Boulevardier from the Bronx (1936)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Friz Freleng

Release Date:

10 October 1936 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family | Sport

Plot:

Baseball. The Chicago Giants, led by rooster pitcher Dizzy Dan, are playing the Hicksville team. Dan...

Plot Keywords:

Turtle | Baseball | Announcer | City Country Contrast | Band

Cast

Bernice Hansen

...

Emily (voice) (uncredited)

Runtime:

8 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved | Finland:S

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Movie Connections:

Edited into Porky's Baseball Broadcast (1940)

Soundtrack:

It Looks Like a Big Night Tonight

every cartoons series must do something with baseball

OK, so the Termite Terrace crowd liked to portray baseball in their cartoons and totally play with it (as seen in "Porky's Baseball Broadcast", "Baseball Bugs" and "Gone Batty"). "Boulevardier from the Bronx" features another twist on the game. This time, suave rooster pitcher Dizzy Dan from New York - he's apparently based on a St. Louis player - arrives in a small town called Hicksville, instantly making the women swoon with his song about being a high society type (this of course makes a local rooster quite angry). The game itself is basically a series of gags; if you've seen any of Warner Bros.'s other baseball-themed cartoons, you'll know what sorts of things to expect.

If nothing else, this cartoon is a look into Warner Bros. animation's early years; at this time, Porky Pig was their top star and Mel Blanc wasn't yet providing the voices. Worth seeing, if only once.