Ups 'n Downs
| Ups 'n Downs | |
|---|---|
 Still taken from the feature | |
| Directed by | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising |
| Produced by | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising Associate Producer: Leon Schlesinger |
| Starring | Johnny Murray (uncredited) |
| Music by | Frank Marsales |
| Animation by | Rollin Hamilton Paul J. Smith |
| Color process | Black-and-white Color Systems, Inc. (1973 Korean redrawn three-strip color edition with "Kindly Leave the Stage" music and had a cut endings) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 6:50 (1931 version) 5:50 (1950's version) 6:10 (1973 version) |
| Language | English |
Ups N' Downs is the eighth title in the Looney Tunes series featuring Bosko.[1] It was released as early as January 31, 1931.[2] It is directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising,[3] while the film score was written by Frank Marsales.
Plot
[edit]Bosko is working as a hot dog salesman at a fair, and is determined to win the fair's race with his self-built mechanical horse. Despite fierce competition from riders and their legislate horses, along with the efforts of a cheating jockey who uses his spit and even a hand grenade to hinder Bosko, Bosko crosses the finish line using his horse's extendable neck and is crowned the winner of the race.
Alternate version and ending
[edit]When the cartoon was re-released by pirate distributor Astra TV in the 1950s, it was renamed Off to the Races. Since it was sourced from an incomplete copy, the cartoon abruptly ends with the hand grenade going off, and cutting to a "THE END" title card.[4] The 1973 redrawn colorized version was also sourced from the same incomplete copy, and thus has a significantly different ending produced; the hand grenade destroys Bosko's mechanical horse, but also sends him flying into the cheating jockey and knocks him off his own horse, which Bosko is then able to use to win the race.[5]
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. 3. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ "Ups 'n Downs - Earliest Known Date". The Commercial Appeal. January 31, 1931. p. 7. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 57–58. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ "Cartoon Carnival #1". YouTube. June 15, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ "Radio & Television Packagers Redrawns Part 3". YouTube. February 20, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Ups 'n Downs at IMDb
- Ups 'N Downs - 1931 Looney Tunes on YouTube
- Looney Tunes: Ups 'n Downs (1931, Redrawn) on YouTube