Box Car Blues
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| Box Car Blues | |
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| Production company | Harman-Ising Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | October 18, 1930 (earliest known date) |
| Run time | 6 minutes |
| Starring | Bernard B. Brown |
| Producer(s) | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising Leon Schlesinger (associate) |
| Music composition | Frank Marsales |
| Animation | Rollin Hamilton Max Maxwell |
| Director(s) | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising |
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Box Car Blues is the fifth short of the Looney Tunes theatrical series. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on October 18, 1930.[1] It was produced and directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising, the creators of the series, with Leon Schlesinger as the associate producer of this short.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Locations
Objects
Vehicles
- Steam train
Production
Music
The music was composed by Frank Marsales.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: October 18, 1930
Behind the scenes
- This short is available in the public domain, due to Warner Bros. failing to renew the copyright in 1958.
- The engine on the train is at first a 2-2-0 engine, but becomes a 0-4-0 while climbing a hill.
- When Nickelodeon aired this short, the audio of Bosko yelling "Mammy!" when he goes through a tunnel is removed,[2] likely due to its implication of Black stereotypes and reference to Al Jolson.
Errors
- N/A
Legacy
- The gag where a cow gets smashed against a tree and becomes an accordion is later reused in Bosko and Bruno.
Home availability
- Not available. 😢
References
- ↑ "Box Car Blues - Earliest Known Date". Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ↑ "The CENSORED Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Guide: B". looney.goldenagecartoons.com. Archived from original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
