One late evening, an officer overhears the frog singing largo al factotum. Citing steven spielberg the citizen kane of animated film and the national film registry culturally significant, komando calls it a wonderful classic. Jones reprised this character in 1995 when he was age 73 in another froggy evening. Youtube i remember seeing this on the bugs bunnyroad runner hour either in the late 1960s or the early 70s, when it was on saturday evenings at 5. Hoping for fame and fortune, he takes the frog to see a talent agent. That was the night that my mother made hot dogs and french fries. Consider the predicament in one froggy evening, a classic cartoon with no spoken words only singing that was released into movie theaters on. As with volume 1, the individual discs were released separately in region 4. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1955. One froggy evening is a 1955 american technicolor animated musical short film written by. The frog is initially discovered by a fairly average man, who finds a. I dont own anything happy 63rd anniversary to this short 19552018.
The most celebrated example might well have been one froggy evening 1955, an unsettling allegory about a singing frog. Graphite on 12 field twohole punch animation paper. We want to know what you think, too feel free to share your own opinion we do want to hear from you. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. Frog, the character became the symbol of warner brothers wb network in the mid1990s. Inside the box is the frog, who immediately begins a rousing performance of. One froggy evening 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Inducted into the library of congress national film registry as one of the most significant films of the 20th century, one froggy evening is a morality tale filled. To choose one director or a few titles from the cartoon universe is daunting, but ill choose chuck jones, because i knew him and because three of his cartoons have been included in the national film registry of the library of congress. Between 1934 and 1943, the merrie melodies series were distinguished from the black.
Looney tunes one froggy evening 1955 opening title. When the officer inquires who was disturbing the peace, the man angrily points to the frog. One froggy evening 1955 full movie download full hd. Merrie melodies is an american animated series of comedy short films produced by warner bros. As with its sister series, looney tunes, it featured cartoon characters such as bugs bunny, daffy duck, porky pig and elmer fudd. By combining awesome visual gags with catchy, toetapping music. Golden collections is all the cool old bonus reels, documentaries, and other great warner bros. Watch one froggy evening full movie in hd visit a workman finds a singing frog in the cornerstone of an old build.
One froggy evening one froggy evening 1955 merrie melodies theatrical cartoon series by dave koch. Frog animated production information from the warner bros. Frog is a minor character who has appeared on occasion in the looney tunes film shorts, having debuted in one froggy evening in 1955, and has the most prominence as the mascot of the wb network and its programming block kids wb. You also get lots of great bonus material on each disc, which is what i really like about these looney tunes. Our tribute includes the tcm premiere of three jones cartoons. Frog in a box in the cornerstone of a building and sees him singing. It contains 60 looney tunes and merrie melodies cartoons and numerous supplements. One froggy evening wikimili, the free encyclopedia.
The short, partly inspired by a 1944 cary grant film entitled once upon a time involving a dancing caterpillar in a small box, marks the debut of michigan j. Heres one great and unusual cartoon, possibly the highest form of this great art ever. Digital media maven and radio personality, kim komando, recently selected chuck joness 1955 masterpiece, the animated short film one froggy evening as her favorite cartoon of all time. The united artists film marty won the academy award for best picture for 1955. This causes the officer to arrest the man and have him committed to an asylum. One froggy evening 1955 merrie melodies theatrical. Duck amuck 1953, one froggy evening 1955 and whats opera, doc. One froggy evening top 100 greatest looney tunes cartoons. This popular short contained a wide variety of musical. Take a look and see what others have said about one froggy evening.
Frogs songs are the only dialogue in this film, which also features. A festival of animated shorts turner classic movies. Complete national film registry listing film registry. This is a reference to joseph wilber listed as joseph p wilber in the film daily yearbook from the late 30s to the early 50s, the comptroller for leon schlesinger prod and then for warner bros cartoons inc. A man futilely struggles to make his fortune with a frog that sings and dances, but only when it is alone with the owner.
Overview of one froggy evening, 1955, with at turner classic movies. This popular short contained a wide variety of musical entertainment, with songs ranging from hello. Jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. Cartoon pictures and video for one froggy evening 1955. Volume 2 is a dvd box set that was released by warner home video on november 2, 2004. Animation studio stopped using the twohole punched paper circa 1953, two years before the release of this national film registry selection of course, its possible that there was twohole. Frog songs from the 1955 one froggy evening cartoon.
The short film was released in early 1953 by the vitaphone corporation, the short subject division of warner bros. Disc 4 more early 40s and 50s stuff including one froggy evening alltime great, show biz bugs, and whats opera doc. Duck amuck is an american animated cartoon short directed by chuck jones and produced by warner bros. One froggy evening 1955 chuck jones c 1955 warner bros.
And despite only appearing in one short during the golden age of animation, michigan j. Watch one froggy evening from merrie melodies on video. A man futilely struggles to make his fortune with a frog that sings and dances, but only when it is alone with the. Download pdf copies of the entire list of registry titles sorted alphabetically or by year of release. Frogs dance from the 1950s merrie melodies cartoon, one froggy evening. He is a frog with quite a talent for singing andor dancing. Earliest known original model drawing by chuck jones for his 1955 masterpiece, one froggy evening. One froggy evening is a 1955 merrie melodies short directed by chuck jones. One froggy evening 1955 a man tries desperately to strike it rich with a talented frog that can sing and dance, but the owner is the only one who ever sees it perform.
He then sees a theater for rent, takes out his life savings, and has michigan sing on stage. One froggy evening gets the job done in complete silence. It stars daffy duck, who is tormented by a seemingly sadistic, unseen animator, who constantly changes. The officer finds the man sitting on the bench with the now silent frog. Frog has gone on to become one of the most recognized characters in the business, and was featured as the mascot for. In region 1, discs 3 and 4 were also released separately as the more. Complete national film registry listing sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column. One froggy evening is an approximately sevenminute long technicolor animated short film written by michael maltese and directed by chuck jones, with musical direction by milt franklyn.