One More Time (1931 film)
| One More Time | |
|---|---|
| Merrie Melodies series | |
 Screenshot | |
| Directed by | Rudolf Ising |
| Produced by |
Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising Leon Schlesinger |
| Music by |
Abe Lyman Frank Marsales |
| Animation by |
Friz Freleng Paul J. Smith |
| Studio | Harman-Ising Pictures |
| Distributed by |
Warner Bros. The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date(s) | October 3, 1931 |
| Color process | Black-and-white (later redrawn colorized in 1973) |
| Running time | 7 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! |
| Followed by | You Don't Know What You're Doin'! |
One More Time is a 1931 black-and-white Merrie Melodies cartoon short produced by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising and animated by Friz Freleng and Paul J. Smith. The film is seven minutes in length.[1] It stars Foxy as a Prohibition-era cop dealing with various miscreants. This was Foxy's last theatrical appearance; he is killed off on-screen at the end of the short.
Plot
The cartoon shows police officer Foxy who deals with armed criminals, traffic violations, and his girlfriend's huge dog. The main action involves a group of gangsters kidnapping Foxy's girlfriend while making their getaway; Foxy chases them on a mechanical horse, rescues his girlfriend, and puts the criminals in jail—only to be shot in the back by a crow.
Featured Song
Featured in the cartoon is the song One More Time which is the film's namesake. The song is composed by Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, and Ray Henderson. It was also featured in Radio Rhythm, an Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon released 68 days earlier.
Availability
One More Time is available on disc 3 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6.
References
- ↑ "One More Time". IMDB. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
External links
- One More Time on IMDb
- One More Time at The Big Cartoon DataBase
- One More Time on YouTube
- One More Time (Redrawn) on YouTube