Bingo Crosbyana
Notes: 1.) An
Associated Artists Productions Eastmancolor print of the short was found when the episode of
Toonheads , "Crooner Toons" debuted in 2003.
[1] The two home video releases used the USA 1995 Turner print, hence no print with the original ending card was ever released on home video.
2.) This was one of two
Warner Bros. shorts (along with "
Let It Be Me ") in which Bing Crosby initiated lawsuits to suppress because they portrayed him in what he considered a defamatory light. In this case, he objected to his portrayal as a vainglorious coward and to the imitation of his voice.
[2] Paramount Pictures sued Warner Bros. alongside Crosby and they wanted the distribution of the two short subjects to end, but Paramount and Bing Crosby lost their case and the two short subjects were allowed to continue distributing.
[3] 3.) Several items with the word "Portis" appear throughout this short. This is a reference to WB animator
Tubby Millar , who grew up in Portis, Kansas.
There are no quotation marks around the title for this short, unlike other shorts released at the time.
Starring Bingo Crosbyana
Home Video Releases: (1997) LaserDisc -
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes , Volume 5, Side 4, Musical Madness (USA 1995 Turner print)
(2009) DVD -
Swing Time , (USA 1995 Turner print)
Found in Streaming Devices:
Uncredited Voice Characterizations
Color process Technicolor
Source
Bingo Crosbyana is a 1936 Merrie Melodies Friz Freleng .
Plot [ ] Bingo sings for the ladies. However, a spider invades. The flies work together to save the day, but Bingo flies away. The spider is trapped, and Bingo comes back and says they got him, but only to be thrown into the cup of coffee, humiliated.
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