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Sweet Sioux (1937)

APPROVED 8 min  -  Animation | Family | Short  -   26 June 1937 (USA)
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A satirical look at Hollywood's versions of the American West that features an Indian maiden who is is a dead-ringer for Martha Raye... See full summary »

Director:

Friz Freleng

Stars:

Mel Blanc
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Cast

Uncredited cast:
Mel Blanc ...
Native American Coach / Mohican (voice) (uncredited)
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A satirical look at Hollywood's versions of the American West that features an Indian maiden who is is a dead-ringer for Martha Raye, while the Warner Bros. orchestra plays "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down," while the attacking Indians are circling the lone covered wagon. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Covered Wagon | Native American | American Indian | Settler | Racial Stereotype  | See more »

Genres:

Animation | Family | Short | Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Leon Schlesinger Studios See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Months before "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" became the Looney Tunes theme song, the score for "Sweet Sioux" quotes "Merry-Go-Round" when the attacking Indians are circling the covered wagon. This was the first Warner Bros. cartoon to use "Merry-Go-Round." See more »

Soundtracks

"Oh, Susanna"
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Music by Stephen Foster
Played when the covered wagon first appears See more »