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Page Miss Glory (1936)Steven Hartleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13825398324719609394noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-14110936575397506782017-11-13T08:23:09.544-08:002017-11-13T08:23:09.544-08:00Hey, Steve, delete this spam.Hey, Steve, delete this spam.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-64302740389497661532012-03-16T11:48:22.983-07:002012-03-16T11:48:22.983-07:00I imagine that Tex made this cartoon because that ...I imagine that Tex made this cartoon because that Leon gave them the rights to create what they wished; and I imagine that someone like Friz needed help as he was directing all the "Merrie Melodies" and think about how much he had to handle; so Tex got his share.<br /><br />Thanks for the Jack Benny reference, guys.Steven Hartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825398324719609394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-2170535652529454122012-03-13T20:52:51.121-07:002012-03-13T20:52:51.121-07:00I'm sure Tex didn't like the art deco-ness...I'm sure Tex didn't like the art deco-ness getting in the way of, or overpowering, his gags, much like he didn't like the mandatory Warners music doing the same thing.<br />I agree with Sanek and I, too, find it odd that Freleng wasn't handed this one. Mind you, he'd have been liable to tell Leon where to stick Leodora Congden. <br />I like the dream sequence designs and some of the layouts. The tuxedoed gents running at the camera turning the scene to black, then the camera pulling back to reveal them surrounding Glory is great. And the semi-circular designs are reminiscent of the opening rings.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-87839156451429240782012-03-13T14:15:37.483-07:002012-03-13T14:15:37.483-07:00I mentioned this cartoon to Tex Avery when I met h...I mentioned this cartoon to Tex Avery when I met him in 1975. He didn't have too many nice things to say about the cartoon, so much so that I regretted mentioning it and saying I liked it. I seem to remember he didn't appreciate having the woman (credited as the designer) directing the visuals.Greg Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-88599583279879033422012-03-12T09:40:29.330-07:002012-03-12T09:40:29.330-07:00The Cosmopolitan Hotel was a reference to William ...The Cosmopolitan Hotel was a reference to William Randolph Hurst's Cosmopolitan Pictures, which had moved from MGM to Warners and was basically a vehicle for WRH to promote his mistress/wife Marie Davies' film career. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026840/" rel="nofollow">"Page Miss Glory" came from the title of the 1935 live-action movie starring Davies</a> and the Cosmopolitan name lives on in the Hearst Corp.'s Cosmopolitan magazine.J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-54390144596002229412012-03-11T16:37:37.544-07:002012-03-11T16:37:37.544-07:00Have you studied Art Deco before you start writing...Have you studied Art Deco before you start writing about this cartoon?Matthew Kohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684964687268898905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-37229836914120718062012-03-11T12:57:52.918-07:002012-03-11T12:57:52.918-07:00This is really good cartoon for WB. I like a lot o...This is really good cartoon for WB. I like a lot of things in it, but my favorite part with dancers around Miss Glory. Keep in mind that main WB studio was one of the leading studios in musicals(thanks to amazing musical director Busby Berkley), along with MGM and RKO, so, Avery already have a good influence.<br /><br />But it's something strange that Avery was chosen to direct TECHNICOLOR cartoon after only two cartoons. I guess that Avery, because of his first cartoons was popular at the studio, and chones by Leon to direct that glorious Merrie Melody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-38413414861565187122012-03-11T11:03:38.846-07:002012-03-11T11:03:38.846-07:00And this was the first TECHNICOLOR WARNER cartoon ...And this was the first TECHNICOLOR WARNER cartoon NOT by Freleng since 1934 [ but your Merrie Melodies comment along the line was already saying the same thing.} ANd Devon is right about Play Don, before Jack Benny discovered Phil Harris for hisshow, as musical director, he had Don Bestor. Of course Don wasn't as Phun as Phil Harris.After he left Don Wilson was THE Don tyhat Jack had.S.Carrasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-37167692103664677762012-03-11T10:30:21.149-07:002012-03-11T10:30:21.149-07:00"Play, Don" was a Jack Benny catch-phras..."Play, Don" was a Jack Benny catch-phrase. It refers to Don Bester, who led the orchestra for Benny's show in 1934-35. <br /><br />Also, I've been trying to figure out the animation style for the fan dancing gag for quite some time. If it is Ross after all, I'd have gotten the answer right then and now.Devon Baxterhttp://www.youtube.com/baxterfilmsnoreply@blogger.com