Wake Up the Gypsy in Me
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| Wake Up the Gypsy in Me | |
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| Production company | Harman-Ising Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | May 13, 1933 |
| Run time | 6:59 |
| Starring | The King's Men Rudolf Ising[1] |
| Producer(s) | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising Leon Schlesinger (associate) |
| Music composed by | Frank Marsales |
| Animation | Isadore Freleng Larry Martin |
| Director(s) | Rudolf Ising |
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Wake Up the Gypsy in Me is the twenty-third Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on May 13, 1933. It was produced and directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising, the founders of Harman-Ising Productions and creators of the series, with Leon Schlesinger as their associate producer.
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Locations
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Production
Development
Filming
Music
The score was composed by Frank Marsales.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: May 13, 1933
Behind the scenes
- The short is based on the song of the same name, which is written by Lew Lehr, Harry Miller and Lew Pollack.[2]
- It rarely airs on television due to its use of Russian stereotypes that were common at the time of its original release.
Errors
Home availability
- In the United States:
- December 23, 1992: MGM/UA Home Video releases The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 3 on LaserDisc.
References
- ↑ Scott, Keith (October 3, 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media, page 28.
- ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 19. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
