Hobo Gadget Band Explained

Hobo Gadget Band is a 1939 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton[1] The short was released on June 17, 1939.[2] The voices in this cartoon were provided by Mel Blanc, Pinto Colvig and the Paul Taylor group.

Plot

A group of homeless men who reside in a hobo camp make their own musical instruments out of found objects, form a band, and audition for a radio program.

References

  1. Book: Beck . Jerry . Friedwald . Will . Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons . 1989 . Henry Holt and Co . 0-8050-0894-2 . 88.
  2. Book: Lenburg . Jeff . The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . 1999 . Checkmark Books . 0-8160-3831-7 . 6 June 2020 . registration . 104-106.