Release Date: 1935-06-07
Overview: The showboat comes to town, piloted by Captain Benny. A quartet sings "Go Into Your Dance" in honor of its originator, Al Jolson. They introduce the conductor, who is a pig caricature of orchestra leader Paul Whiteman. One of the musicians plugs the pig's tail into a light socket so he conducts at super speed. Then Captain Benny announces the start of the amateur hour, with an operatic cow and a tough guy reciting poetry with sound effects.
Rating: 5 / 10
Joe Dougherty
as Singing Dog (voice) (uncredited)
Friz Freleng - Director
Cal Dalton - Animation
Leon Schlesinger - Producer
Norman Spencer - Original Music Composer
Ben Clopton - Animation
This was a decent early colour Friz Freleng cartoon that was an extra on my 'Annie Oakley' DVD from my Barbara Stanwyck TCM 4-pack. Not essential viewing by any stretch of the imagination, mind you, b...