Nelly's Folly
| Nelly's Folly | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | December 30, 1961 |
| Starring | Gloria Wood Ed Prentiss John A. Ford Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | David H. DePatie John W. Burton |
| Music composition | Milt Franklyn |
| Story | Dave Detiege Chuck Jones |
| Animation | Richard Thompson Ben Washam Tom Ray Ken Harris |
| Director(s) | Chuck Jones Maurice Noble (co-director) Abe Levitow (co-director) |
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Nelly's Folly is the four hundred and seventy-third Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 30, 1961. It was written by Dave Detiege, produced by David H. DePatie, and both written and directed by Chuck Jones.
A giraffe named Nelly takes her talent of singing to the big city, became famous as a signing idol, and finding love in the process. However, she loses everything to due her follies.
Detailed Summary
Memorable quotes
Bird: Poor, wittle gurl...
Characters
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Locations
Objects
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The score was composed by Milt Franklyn. The main title theme is a rendition of "Merrily We Roll Along," which was arranged by Franklyn.
The short also uses the following songs:
- "Voices of Spring," by Johann Strauss
- "Auld Lang Syne" - used for Algonquin Rutabaga Tonic jingle
- "The Flower of Gower Gulch," by Michael Maltese
- 'lAloha Oe" by Queen Liliuokalani
- "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean" (also known as "The Red, White and Blue")
- "Then You'll Remember Me," from the Michael William Balfe opera The Bohemian Girl
Crew credits
- Layouts: Maurice Noble (uncredited)
- Backgrounds: Philip DeGuard
- Film editor: Treg Brown
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: December 30, 1961
Behind the scenes
- While this short was the last one of 1961 to be made, it is very much different and unusual among other Warner cartoons of the time, as it is not classified as a comedy. Instead, it is more of a musical-type, romantic drama.
- It also does not end with the familiar "That's all Folks!" outro card, but rather, with a different ending title.
- One of the songs that Nelly sings in this cartoon is "The Flower of Gower Gulch", which was previously sung by Porky Pig in the 1951 short Drip-Along Daffy.
Critical Reception
The film was nominated for an Academy Award in 1962 for the Best Short Subject in Cartoons category.
Home availability
- In the United States:
