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The Early Bird Gets The Worm - Movie Review |
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A Mamma bird tells the little birds a bedtime story about the early bird getting the worm. She's also warns them about the fox - who is waiting for the early bird for breakfast. his is a cartoon which has generated a great deal of controversy in that it represents in many ways the deep-seated racial stereotypes found in the media industry of the early twentieth-century. Yet, because it was created by some of animations greatest names, it's a cartoon which should not be neglected. This Merry Melodies short was created during a period when the animators at Leon Sclesinger Studios were trying to mimic the cartoons of Disney. By todays standards it's racist and offensive but in 1940 the stereotypes were unfortunatly commonplace. While these cartoons are no longer shown as they are politically incorrect, they remain an important part of animation and cultural history.
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The Early Bird Gets The Worm - Cast & Crew |
| Directed by: Tex Avery Produced by: Leon Sclesinger Starring: Mel Blanc Crew: Robert Cannon Copyright: Public Domain Format: Animation, Colour Duration: 8 mins Year: 1939 Tags: Cartoon, Colour, Leon Sclesinger, Merry Melodies, Tex Avery |
The Early Bird Gets The Worm Trivia - Did You Know?Schlesinger was also known (among his animators, at least) for his lisp. In fact, Mel Blanc patterned the voices of both Daffy Duck and Sylvester the cat on Schlesinger, something the producer never acknowledged noticing. Although Leon Schlesinger gamely appeared as himself in Freleng's 1940 short You Ought to Be in Pictures, a short that combines live action with animation. In this short, Daffy Duck, angling to become the biggest star in the studio (Bugs Bunny had yet to make his debut), convinces Porky Pig that there is a bigger future in feature films than in cartoons. Porky takes his contention to "the boss" - Schlesinger himself. Related FilmsSuperman - Electric Earthquake | The Goose that laid the Golden Egg | Popeye The Sailor - Ancient Fistory | Mighty Mouse - Wolf Wolf | Superman - Japoteurs | |
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