Hamateur Night
| Hamateur Night | |
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| Production company | Leon Schlesinger Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | January 28, 1939 |
| Run time | 7:40 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Fred Avery Sara Berner Phil Kramer (all uncredited)[1] |
| Producer(s) | Leon Schlesinger |
| Music composed by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Story by | Jack Miller |
| Animation | Paul Smith Irven Spence (uncredited)[1] |
| Director(s) | Fred Avery |
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Hamateur Night is the one hundred and fourteenth short of the Merrie Melodies theatrical series. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on January 14, 1939. It was written by Jack Miller, produced by Leon Schlesinger, and directed by Tex Avery.
It's amateur night at the local theatre and a series of acts are set to be performed, though one peculiar character keeps on interrupting them with his own routine.
Detailed summary
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Memorable quotes
Host: Hello, folks. Tonight is amateur night. Next we'll have...
Elmer: (singing) She'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes! (scats) She'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes!
(Elmer gets pulled offstage by a hook)
Host: Next we have...
Elmer: She'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes!
(Elmer gets pulled again by two hooks)
Host: Next we have a talented artist, Maestro Padawisky.
Characters
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Locations
Objects
- Padawisky's coin-operated piano
Vehicles
- None
Production
Filming
The short was copyrighted in 1938 (MCMXXXVIII).
Music
The score was composed by Carl W. Stalling. The main title and closing themes are a rendition of Merrily We Roll Along, which were arranged by Stalling.
The short also uses the following songs:
- Elmer's recurring song is a rendition of the folk tune, "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain."
- The song that plays on Padawisky's piano is "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down," which is also the theme song for the Looney Tunes shorts.
Behind the scenes
- The title is a play on "amateur night." You're welcome.
- The MPAA certificate number is 4186.
- This is the last short in which Irven Spence provided animation for Avery's unit. Following this, he would later become known for his work on MGM's animation department.[1]
- The short entered the public domain in 1967, due to United Artists (the short's then-copyright holder) not renewing the rights in time.
- The short rarely airs on American television due to Swami River being an Arabian stereotype that would be deemed too offensive for modern audiences. Despite this, the short has recently seen periodic airtime on MeTV.
- Similarly, it was also pulled briefly from its release on HBO Max due to the aforementioned Arabian stereotype.
Connections
- The short is an extension to an amateur hour gag in I Love to Singa (1936), also directed by Avery.
- The rooster and hen who play the Romeo and Juliet sketch resemble the actors in Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1938).
Home availability
- In the United States:
- December 11, 1991: MGM/UA Home Video releases The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 1 on LaserDisc.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hartley, Steven (December 24, 2012). " 231. Hamateur Night (1939)". Likely Looney, Mostly Merrie.
