Credits:
Supervision by - Rudolf Ising
Drawn by - Rollin Hamilton,
Larry Martin
Musical Score by - Frank Marsales
Summary:
A books-come-to-life
adventure, with Mr. Hyde chasing Alice (from Wonderland).
Description:
As an old man in a
rocking chair is reading Alice in Wonderland by his fireplace,
his clock strikes, prompting him to put the book aside and head towards
his bedroom. After he blows out his candle, Alice comes out of the book
and runs across the table to a radio. She turns it on and tunes into Art
Jarrett singing Johnny Green's "Three's a Crowd" [LT&MM].
As she dances by a copy of Robinson Crusoe, both Crusoe and His
Man Friday pop out and hum the title tune. Rip Van Winkle awakes from
his book and sways in time with the song as well. Alice opens up The
Three Musketeers, and the heroic trio emerge and continue the song,
with Friday joining in. Their Mills Brothers-like rendition is greeted
with applause from characters like Napoleon, Omar Khayyam, and Henry VIII
(who shouts "Whoopee!"). Suddenly Anthony steps out of Anthony
and Cleopatra and introduces master violinist Emperor Nero (complete
with a scene of Rome burning in the background). Cleopatra emerges from
the book and does a sexy dance to Nero's accompaniment. Alice next opens
up The Specialist, and follows this by calling for Uncle Tom
to come out of his book. "I'm Comin'!" shouts Tom, as he steps
into spotlight and sings "Got the South in My Soul" [LT&MM].
As Alice watches Tom, a very gruesome Mr. Hyde creeps out of Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde and snatches Alice from behind. Her cries for help are
answered by Tarzan, but Hyde turns away from him. Crusoe and Friday shoot
ink in Hyde's face, causing him to drop Alice. Two Romans blow fire up
Hyde's behind using a smoking pipe, and then Robin Hood uses his bow to
shoot lit matches at the villain. The Musketeers then use a pencil sharpener
to fire pen points at Hyde, who leaps into a box for safety. The characters
close up the box, and ceremoniously dump it into the trash, prompting
much celebration.
Notes:
- This is Warner
Bros. first of many books-come-to-life cartoons.
- Also heard on the
soundtrack: "One Step Ahead of My Shadow". [LT&MM]
Memorable
Scenes:
Video
Availability:
VHS: Inside
Termite Terrace, Vol. 2
Laserdisc: Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 2
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