Busy Bakers
| Busy Bakers | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Animation by | Richard Bickenbach |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Busy Bakers is a 1940 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton.
Plot
The local town baker faces going out of business, so an old man decides to help him stay in business after a kind deed offered to him by the baker.
Availability
- LaserDisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 4, Side 8
- DVD - Brother Orchid (USA 1995 Turner print added as a bonus)[1]
Notes
- This short is notable for being the final cartoon to be directed by Hardaway and Dalton, due to Friz Freleng returning to Warner Bros. animation studios from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's animation studio in 1939, following the failure of their Captain and the Kids series. As a result, Hardaway was demoted back to storyman. He left after being demoted and joined Walter Lantz at Universal Studios, where he helped create Woody Woodpecker.[2] Cal Dalton worked as an animator until 1947 after demotion when Freleng returned.
- This cartoon was re-released into the Blue Ribbon Merrie Melodies program on October 20, 1945.[3]
References
- ^ "Brother Orchid". 25 March 2008 – via Amazon.
- ^ Kevin S. Sandler (1998). Reading the Rabbit: Explorations in Warner Bros. Animation. Rutgers University Press.
- ^ Hayde, Michael J. (18 August 2013). "Michael J. Hayde's BETTER LIVING THROUGH TELEVISION: BLUE RIBBON BLUES".
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