I Love to Singa (1936)

A spoof of Al Jolson's "The Jazz Singer," a strict piano teaching owl is cursed with a son who "loves to singa," but only jazz.

Director:

Tex Avery

Stars:

Billy Bletcher, Tommy Bond, Johnnie Davis

Cast

Uncredited cast:
Billy Bletcher	...	Father (voice) (uncredited)
Tommy Bond	...	Owl Jolson (voice) (uncredited)
Johnnie Davis	...	Owl Jolson (singing voice) (uncredited)
Joe Dougherty	...	Stuttering Bird (voice) (uncredited)
Bernice Hansen	...	Fat Chicken Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Martha Wentworth	...	Mother (voice) (uncredited)

Storyline

A very stern owl who teaches 'voice, piano & violin, but no jazz!' becomes a father of four. Very soon, three of his boys turn out to be musical talents in the classical repertoire. The fourth however, isn't into classical music but into jazz. When he keeps singing jazz songs, the father decides that enough is too much and turns him into the street, much to the distress of the mother. While joyously walking and singing through the forest, the young son stumbles across a radio audition day and decides to try his luck.

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Plot Keywords:

jazz | owl | reference to al jolson | pacing the floor | radio host | 

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Genres:

Family | Animation | Short | Comedy | Music

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 July 1936 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fou de jazz

Company Credits

Production Co:

Leon Schlesinger Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

8 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

At the radio station when the manager is handing out the trophy, the trophy shifts in the animation because something on the desk is in the way.

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Quotes

Father: Enough is too much! Out of my house, you hotcha! You crooner! You falsetto! You jazz singer! You... you... you...
[Closes door; then opens it again]
Father: Phooey!

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Connections

Referenced in Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Chi mi frena in tal momento?"
(uncredited)
aka "Sextette"
From "Lucia di Lammermoor"
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano
Sung by first Owl Hatchling

User Reviews

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Tex Avery spoof of the movie the Jazz Singer. (The main character's name is Owl Jolson). Four owls are born to a music conductor. 3 show promise of operatic/symphonic greatness, but the fourth wants to sing jazz. Dad kicks him out so he decides to go audition on the radio. Enjoyable. Rating, out of cartoons, 9 out of 10.