A Great Big Bunch of You is a 1932 American animated comedy short film directed by Rudolf Ising.[1] It is the seventeenth film in the Merrie Melodies series, featuring the titular song by Mort Dixon and Harry Warren.[2] The short was released on November 12, 1932.[3][4]
| A Great Big Bunch of You | |
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 Title card | |
| Directed by | Rudolf Ising |
| Produced by | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising Leon Schlesinger |
| Music by | Frank Marsales |
| Animation by | Rollin Hamilton Thomas McKimson |
| Color process | Black-and-white |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAn old man disposes of trash at a landfill, including a ventriloquist's dummy, which comes to life after a cuckoo clock lands on him. He finds a broken piano, which he fixes by connecting it to an abandoned clothing rack, allowing music to be played as he sings the titular song. A pair of shoes dance to the music while he switches hats.
The other items give their applause as the dummy finds a clarinet and plays it. A grandfather clock also comes to life and dances to the music. A toy soldier regiment marches and shoots bottles of liquor, before finding a copy of Washington Crossing the Delaware, humorously sinking the boat in the painting, which George Washington and the soldiers react by marching out of the water.
The dummy rides a magic carpet to conduct a jazz band consisting of dummies playing instruments or singing, He returns to the piano, only to be flattened by more trash disposed of by the old man, which does not faze him.
Reception
editThe Film Daily called it a "Good Cartoon".[5]
References
edit- ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 14. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ↑ Parten, James (October 29, 2019). "Tunes From The Merrie Melodies 1932-33 Season |". Cartoon Research. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ↑ Warren, Harry; Dixon, Mort (1932). "A Great Big Bunch Of You". digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu. Remick Music Corp. Retrieved July 12, 2023. sheet music
- ↑ "The Film Daily (Jul-Sep 1932)". Film Daily: 74. July 9, 1932.