Sinkin' in the Bathtub
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| Production company | Harman-Ising Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | April 19, 1930 |
| Run time | 8 minutes |
| Starring | Carman Maxwell Rochelle Hudson |
| Producer(s) | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising |
| Music composed by | Frank Marsales |
| Story by | Isadore Freleng |
| Director(s) | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising |
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Sinkin' in the Bathtub is the first Looney Tunes theatrical short, and the first theatrical cartoon to be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It made its debut on on April 1930 (most likely April 19), at the Warner Bros. Theater in Hollywood.[1] It was produced and directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising, the founders of Harman-Ising Productions and creators of the series.
Bosko invites his girlfriend Honey for a car ride, but bad luck intervenes their fun on their journey.
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Production
Development
Filming
Music
The musical score was composed and directed by Frank Marsales, and as with the case with early entries in the Looney Tunes series, the cartoon was to promote a Warner-owned song. In this case, it was "Singin' in the Bathtub", a song written by Michael H. Cleary, with lyrics by Herb Magidson and Ned Washinton for the 1929 film The Show of Shows.[2]
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: April 1930 in the Warner Bros. Theater
Behind the scenes
- The title is a play on the very song featured in the film, "Singin' in the Bathtub."
- This short is Bosko's secend overall appearance, after Bosko the Talk-Ink Kid in 1929, which was a demo reel never meant to be released commercially.
- Outside of being Bosko's first official entry in the Looney Tunes series, this marks the debut of his girlfriend Honey.
- This short has rarely been shown since its premiere. It was featured as part of the ToonHeads special, The Lost Warner Bros. Cartoons, albeit with some parts cut for time.[3]
- It entered the public domain in 1958 due to Guild Films (the short's most recent copyright holder) failing to renew its copyright in time.
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Everlasting Legacy
Home availability
- In the United States:
- October 25, 2005: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 on DVD.
- October 16, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2 on Blu-ray and DVD.
References
- ↑ Barrier, Michael (2003). Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age. Oxford University Press. p. 158. ISBN 9780198020790.
- ↑ "Sinkin' in the Bathtub". Toonzone. Archived from original on April 8, 2007.
- ↑ ToonHeads: The Lost Warner Bros. Cartoons.
