Rooty Toot Toot

19511951
PassedPassed
7m

The musical tale of a murder trial by a jealous lover.The musical tale of a murder trial by a jealous lover.The musical tale of a murder trial by a jealous lover.

6.8/10

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Director
- John Hubley
Writers
- John Hubley(story)
- Bill Scott(story)
Stars
- Thurl Ravenscroft(voice)
- Annette Warren(voice)

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

Thurl Ravenscroft

Annette Warren

Frankieas Frankie
(voice)
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Director
- John Hubley
Writers
- John Hubley(story)
- Bill Scott(story)
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The story of Frankie and Johnny: Frankie walks into a bar, where she catches her boyfriend Johnny with the sensuous Nelly Bly and kills him in a fit of jealousy. The story is told in song, during the trial, and the bartender and Nelly both tell essentially the same story; Frankie's lawyer spins a wild tale of Johnny out-running bullets and Frankie trying to return his gun, and the jury buys it! —Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>

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Taglines
- The Sweetheart of All Cartoons about those sweethearts - Frankie and Johnnie
Genres
Certificate
- Passed
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Trivia
Frankie's outburst during Nelly Bly's testimony originally went "It's a lie! She's no singer, she's a..." before the judge cuts her off. The executives at Columbia objected to the line "She's a..." because of its unspoken implications and ordered the line cut. This was the only instance of censorship on an UPA cartoon.

Quotes
Bartender: Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts, and all over town it was known, and then one day he came in without Frankie, but still ain't quite alone. Now Frankie come looking for Johnny, well, I couldn't tell her no lie, so I quitely slipped her the info, "He's out back, with Nelly Bly."
Frankie: Nelly Bly?
[Frankie marches out back, gunshots are heard; fade in back to courtroom]
Bartender: Rooty toot toot.
Judge: Rooty toot toot?
Bartender: Right in the snoot.

Soundtracks
Frankie and Johnny
Lyrics by Allen Alch

Top review

8/10

He Done Her Wrong

This is the classic story of Frankie and Johnny and Nellie Blye. She catches him with Nellie and kills him. This takes a really cool jazz score and sets up a court case. Of course, the characters are quirky, but the judicial system we have today often reflects the one portrayed in this short. All testimony leads to what should be a guilty verdict. But don't turn your head for a second. There's much to come. Some reviewers give this ones and two because it's too loud and intense. A criticism was made that it isn't appropriate for children. Animation isn't always for children. Just watch the direction things have taken on television. There is biting satire and some pretty harsh stuff being presented these days. Why does the cartoonists craft have to be based on things done in the 1930's. This isn't a world beater, but it is creative and interprets the music well.

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