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Hollywood Canine Canteen

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Hollywood Canine Canteen
Directed byRobert McKimson
Story byWarren Foster
StarringMel Blanc
Sara Berner
Paul Regan
Paul Corley
Richard Bickenbach
Robert Lyons[1]
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byCal Dalton
Don Williams
Richard Bickenbach
Art Davis
Backgrounds byRichard H. Thomas
Color processTechnicolor
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • April 20, 1946 (1946-04-20)
Running time
7:44
LanguageEnglish

Hollywood Canine Canteen is a 1946 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Robert McKimson.[2] The short was released on April 20, 1946.[3]

The cartoon features various caricatures of Hollywood film celebrities and famous jazz musicians of the day, all zoomorphized as dogs.

Plot

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The canine pets of Hollywood stars meet and decide they need their own nightclub. The cartoon tours the nightclub and presents a series of vignettes featuring dog-styled caricatures of Hollywood celebrities.

Notes

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There are many dog-styled caricatures of Hollywood personalities in this cartoon.

Home media

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References

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  1. ^ Scott, Keith (3 October 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media.
  2. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 166. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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