Back Alley Oproar (1948)

Director:

Friz Freleng

Writers:

Michael Maltese (writer)
Tedd Pierce (writer)

Release Date:

27 March 1948 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Animation | Short | Comedy

Plot:

Sylvester sings opera and popular tunes while standing on a back alley fence; Elmer, who wants to sleep, tries to thwart him.

Plot Keywords:

Sylvester | Book | Elmer Fudd | Fence | Cloud

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Mel Blanc	...	Sylvester (voice)
Arthur Q. Bryan	...	Elmer Fudd (voice)
Gloria Curran	...	Tabby Singer (voice)

Runtime:

7 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

To silence Sylvester, who is "singing" late at night, Elmer heaves a book at him, which Sylvester promptly throws back. The book Elmer tosses is titled "The Thin Man". The book Sylvester throws back is titled "Return of the Thin Man".

Quotes:

Elmer Fudd: [has Sylvester at gunpoint] Now I've got you, and I'm gonna wub you out compwetwy.
Sylvester: Now just a minute, my fine feathered friend. Ain't you got no aesthetic sense? No ear for musical appreciation?
Elmer Fudd: No, and I'm gonna bwow you to smitheweens.
Sylvester: [singing] Go to sleep, go to sleep...
Elmer Fudd: [getting sleepy] Stop it.
Sylvester: ...shut your big, blood-shot eyes...
Elmer Fudd: Now you stop that.
[falls asleep]

Movie Connections:

Remake of Notes to You (1941)

Soundtrack:

Sextet

A popular theme...

This is a remake of Freling's 1941 Notes To You, with Elmer Fudd taking over the role originated by Porky Pig. Cordell Barker's 1988 cartoon, "The Cat Came Back", has the same ending, although reached by a slightly different route, with different motives.