Love and Curses
| Love And Curses | |
|---|---|
| Merrie Melodies series | |
| Directed by |
Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Story by | Melvin Millar |
| Voices by |
Mel Blanc Sara Berner Ben Hardaway |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | Herman Cohen |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 9, 1938 |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 8 min |
| Language | English |
Love and Curses is a Merrie Melodies cartoon released to theaters on July 9, 1938. This short was directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton. The short is a parody of the boy rescues girl from Evildoer melodramas of the 1890s.[1]
Synopsis
An old hero, Harold, is looking through a photo album with his wife, Emily and remember one picnic they had in the Gay 90s that was interrupted by villain Roger St. Clair, who tries to tempt Emily into going to the city and away from Harold. When that does not work, he takes her by force. Harold is still searching for her six months later. Meanwhile, Emily is forced to sing on the stage of Roger's bar with a barbershop quartet. Harold passes by and notices this. Roger beats up Harold, and ties Emily to the railroad tracks. Harold rescues her, and defeats Roger.
Voice cast
- Mel Blanc as Roger St. Clair/Harold as Old Man/Sailor
- Sara Berner as Emily
- Ben Hardaway as Harold
References
- ↑ "Love And Curses". Big Cartoon DataBase, August 30, 2014