One More Time (1931 film)

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One More Time
Foxy One More Time.jpg
Foxy reprimanding a driver that ran him over
Directed by Rudolf Ising
Produced by Hugh Harman
Rudolf Ising
Leon Schlesinger
StarringRudolf Ising
Rochelle Hudson
Music by Abe Lyman
Frank Marsales
Animation by Isadore Freleng
Paul Smith
Color process Black-and-white
Color Systems, Inc.
(1973 Korean redrawn three-strip color edition with different stock music and sounds added)
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • August 8, 1931 (1931-08-08) [1]
(earliest known date)
Running time
7:01 (1931)
5:36 (1973)
Language English

One More Time is the second title in the Merrie Melodies series, and stars Foxy as a Prohibition-era cop. [2] It was released as early as August 11, 1931. [1] [a] It is directed by Rudolf Ising. [3]

Contents

This is one of only three Merrie Melodies cartoons to star Foxy; the other two are Lady, Play Your Mandolin! and Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! .

It will enter the public domain on January 1, 2027 in accordance with current copyright laws.

Plot

The video for the short

The cartoon shows police officer Foxy who deals with armed criminals, traffic violations, and Roxy's huge dog. The main action involves a group of gangsters kidnapping Roxy while making their getaway; Foxy chases them on a mechanical horse, rescues Roxy, and puts the criminals in jail—only to be shot in the back by a crow.

Colorized Version

A copy of the short was sent to South Korea in 1973 to be redrawn in color, being renamed On Duty. However, the copy was missing its audio. As a result, the short was filled with stock music and sound effects and contained no dialogue. [4]

Home media

One More Time is available on Disc 3 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6.

Notes

  1. ↑ Archived from an August 11 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays. It could've actually premiered on August 1.

References

  1. 1 2 "One More Time - Earliest Known Date". Daily News. August 11, 1931. p. 19. Retrieved January 16, 2025. Lock-green.svg
  2. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 83. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 6. ISBN   0-8050-0894-2.
  4. ↑ "One More Time (Redrawn)". December 29, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
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