Symphony in Slang (1951)

Director:

Tex Avery

Writer:

Rich Hogan (story)

Release Date:

16 June 1951 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Comedy | Short

Plot:

Various saints are logging details of everyone entering Heaven, but because they're a bit out of touch with early 1950s slang...

Plot Keywords:

Slang | Heaven | Ends In Heaven | Tongue | Hotfoot

Cast

  (Cast)

John Brown

...

The Hipster / Noah Webster (voice) (uncredited)

Runtime:

7 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #14485)

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Producer Fred Quimby was originally opposed to making this cartoon. Tex Avery convinced him otherwise by telling him that there was nothing else ready for production.

Quotes:

The Hipster: Everytime I talked I would put my foot in my mouth. The judge pumped me up and he sent me up the river.

Movie Connections:

References The Cuckoo Clock (1950)

Soundtrack:

On Green Dolphin Street

Tex Avery's Symphony In Slang Is my All-Time Favorite. It is An Animation Masterpiece

Tex Avery is my all-time animation writer & director. Symphony In Slang is my all-time favorite cartoon. If I could , I would rate it one-hundred stars. Cartoon writer, Rich Hogan done the best work in Symphony In Slang, putting together at least sixty slang clichés & the animation that shows as the voice, John Brown, perfectly said numerous slang terms, throughout this all-time classic cartoon. Tex Avery's mind of continuous & numerous creations throughout his career, at any studio, is definitely that of an animation genius. Tex Avery's works & animation creations are extremely unique, especially during his fourteen plus years at Metro Goldwyn Mayer. In my dictionary, Symphony In Slang is Extremely & Hysterically Humorous, from beginning to end!