I've Got to Sing a Torch Song (1933)

Directed by

Tom Palmer

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

7 min

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A cartoon character sings and performs the torch song from the movie Gold Diggers of 1933. This is a short animated comedy with music.

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What happens

I've Got to Sing a Torch Song is a 1933 American animated comedy short film directed by Tom Palmer. It is the 28th film in the Merrie Melodies series. The short was released on September 23, 1933. It premiered with I Loved a Woman in theaters. This short was the first cartoon in the series produced solely by Leon Schlesinger Productions, as well as the first without any involvement by Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising and Frank Marsales. It is Palmer's only installment in the series as director, as he was fired during production. The cartoon features the song "I've Got To Sing A Torch Song", written by Harry Warren and Al Dubin. "I've Got To Sing A Torch Song" had been recorded by several artists, including Bing Crosby, Rudy Vallée, and Al Bowlly. Dick Powell sang the song in the film Gold Diggers of 1933. It was later released in Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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