She Was an Acrobat's Daughter

This article is about the theatrical short. For the song, see She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (song).

She Was an Acrobat's Daughter
Production company	Leon Schlesinger
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	July 17, 1937
Run time	8:36
Starring	Mel Blanc
Producer(s)	Leon Schlesinger
Music composed by	Carl W. Stalling
Animation	Bob McKimson A.C. Gamer
Director(s)	I. Freleng
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Egghead Rides Again is the seventy-fourth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on July 17, 1937. It was produced by Leon Schlesinger and directed by Friz Freleng.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Dole Promise	Mel Blanc
Heddie Camphor (voice only)	Mel Blanc
Gentleman	N/A
Adolf Hitler	N/A
Hippo	Mel Blanc
Who Dehr	Mel Blanc
Stickoutski	Mel Blanc
Acrobat's daughter	N/A
Jack	N/A
Lester Coward	Dave Barry
Bette Savis	Sara Berner
Donkey	Unknown
Duckling	Danny Webb
Daddy duck	Danny Webb

Organizations

• Warmer Bros.

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Theatre
    • New York
  • England
    • London

Objects

• Movie projector

Vehicles

• "Longest liner in ship building race"

Production

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1937 (MCMXXXVII).

Music

The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.

The title song, "She Was an Acrobat's Daughter," was written by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: April 10, 1937

Behind the scenes

• The MPAA certificate number is 3178.
• At the start of the short, a sign for a double feature is shown in the theatre building, advertising the feature films 36 Hours to Kill and His Brother's Wife.
• Warmer Bros. is a self parody of the Warner Bros. film studio.
• The news reel, Goofy-Tone News, is a spoof of Movietone News. The slogan of Movietone, "Sees All, Hears All, Knows All," is parodied as "Sees All - Knows Nothing."
• The Warmer Bros. film logo at the start of The Petrified Florist is a parody of Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer.

Errors

• On the version used in the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 DVD, the first note of the 1945-55 opening theme's melody plays, followed by the next three notes of the 1941-55 closing theme's melody, before being succeeded by the correct 1937 arrangement.
• The print used for HBO Max has the end title rings fade in twice, causing the music to be repeated. It is likely a technical glitch.

Legacy

• Becall to Arms, a 1946 short directed by Bob Clampett, uses an identical premise to the short and reuses several scenes from the former.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • December 23, 1992: MGM/UA Home Video releases The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 3 on Laserdisc.
  • October 25, 2005: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 on DVD.
  • Febuary 16, 2010: Warner Home Video releases Public Enemies: The Golden Age of Gangster Film on DVD.