Underplayed Gems

Let It Be Me (1936)

Let It Be Me poster
Directed by
Friz Freleng
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
8 min
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A 1936 Merrie Melodies cartoon from Warner Bros. It features an animated Bing Crosby-like character. The story involves his comedic misadventures with women.

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What happens

Let It Be Me is a 1936 American animated comedy short film directed by Isadore Freleng. The short was released on May 2, 1936. It is the 57th film in the Merrie Melodies series. It was re-released as a "Blue Ribbon" reissue in 1944, rendering the original film and credits lost to this day. It is the final film in the series to be scored by Bernard Brown, as he was replaced by Carl W. Stalling after Norman Spencer's resignation. This cartoon, along with Bingo Crosbyana were the two cartoons cited by Bing Crosby in his lawsuits against Warner Bros. to suppress because they portrayed him in what Crosby considered a defamatory light. In this case, he objected to his portrayal as unfaithful to women and to the imitation of his voice. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount Pictures, distributor of Crosby's films, was suing Warner Bros. with him. Their law firm wanted the distribution of the film to cease. Apparently they lost their case. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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