Hollywood Steps Out (1941)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Tex Avery

Writer:

Melvin Millar (story)

Release Date:

24 May 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Animation | Short | Comedy

Plot:

A tour of Ciro's Nightclub packed with caricatures of many top stars, including (in order) Cary Grant...

Plot Keywords:

Nightclub | Surrealism | Merrie Melodies | Celebrity | Horse

Cast

Sara Berner	...	Garbo / Coat Check Girl / Henry Fonda's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Mel Blanc	...	Jerry Colonna (voice) (uncredited)
Kent Rogers	...	Male Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Runtime:

8 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #6804) | USA:TV-G (TV rating)

Company:

Leon Schlesinger Studios

Trivia:

With the death of James Stewart on July 2, 1997, Mickey Rooney is the last surviving entertainer of the forty-six caricatured in this cartoon.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go Hollywood (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Pretty Baby

Transports you back to the '30's

Set in the Legenday Hollywood hills restaurant Ciro's, this Tex Avery directed Looney Tunes short has way too many caricatures of popular actors and actresses of yesteryear to list them all here. It's notable to know that the stripper/ dancer scene is a prelude of shorts to Avery's later 'Red Hot Riding Hood' cartoons. It's a very interesting short and transports you back to the '30's even if you were born, like me, much MUCH later. This animated short can be seen on Disc 4 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2 and also features an optional commentary by Greg Ford.

My Grade: A-