| Bingo Crosbyana | |
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 The title card ofBingo Crosbyana. | |
| Directed by | I. Freleng |
| Story by | J.B. Hardaway (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Starring | Billy Bletcher Jerry Stewart |
| Music by | Norman Spencer |
| Animation by | Cal Dalton Sandy Walker |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 min (one reel) |
| Language | English |
Bingo Crosbyana is a 1936Warner Bros.Merrie Melodies cartoon short directed byFriz Freleng, and notable for its title song, composed by Sanford Green and with lyrics byIrving Kahal.[1] The short was released on May 30, 1936.[2]
The plot revolves around a group of fun-lovinganthropomorphicinsects which have taken over a kitchen. The female insects promptly become enthralled by acrooning show-off of a fly, Bingo Crosbyana, "the crooning hit of allHavana", a caricature of the singerBing Crosby, who incurs the jealous resentment of their boyfriends. Bingo, however, literally shows his colors (yellow) when aspider invades the kitchen, leaving Bingo to cower in fear inside a roll of wax paper. After the boyfriends team up to trap the spider on a sheet offly paper, Bingo emerges from the wax paper roll and attempts to resume his braggadocio, only to be put in his place decisively.
Bingo Crosbyana was one of twoWarner Bros. cartoons (along withLet It Be Me) which Bing Crosby initiated lawsuits to suppress because they portrayed him in what Crosby considered a defamatory light. In this case, he objected to his portrayal as a vainglorious coward and to the imitation of his voice.[3]
According toThe Hollywood Reporter,Paramount Pictures was suing Warner Bros. alongside Crosby. Their law firm wanted the distribution of the film to cease. Apparently they lost their case.[3]
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