An American Indian boy and girl sing and dance in the forest along with the animals. Trouble begins when a fire threatens baby birds in their nest.An American Indian boy and girl sing and dance in the forest along with the animals. Trouble begins when a fire threatens baby birds in their nest.An American Indian boy and girl sing and dance in the forest along with the animals. Trouble begins when a fire threatens baby birds in their nest.
- Director
- Stars
Photos
- Moose
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
- Indian
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe American Indian girl's name is Minnehaha, the tragic heroine of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1855 poem, "The Song of Hiawatha."
- GoofsAs the American Indian boy tunes his radio, his feather disappears for a frame or two and then returns.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Indian Chief: [singing] When it comes to pale face enemies, I know only three.
Indians: Crosby, Columbo and Vallee!
Indian Chief: They made a million Indian women wish that they were free.
Indians: Crosby, Columbo and Vallee!
Indian Chief: Those crooning troubadours are stealing all our squawrs. / Now I know what has become of Sally. / And every time you kiss your girl, who is she thinking of?
Totem Pole: Crosby, Columbo and Vallee!
- Alternate versionsThis cartoon was colorized in 1992 by Turner Entertainment Company, with each frame traced over onto a cel. Each cel was then painted in color and photographed over a colored reproduction of each background.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Queen Was in the Parlor (1932)
'Crosby, Columbo and Vallee' is much more tasteful than one would think reading the summary. It is actually very innocent and good-natured and there is nothing offensive about it. It may not have the best or most eventful of stories, pretty lightweight, it does begin on a stale note, and it's not laugh-a-minute. There is a huge amount to like with 'Crosby, Columbo and Vallee', one will find themselves appreciating Crosby and Rudy Vallee and it will be a good introduction to the now unjustly underrated Ross Columbo.
The animation is very nicely done, nice atmospheric shadings, meticulously detailed backgrounds and remarkably smooth drawing for a cartoon so early. The music is full of energy and character, as well as being lushly and cleverly orchestrated. The main song is particularly catchy.
Furthermore, 'Crosby, Columbo and Vallee' has a lot of good moments, especially the fire scene and the Vallee impersonation (all the impersonation are on point, but this one in particular). Some of the cartoon is humorous and even more of it is sweet, with some drama and suspense when the fire breaks out.
All the characters are fun and endearing. They are well characterised in the voices too.
In conclusion, interesting and well done if not one of my favourites. 7/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Sep 6, 2017
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Merrie Melodies #8: Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee
- Production company
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- Runtime7 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1