Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!

19311931
7m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

622

YOUR RATING

Animation Short Comedy

A streetcar conductor has adventures with a would-be passenger hippo, a cow blocking the tracks, and a runaway train while he, his passengers, and some hobos sing the title song.A streetcar conductor has adventures with a would-be passenger hippo, a cow blocking the tracks, and a runaway train while he, his passengers, and some hobos sing the title song.A streetcar conductor has adventures with a would-be passenger hippo, a cow blocking the tracks, and a runaway train while he, his passengers, and some hobos sing the title song.

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

622

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Hugh Harman(earlier cartoon clips)
- Rudolf Ising(uncredited)
Writer
- Robert Clampett(uncredited)
Stars
- Rudolf Ising(voice)
- Rochelle Hudson(voice)
- Margie Hines(uncredited)

See production, box office & company info

See more at IMDbPro

Photos

Add photo

Top cast

Edit

Rudolf Ising

Foxy
(voice)

Rochelle Hudson

Roxy
(voice)

Margie Hines

Rosy's singing
(uncredited)

Directors
- Hugh Harman(earlier cartoon clips) (uncredited)
- Rudolf Ising(uncredited)
Writer
- Robert Clampett(uncredited)
All cast & crew
Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
In the scene where Foxy was trying to push a hippo into the streetcar, which is clearly too small for her, she starts mumbling in gibberish. It's actually a backwards track and when played in reverse, she's clearly saying "Susie heard one of those Atlantic bells! Whataya think?"

Goofs
The girl-fox on the streetcar sits down, but the animators forgot to draw the bench. (In the next shot, she sits down again, but this time the bench is there.)

Quotes
[first lines]
Foxy: [singing] Smile, darn ya, smile! / Smile, darn ya, smile! / Come on and smile, darn ya, smile!

Alternate versions
This cartoon was colorized in 1992 by Turner Entertainment Company, with each frame traced over onto a cel. Each cel was then painted in color and photographed over a colored reproduction of each background.

Connections
Featured in Pee-wee's Playhouse: Now You See Me, Now You Don't (1986)

Soundtracks
Smile, Darn Ya, Smile
Music by Max Rich
Lyrics by Jack Meskill and Charles O'Flynn
Played often by Abe Lyman and His Brunswick Recording Orchestra
Sung by Foxy and the girl
Also sung with revised lyrics by the hoboes

User reviews14

Review

Featured review

7/10

Come along and smile

The second Foxy cartoon after 'Lady, Play Your Mandolin!', 'Smile, Darn Ya Smile' may not be a great cartoon but of the two cartoons it is the better-faring one.

Again, the story is thin, sometimes senseless and agreed derivative of other cartoons. While the animation is better this time round, there are still a few crude moments especially in the character designs. The very end is pretty corny and feels like a cop-out.

However, much of the animation is crisply shaded and very nicely detailed with flexible movements. Standing out especially is some interesting perspective visuals as Foxy loses control of the trolley. The music is suitably peppy, with an irresistibly infectious title song (which people will recognise as the ToonTown theme from 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit?').

'Smile, Darn Ya Smile' boasts a few good gags that are quite funny, especially the hippo being deflated. Foxy, even with a still derivative character design, is a more compelling leading character this time round and more expressive.

On the whole, decent cartoon and hard not to smile along to regardless of its imperfections. 7/10 Bethany Cox

helpful•2