I Haven't Got a Hat
| I Haven't Got a Hat | |
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| Directed by | Isadore Freleng |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Music by | Bernard Brown |
| Animation by | Rollin Hamilton Jack King |
| Color process | Technicolor (two-color) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
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Running time | 7:09 |
| Language | English |
I Haven't Got a Hat is a 1935 animated short film, directed by Isadore Freleng for Leon Schlesinger Productions as part of the Merrie Melodies series.[1] Released on March 2, 1935, the short is notable for featuring the first appearance of several Warner Bros. cartoon characters, most notably future cartoon star Porky Pig. Beans the Cat, a minor Looney Tunes star in 1935-1936, also made his first appearance in this cartoon.[2]
I Haven't Got a Hat was one of the earliest Technicolor Merrie Melodies, and (because of Walt Disney's exclusive deal with Technicolor at the time) was produced using Technicolor's two-color process (red and green) instead of its more expensive and advanced three-strip process.
Production notes[edit]
Inspired by the Hal Roach Our Gang live-action shorts, the short introduces several new characters as grade school students in the hope that some would catch on.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 34. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 54. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ Schneider, Steve (1988). That's All, Folks!: The Art of Warner Bros. Animation. Henry Holt and Co. p. 43. ISBN 0-8050-0889-6.
Further reading[edit]
- Beck, Jerry. (2005) Audio commentary on "I Haven't Got a Hat" for the Warner Brothers' DVD set Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Volume 3 and Porky Pig 101.
External links[edit]
- I Haven't Got a Hat at IMDb
- I Haven't Got a Hat at the Big Cartoon Database
- I Haven't Got A Hat on the Internet Archive
- The cartoon
- 1935 films
- 1935 animated films
- 1935 comedy films
- 1930s color films
- Films scored by Bernard B. Brown
- Films scored by Norman Spencer (composer)
- Short films directed by Friz Freleng
- Beans the Cat films
- Porky Pig films
- Animated films set in schools
- Merrie Melodies short films
- Animated films about cats
- Animated films about birds
- Animated films about dogs
- 1930s Warner Bros. animated short films