Big Man from the North

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Big Man from the North
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Production company Harman-Ising Productions
Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date January 1931
Run time 7:45
Starring Bernard B. Brown
Rochelle Hudson
Producer(s) Hugh Harman
Rudolf Ising
Leon Schlesinger
Music composed by Frank Marsales
Animation Isadore Freleng
Robert Edmunds
Director(s) Hugh Harman
Rudolf Ising
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Big Man from the North is the fifth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on January 1931, although some sources give it an unspecified date in 1930.[1][2] It was produced and directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising, the founders of Harman-Ising Productions and creators of the series.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Bosko Bernard B. Brown
Honey Rochelle Hudson


Locations

Objects

Production

Music

The music was composed by Frank Marsales.

Songs

  • "Chinnin' and Chattin' with May"

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: January 1931 in theaters

Behind the scenes

  • This short is available in the public domain, due to Warner Bros. failing to renew the copyright in 1958.
  • When Nickelodeon aired this short, a scene where Bosko stabs the villain's back with a knife is cut.[3]

Errors

Everlasting Legacy

Home availability

References

  1. Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 57–58. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved March 30, 2024
  3. "The CENSORED Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Guide: B". looney.goldenagecartoons.com. Archived from original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2024.