Confederate Honey
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| Production company | Leon Schlesinger Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | March 2, 1940 |
| Run time | 8:10 |
| Starring | Arthur Q. Bryan Mel Blanc Sara Berner Jim Bannon[1] |
| Narrated by | John Deering[1] |
| Music composed by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Story by | Ben Hardaway |
| Director(s) | I. Freleng |
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Confederate Honey is the hundred and forty-fifth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on March 2, 1940. It was written by Ben Hardaway, produced by Leon Schlesinger, and directed by Friz Freleng.
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Production
Development
The short was originally planned to be directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton, and would have starred Egghead, who previously appeared in four Merrie Melodies shorts before this. However, when Freleng returned from MGM, he took over as the short's directer, and decided to use Elmer from Elmer's Candid Camera instead.[2]
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Crew credits
- Animation: Cal Dalton, Rob Scribner (uncredited)[2]
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: March 2, 1940 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a play on "Confederate money." You're welcome.
- The short was the only time Freleng had animator Rob Scribner under his production unit.[2]
- While not listed as part of the Censored Eleven, it rarely aired in U.S. television due to its themes related to the Civil War and African American slavery.
Errors
Everlasting influence
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- December 23, 1992: MGM/UA Home Video releases The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 3 on LaserDisc.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Scott, Keith (October 3, 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media. p. 48.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Beck, Jerry (April 3, 2008). "Rare 1939 Looney Tunes Book found!". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved May 26, 2024. "FTR - "Confederate Honey" was originally slated as a "black-haired Egghead" short. It was started by Hardaway/Dalton, and taken over by Friz Freleng, who I guess decided to use the new Arthur Q. Bryan version of Elmer instead. And incidentally, that was the only time ever Friz had Rod Scribner animate for him!"
