How does one reconcile this gregarious, Ravel-loving myna bird with the world-weary myna of the Warner Bros. cartoons, bowed by Mendelssohn’s ponderous “Hebrides?”
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Warner Bros Classic Hollywood Cartoon
I always loved when Warner Brothers took a break from Bugs Bunny to do these types of one-offs. This one’s a dream for classic movie buffs – with another lampoon of Leopold Stokowski outside of the famous “LEOPOLD!” episode. He’s introduced by Bing Crosby at around the 3:30 mark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOFG_qmoH8I&t=0m16s
You might have to pause it in order to get some of the group shots. If you still think you missed some of the references, somebody else with a lot of time on his hands has done a breakdown.
https://www.listal.com/list/cartoon-verzions-classic-hollywood-stars
Garbo as the cigarette girl is hilarious.
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