Dumb Patrol (1931 theatrical short)

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This article as about the 1931 animated short. For the 1964 short of the same name, see Dumb Patrol (1964 theatrical short).
Dumb Patrol
Production company Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date February 28, 1931 (earliest known date)
Starring Johnny Murray
Rochelle Hudson
Producer(s) Hugh Harman
Rudolf Ising
Leon Schlesinger (associate)
Music composition Frank Marsales
Animation Isadore Freleng
Max Maxwell
Director(s) Hugh Harman
Rudolf Ising
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Dumb Patrol is the ninth short of the Looney Tunes theatrical series. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on February 28, 1931.[1] It was produced and directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising,[2] the creators of the series, with Leon Schlesinger as an associate producer.

Bosko, in the midst of World War I, engages in a dogfight with a fearsome pilot. When he loses in the battle, Bosko manages to enact another battle following his meet up with Honey.

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

Vehicles

  • Bosko's plane

Production

Filming

The short was copyrighted in 1931 (MCMXXXI).

Music

The main title them and score were composed by Frank Marsales.

While oiling his plane, Bosko whistles in tune to the song "Get Happy." The song would later be used as the initial theme for the Merrie Melodies theatrical shorts until 1933, after Harman and Ising's departure from Warner Bros.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: February 28, 1931

Behind the scenes

  • The short became available in the public domain in 1959, due to Sunset Productions not renewing the copyright in time.

Errors

  • N/A

Connections

  • The short incidentally became the title of another Looney Tunes short in 1964, also titled Dumb Patrol.

Home availability

References

  1. ↑ "Dumb Patrol - Earliest Known Date". Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 57-58. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
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