Toy Town Hall Explained

Toy Town Hall
Director:I. Freleng
Story:Ben Hardaway
Animator:Bob McKimson
Sandy Walker
Starring:Bernice Hansen
Peter Lind Hayes[1]
Music:Carl W. Stalling
Producer:Leon Schlesinger
Distributor:Warner Bros.
Color Process:Technicolor
Runtime:7 min (one reel)
Language:English

Toy Town Hall is a 1936 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.[2] The short was released on September 19, 1936.[3]

Plot

A young tot is put to bed in the middle of listening to the Ben Bernie Orchestra on the radio. He falls asleep and dreams that his toys in the room become movie and radio stars who put on a version of Fred Allen's Town Hall Tonight, with a bunch of musical acts. At the end of the short, the youngster wakes up.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: RADIO ROUND-UP: Fred Allen . cartoonresearch.com . 18 July 2022.
  2. 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 . 49.
  3. Book: Lenburg . Jeff . The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . 1999 . Checkmark Books . 0-8160-3831-7 . 6 June 2020 . 104–106.