Buddy's Circus

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Buddy's Circus
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Production company Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date November 8, 1934
Run time 6:32
Starring Jack Carr
Jackie Morrow
Producer(s) Leon Schlesinger
Music composed by Norman Spencer
Animation Bob McKimson
Ben Clopton
Director(s) Tom Palmer
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Buddy's Circus is the fiftieth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on November 8, 1934. It was produced by Leon Schlesinger, and directed by Tom Palmer.

Buddy is a circus owner and must save a baby who ends up appearing in the middle of an act.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Buddy Jack Carr[1]


Locations

Objects

Production

Music

The music was composed by Norman Spencer and Bernard Brown.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: November 8, 1934 in theaters

Behind the scenes

  • The short contains ethnic caricatures of African tribes and Indian people that have not aged well.

Errors

  • At the start, when Buddy grabs for the tent-pitching on his hot air balloon, he reaches right through the sea lion next to him, with the cutoff for Buddy's arms reflecting only the edge of the basket.

Home availability

References

  1. Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 14. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5. Retrieved April 7, 2024.