A typical afternoon at the movies is lampooned in this looney trip to the cinema.A typical afternoon at the movies is lampooned in this looney trip to the cinema.A typical afternoon at the movies is lampooned in this looney trip to the cinema.
Dave Barry
- Lester Coward
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Sara Berner
- Bette Savis
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
Mel Blanc
- Dole Promise
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
Cal Howard
- Dizzy Duck
- (uncredited)
- …
Frank Lachapelle
- Dole Promise
- (uncredited)
Jack Lescoulie
- Lester Coward
- (uncredited)
Danny Webb
- Duckling
- (uncredited)
- …
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- TriviaThe list of "Cast Off Characters" for the movie "The Petrified Florist," which goes by too fast to see, reads as so: The Hero... Lester Coward; The Shero... Bettie Savis; Rich Man... John P. Sockefeller; Poor Man... John Dough; Begger Man... Kismet; Thief... Oph Bagdad; Doctor... Jekyll; Lawyer... Ima Shyster (the last five names then repeat endlessly).
- GoofsThe baby duck pushes the lever that changes the speed of the film. The lever is shown angled forward to the higher speed setting. Yet when shown later the lever is angled back towards the slower setting even though the film is still playing at high speed.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Film Fan (1939)
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Even though not all of the humour worked, 'She Was an Acrobat's Daughter' was still mostly very entertaining. A relatively early Looney Tunes/ Merrie Melodies effort for Fritz Freleng, this is not him at his best with his masterpieces coming much better, but there is no mistaking his style and it's hard not to like.
What made some of the humour not come off as well as they should is that any caricatures, puns or gags unfamiliar to anybody will no doubt go over their heads. This is particularly true of the Lew Lehr (quite amusingly re-named as Who Dehr) caricature, prior knowledge for me was next to zero so the caricature, on top of being quite stereotypical and not particularly funny, was lost on me. Some of the puns are a bit corny and because they are so of the time they don't hold up as well as they should.
In terms of animation quality, the cartoon is quite beautifully done, with lovingly detailed backgrounds and vibrant colours. The music brims with lively energy and luscious orchestration, not only being dynamic to the action and adding to it but enhancing it as well.
Other parts of 'She Was an Acrobat's Daughter' are very funny indeed, especially the musical number, which was hilariously inspired, and the baby duckling interjections, that could have easily been annoying but was a lot of fun. The Leopold Stokowski caricature is very much recognisable and funny, mainly for being known as one of the greatest conducting figures of the 20th century and ever but also because he has been caricatured in animation so often.
'She Was an Acrobat's Daughter' is light on plot, to the point of being described as virtually plot less, but this is compensated by (apart from the odd laboured bit where the humour doesn't quite work) very energetic, sometimes wild, pacing. The characters are mostly good fun, and the voice work is terrific, especially Mel Blanc.
Summing up, an interesting and fun cartoon if variable in the execution of the humour (thankfully hitting more than it misses). 8/10 Bethany Cox
What made some of the humour not come off as well as they should is that any caricatures, puns or gags unfamiliar to anybody will no doubt go over their heads. This is particularly true of the Lew Lehr (quite amusingly re-named as Who Dehr) caricature, prior knowledge for me was next to zero so the caricature, on top of being quite stereotypical and not particularly funny, was lost on me. Some of the puns are a bit corny and because they are so of the time they don't hold up as well as they should.
In terms of animation quality, the cartoon is quite beautifully done, with lovingly detailed backgrounds and vibrant colours. The music brims with lively energy and luscious orchestration, not only being dynamic to the action and adding to it but enhancing it as well.
Other parts of 'She Was an Acrobat's Daughter' are very funny indeed, especially the musical number, which was hilariously inspired, and the baby duckling interjections, that could have easily been annoying but was a lot of fun. The Leopold Stokowski caricature is very much recognisable and funny, mainly for being known as one of the greatest conducting figures of the 20th century and ever but also because he has been caricatured in animation so often.
'She Was an Acrobat's Daughter' is light on plot, to the point of being described as virtually plot less, but this is compensated by (apart from the odd laboured bit where the humour doesn't quite work) very energetic, sometimes wild, pacing. The characters are mostly good fun, and the voice work is terrific, especially Mel Blanc.
Summing up, an interesting and fun cartoon if variable in the execution of the humour (thankfully hitting more than it misses). 8/10 Bethany Cox
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- Runtime8 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (1937) officially released in Canada in English?
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