A characterization of Bing Crosby as a fly, who comes down to woo all the other insects with his singing talent, and aerial skills.A characterization of Bing Crosby as a fly, who comes down to woo all the other insects with his singing talent, and aerial skills.A characterization of Bing Crosby as a fly, who comes down to woo all the other insects with his singing talent, and aerial skills.
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Billy Bletcher
- Spider
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Bernice Hansen
- Flies Giggles
- (uncredited)
Billy Paye
- Bingo
- (uncredited)
The Rhythmettes
- Fly Girls
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Friz Freleng(supervisor)
- Writer
- Ben Hardaway(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPrompted a lawsuit from Bing Crosby against Warner Brothers for having a cowardly character in the cartoon based on his voice and image.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Toon in with Me: Bill's Famous (2021)
- SoundtracksBingo Crosbyana
(1936) (uncredited)
Music by Sanford Green
Lyrics by Irving Kahal
Sung by adoring fans and by the cartoon caricature of Bing Crosby
Featured review
Freleng's world of insects
Love animation, it was a big part of my life as a child, particularly Disney, Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry, and still love it whether it's film, television or cartoons. Actually appreciate it even more through young adults eyes, due to having more knowledge of it, various animation styles, studios, directors and how it all works.
'Bingo Crosbyana' is not one of Friz Freleng's, a director who did many great cartoons and a director held in high admiration by me, best, not being one of his funniest, wittiest or freshest. For relatively early Freleng, 'Bingo Crosbyana' is decent though he would do much better later. It is never what one would call properly hilarious (but is never unfunny), Freleng's later efforts show more evenness and confidence in directing and the story.
It is quite thin in terms of story, despite a clever and unusual spin the basic premise is predictable and melodramatic and not executed with enough freshness, and the structure is basically an excuse to string events along.
The content is similarly thin on the ground, lacking freshness and feels more tired than witty. Laughs are lacking. Some of the insects are bland and more melodramatic archetypes, the most memorable they get is the Bing Crosby-inspired crooning.
However, the spider is interesting and has a fun presence.
'Bingo Crosbyana' has a few amusing and charming moments in the second half, the ending lifting it to a better level when things got more involving. Liked 'Bingo Crosbyana's' clever spin on the typical 'The Spider and the Fly' formula.
Animation is very good, it's fluid in movement, crisp in shading, vibrant in colour and very meticulous in detail. The music is outstanding, being lovely on the ears, lushly orchestrated, full of lively energy and characterful in rhythm, not only adding to the action but also enhancing it. The title song is very catchy.
Overall, very watchable but other than the animation, music and its spin on the typical 'Spider and the Fly' formula there is not an awful lot exceptional. 5/10 Bethany Cox
'Bingo Crosbyana' is not one of Friz Freleng's, a director who did many great cartoons and a director held in high admiration by me, best, not being one of his funniest, wittiest or freshest. For relatively early Freleng, 'Bingo Crosbyana' is decent though he would do much better later. It is never what one would call properly hilarious (but is never unfunny), Freleng's later efforts show more evenness and confidence in directing and the story.
It is quite thin in terms of story, despite a clever and unusual spin the basic premise is predictable and melodramatic and not executed with enough freshness, and the structure is basically an excuse to string events along.
The content is similarly thin on the ground, lacking freshness and feels more tired than witty. Laughs are lacking. Some of the insects are bland and more melodramatic archetypes, the most memorable they get is the Bing Crosby-inspired crooning.
However, the spider is interesting and has a fun presence.
'Bingo Crosbyana' has a few amusing and charming moments in the second half, the ending lifting it to a better level when things got more involving. Liked 'Bingo Crosbyana's' clever spin on the typical 'The Spider and the Fly' formula.
Animation is very good, it's fluid in movement, crisp in shading, vibrant in colour and very meticulous in detail. The music is outstanding, being lovely on the ears, lushly orchestrated, full of lively energy and characterful in rhythm, not only adding to the action but also enhancing it. The title song is very catchy.
Overall, very watchable but other than the animation, music and its spin on the typical 'Spider and the Fly' formula there is not an awful lot exceptional. 5/10 Bethany Cox
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Jun 4, 2018
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- Bingo Presumido
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- Runtime8 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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