Have You Got Any Castles?

Have You Got Any Castles? 1938

6.30

Another entry in the "books come alive" subgenre, with possibly more books coming alive than any other. We begin with some musical numbers, notably the various pages of Green Pastures all joining in on a song, The Thin Man entering The White House Cookbook and exiting much fatter, and The House of Seven (Clark) Gables singing backup to Old King Cole. The Three Musketeers break loose, become Three Men on a Horse, grab the Seven Keys to Baldpate, and set the Prisoner of Zenda free. They are soon chased by horsemen from The Charge of the Light Brigade and Under Two Flags and beset by the cannons of All Quiet on the Western Front. All this disturbs the sleep of Rip Van Winkle, who opens Hurricane so that everyone is (all together now) Gone with the Wind.

1938

Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs

Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs 1943

5.50

Spoof of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) with an all-black cartoon cast. One of the “Censored 11” banned from TV syndication by United Artists in 1968 for racist stereotyping.

1943

A Corny Concerto

A Corny Concerto 1943

6.80

Elmer Fudd introduces two pieces of classical music: "Tales of the Vienna Woods" and "The Blue Danube", and acted out by Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Laramore the Hound Dog, a family of swans, and a juvenile Daffy Duck.

1943

You Ought to Be in Pictures

You Ought to Be in Pictures 1940

7.50

Daffy Duck convinces Porky Pig to quit the cartoon biz and try his luck in the features. Porky's adventures begin when he tries to enter the studio.

1940

The Wabbit Who Came to Supper

The Wabbit Who Came to Supper 1942

6.90

Bugs Bunny exploits the situation when an uncle leaves Elmer Fudd three million dollars on the condition that he harm no animals, especially rabbits.

1942

A Tale of Two Kitties

A Tale of Two Kitties 1942

6.70

Two alley cats, Babbitt and Catsello, decide to make a meal out of Orson as he sleeps in his nest atop a telephone pole. The gullible (and loud) Catsello is repeatedly gulled into trying to "get the bird," earning a variety of thrashings from the casually murderous little canary. Catsello finally resorts to an air strike (with a pair of wooden boards for wings), but it's wartime, and Orson has the cat blasted out of the sky by anti-aircraft guns.

1942

Porky Pig's Feat

Porky Pig's Feat 1943

7.10

Porky Pig and Daffy Duck owe an outrageous sum to the Broken Arms Hotel. The manager thwarts their efforts to escape without paying their bill.

1943

Porky in Wackyland

Porky in Wackyland 1938

7.00

Porky Pig travels to a surreal land in order to hunt and catch the elusive Do-Do bird, reportedly the last of its kind.

1938

Little Red Riding Rabbit

Little Red Riding Rabbit 1944

7.00

Bugs, the Wolf and bobby-soxer Red chase each other around while Grandma is off working at Lockheed aircraft.

1944

Hollywood Steps Out

Hollywood Steps Out 1941

6.30

A tour of Ciro's Nightclub packed with caricatures of many top stars.

1941

I Love to Singa

I Love to Singa 1936

6.70

I Love to Singa depicts the story of a young owl who wants to sing jazz, instead of the classical music that his German parents wish him to perform. The plot is a lighthearted tribute to Al Jolson's film The Jazz Singer.

1936

Thugs with Dirty Mugs

Thugs with Dirty Mugs 1939

6.20

Killer Diller and his gang are robbing every bank in town in numerical order (except the 13th National Bank, which they skip out of superstition). Despite their predictable actions, the police are unable to catch them...until they get a tip from an unlikely source.

1939

Porky's Bear Facts

Porky's Bear Facts 1941

5.70

Porky Pig works hard on his farm all year. On a neighboring farm, a bear lazes around and allows his animals to be idle. The winter comes, and he has nothing to eat.

1941

Inki and the Minah Bird

Inki and the Minah Bird 1943

5.40

Once again, the mysterious minah bird hops his syncopated way into Inki's lion-hunting expedition. This time the little black bird has a new reality- defying way to disappear: he hops into a haystack which gradually (and with the same catchy hip-hop) shrinks down to a single straw, which vanishes.

1943

Yankee Doodle Daffy

Yankee Doodle Daffy 1943

6.40

Daffy is an agent representing Sleepy Lagoon, trying to sell him to talent scout Porky. Daffy spends a great deal of time and energy explaining and demonstrating what the kid can do, while the kid sits on a couch licking a giant sucker.

1943

The Impatient Patient

The Impatient Patient 1942

6.00

Telegram deliverer Daffy Duck is in a swamp, with a message for someone named Chloe, when he starts hiccuping. Unable to stop his hiccups, Daffy decides to seek medical help, in a old house belonging to a Dr. Jerkyl, who advertises his services on a neon sign atop his house. Examining the hiccuping Daffy, Jerkyl decides to use a "scare cure" and chemically transforms himself into a goofy lug named Chloe, to whom Daffy had been assigned to deliver the message - a birthday greeting. Chloe chases Daffy around the house, until Daffy uses a syringe to squirt formula into Chloe's mouth, transforming him into a mischievous infant.

1942

The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives

The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives 1933

5.00

Christmas Eve. A poor orphan boy trudges through the snow, pathetically. He finally arrives at his miserable cabin. While he is crying, Santa arrives and, singing the title song, offers to take the boy to his workshop. They arrive, and the toys go wild. He plays with a few toys. A candle falls off the tree and starts a fire. The toys try in vain to fight the fire; the boy hooks up a hose to a set of bagpipes and takes care of it.

1933

A Wild Hare

A Wild Hare 1940

6.99

While hunting rabbits, Elmer Fudd comes across Bugs Bunny who tricks and harasses him.

1940

Goofy Groceries

Goofy Groceries 1941

5.30

Grocery store products come to life, along with caricatures of Jack Benny, Rochester and Ned Sparks, and take-offs on Superman and King Kong.

1941