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Back Alley Oproar (1948)

Back Alley Oproar poster
Directed by
Friz Freleng
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
7 min
Rated
G
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Sylvester the cat annoys Elmer Fudd with his singing. Elmer tries to stop him, but Sylvester keeps outsmarting him.

playfulenergeticslapsticklightheartedwhimsicalfast-paced

What happens

Back Alley Oproar is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on March 27, 1948, and features Sylvester and Elmer Fudd. The title is a play on "uproar" and "opera". This is a rare exception for Sylvester as he wins in this cartoon. It is a remake of Freleng's Notes to You (1941), which itself would be remade in Le Quiet Squad, a short in DePatie-Freleng Enterprises' The Inspector series of shorts, of which Freleng served as a producer on all entries. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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