Bingo Crosbyana (1936)
- Directed by
- Friz Freleng
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 8 min
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An animated short from the 1930s makes fun of a famous singer. It shows a version of the singer as a ridiculous and vain character in comedic situations.
zanylightheartedfast-pacedsatiricalwhimsicalplayfulmildly irreverent
What happens
Bingo Crosbyana is a 1936 American animated comedy short film directed by Isadore Freleng. The short was released on May 30, 1936. It is the 59th film in the Merrie Melodies series, featuring the titular song by Sanford Green and Irving Kahal. Bingo Crosbyana was one of two cartoons (along with Let It Be Me) which Bing Crosby initiated lawsuits against Warner Bros. Pictures to suppress because they portrayed him in what Crosby considered a defamatory light. In this case, he objected to his portrayal as a vainglorious coward 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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I'm a Big Shot Now (1936)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.