The Penguin Parade
Directed byTex Avery
Story byJ.B. Hardaway
Byron Gay (music lyrics)
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringMel Blanc
Tex Avery
Music byCarl Stalling
Byron Gay
Animation byPaul Smith
Color processTechnicolor
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
April 23, 1938
Running time
7 min
LanguageEnglish

The Penguin Parade is a 1938 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies directed by Tex Avery.[1] The short was released on April 23, 1938.[2]

Synopsis

The cartoon takes place at a nightclub for penguins (and walruses). The club is called The Club Iceberg. The stage show includes a Bing Crosby-like penguin.

Voice cast

Reception

Motion Picture Exhibitor (April 15, 1938): "A musical revue at an Artie Penguin Night Club. "Fats Waller" pounds out music. There is an amusing little double talking M.C. Animation is very smooth, music is hot, tuneful. This constitutes a moderately funny cartoon for all classes."[4]

Home Media

References

  1. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 70. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-1970: Volume 2 - Studio Filmographies with Voice Credits. Orlando, Florida: BearManor Media. p. 28. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  4. ^ Sampson, Henry T. (1998). That's Enough, Folks: Black Images in Animated Cartoons, 1900-1960. Scarecrow Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0810832503.

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