Lady, Play Your Mandolin!
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| Lady, Play Your Mandolin! | |
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| Production company | Harman-Ising Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | June 13, 1931 (earliest known date) |
| Run time | 7 minutes |
| Starring | Johnny Murray |
| Producer(s) | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising |
| Music composed by | Frank Marsales |
| Director(s) | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising |
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Lady, Play Your Mandolin! is the first short in the Merrie Melodies theatrical series. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on June 13, 1931.[1] It was produced and directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising, the founders of Harman-Ising Productions and creators of the series.
Detailed summary
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Music
The musical score was composed by Frank Marsales, and as with the case with early entries in the Merrie Melodies series, the cartoon was to promote a Warner-owned song.
The title theme, written by Oscar Levant with lyrics by Irving Caesar, was a 1930 #5 pop hit sung by Nick Lucas and released by Brunswick Records, which had been purchased by Warner Bros. the previous year.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: August 1931 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- This is the first of only three Merrie Melodies shorts to feature Foxy and Roxy. It is preceded by One More Time and Smile, Darny Ya, Smile!
- 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.[2]
- It entered the public domain in 1960 due to Warner Bros. failing to renew its copyright in time.
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- October 28, 2003: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 on DVD.
- January 25, 2005: Warner Home Video releases Little Ceasar on DVD.
- October 16, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2 on Blu-ray and DVD.
- May 21, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Little Ceasar on Blu-ray.
- Jul 25, 2023: Warner Archive Collection releases Cimarron on Blu-ray.
References
- ↑ "Lady, Play Your Mandolin! - Earliest Known Date". The Tribune (June 16, 1931).
- ↑ ToonHeads: "The Lost Warner Bros. Cartoons."
