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Have You Got Any Castles? (1938)
Directed by Frank Tashlin
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Another entry in the “books come alive” subgenre, with possibly more books coming alive than any other. We begin with some musical numbers, notably the various pages of Green Pastures all joining in on a song, The Thin Man entering The White House Cookbook and exiting much fatter, and The House of Seven (Clark) Gables singing backup to Old King Cole. The Three Musketeers break loose, become Three Men on a Horse, grab the Seven Keys to Baldpate, and set the Prisoner of Zenda free. They are soon chased by horsemen from The Charge of the Light Brigade and Under Two Flags and beset by the cannons of All Quiet on the Western Front. All this disturbs the sleep of Rip Van Winkle, who opens Hurricane so that everyone is (all together now) Gone with the Wind.
Rated NR | Length 7 minutes
Actors
Mel Blanc | Delos Jewkes | Tedd Pierce | Georgia Stark
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/10/2024 | Phone | Streaming | Video on Demand | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
Fired this one up bc I thought it may have some Christmas elements to it. It does not but it is one of the best Merrie Melodies / Looney Tunes cartoons. It was from cartoons like this one where I learned “stuff” and this one is about great works of literature. ofc not everything connected when I was a wee lad but it was educational yet in a way that made me interested.
Looks like I viewed the uncensored version, too, which is on YouTube. I’d love to have a t-shirt or print of the monsters line-up (Mr. Hyde, Fu Manchu, Phantom, Frankenstein).
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