions and Tex Avery's stint at Lantz, go to the Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia (a link can be found at Golden Age Cartoons).
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Member
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May 8, 2008, 10:29 PM
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Thanks for the info!
Here's hoping it's on a third volume of Woody DVDs.
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