tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post3351521254313814420..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: Department of Things I Should Remember But Don'tJaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-37785233456557758032011-01-09T10:20:28.930-05:002011-01-09T10:20:28.930-05:00Slick Hare is definitely one of my Top 10 Freleng ...Slick Hare is definitely one of my Top 10 Freleng cartoons. Something (or rather, everything) about the Bogart caricature is absolutely hysterical, and there's some other great stuff in the short as well.Aaron Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389783349170248351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-74013144870327235312010-12-28T00:57:03.935-05:002010-12-28T00:57:03.935-05:00Since the audio for the cartoons was done on-lot, ...Since the audio for the cartoons was done on-lot, and the music during breaks when the orchestra was recording for regular feature film, Stalling was probably well-versed in what songs were soon going to be coming out from the studio (though I'd assume J.L. wouldn't want the cartoon score to have the song playing before the feature arrived in theaters).<br /><br />Overall though, for a studio whose cartoon department had both the best comedy and the best musical scores, Warner Brothers' features were pretty weak in both categories during the 1930s-40s. If you wanted comedy, go to Paramount or Universal. Music? Head to Fox or MGM.<br /><br />Where they meshed was in Warners' huge stable of starring and supporting characters and the main studio's huge stable of memorable stars and supporting actors (who, in many case, would provide the studio's best comedy moments, albeit many of those came in the middle of one of Warners' fast-action dramatic pictures).J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-26056454348309710502010-12-27T13:00:54.295-05:002010-12-27T13:00:54.295-05:00It also plays over the opening credits of Davis...It also plays over the opening credits of Davis' "Catch As Cats Can" (available at http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x36auk_catch-as-cats-can_people<br />)John V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03797446614799654346noreply@blogger.com