Nelly's Folly (1961)

A talent agent on an African safari discovers Nelly, a singing giraffe, and brings her to America to be a famous performer. But with fame comes loneliness, and Nelly longs for male ... See full summary »

Directors:

Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow,

Writers:

David Detiege (story), Chuck Jones (story)

Stars:

Mel Blanc, Gloria Wood, Ed Prentiss

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mel Blanc	...	(voice)
Gloria Wood	...	Nelly (voice)

Storyline

A talent agent on an African safari discovers Nelly, a singing giraffe, and brings her to America to be a famous performer. But with fame comes loneliness, and Nelly longs for male companionship. When her attentions to a male giraffe result in him leaving his family, Nelly becomes publically scorned as a "home-wrecker", and her fame is lost.

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Plot Keywords:

giraffe | talent agent | singer | happy ending | reference to ingrid bergman | 

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Genres:

Family | Animation | Short | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 December 1961 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

"That's all Folks!" does not appear on end title card. The card reads "Merrie Melodies/A Warner Bros. Cartoon/A Vitaphone Release" on a plain black background.

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Connections

References So Much for So Little (1949)

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Soundtracks

"Aloha Oe"
(uncredited)
Music by Queen Liliuokalani

User Reviews

One of the musical cartoons that Warner Brothers usually did quite well and a very worthy effort

A nominee for an Oscar, this cartoon has excellent artwork, a great musical score and an entertaining premise to make it a most worthy effort indeed. A very cute cartoon that uses artwork to provide a counterpoint to the premise on occasion. The music alone would make it worth watching this one. Some of the jokes are rather dated, but it's still a very well done cartoon. Recommended.