tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917473912378530721.post2436117860112334420..comments2023-12-01T00:18:59.575-05:00Comments on Cartoons of 1939: 109 Slap Happy ValleyTedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783618617749580841noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917473912378530721.post-33466528907296805562013-03-20T22:02:19.482-04:002013-03-20T22:02:19.482-04:00"Slap-happy Valley," with its suggestion..."Slap-happy Valley," with its suggestion of punch-drunkenness, is less cheesy than Happy Valley, gentle home of irony-free warmth and bliss.ramapithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751343744514656549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917473912378530721.post-27849444683313150902012-12-03T08:58:36.429-05:002012-12-03T08:58:36.429-05:00So, you're of the opinion that the title "...So, you're of the opinion that the title "Slap-happy Valley" is somehow less cheesy than something else?<br />(Also, part of the idea behind the year blogs is they're always sitting out there for people to get information about a cartoon; there's always a chance someone will see it.)Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14783618617749580841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917473912378530721.post-87444130939710992452012-12-03T05:12:10.283-05:002012-12-03T05:12:10.283-05:00[Added two years late: will anyone see it?]
Micke...[Added two years late: will anyone see it?]<br /><br />Mickey and the Beanstalk was in production in 1941 as a full-length feature of its own. It was only much later cut and edited down. "Slap-happy Valley," certainly in keeping with Disney's less cheesy prewar flavor, may have been an intended title at the time.<br />The song "Fe-fi-fo-fum" is still in the film as (eventually) released.ramapithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751343744514656549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917473912378530721.post-75228013486557932492010-08-20T10:10:45.051-04:002010-08-20T10:10:45.051-04:00Paul Smith and Arthur Quezner both did music on Fu...Paul Smith and Arthur Quezner both did music on Fun and Fancy Free; Happy Valley was the name of the place in the Mickey and the Beanstalk segment. The movie was released in 1947; a 7 can easily be transcribed or wrongly OCRed as 1. Fe fi fo fum is something giants say. <br />Theory: Disney copyrighted the song before Fun and Fancy Free came out, when it may have been called Slap Happy Valley (or possibly that's just the whole name of the song), and the 1941 is just a transcription error.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14783618617749580841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917473912378530721.post-19664643225880310202010-08-20T06:37:02.930-04:002010-08-20T06:37:02.930-04:00Ted, there's a real oddity in the US govt. cop...Ted, there's a real oddity in the US govt. copyright catalogue for 1941:<br /><br />"Fe-fi-fo-fum; from Slap-happy Valley, w Arthur Quenzer, m Paul Smith. Copyright 1 c. Mar. 31, 1941; E ump. 253424; Walt Disney productions, Burbank, Calif."<br /><br />Did Disney make a short with the same title?<br /><br />As a side note, the same catalogue reveals Darrell Calker helped arrange the score for Disney's 'Reluctant Dragon' that year. I guess it's before he went to Lantz.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917473912378530721.post-65361178945784802912010-08-18T14:39:10.725-04:002010-08-18T14:39:10.725-04:00That "Garbo's long feet" gag was a S...That "Garbo's long feet" gag was a Schlesinger staple, as are the caricatures of Ned Sparks and Edna May Oliver, the prunefaced couple on skis.<br /><br />At times your blog makes me desperate to see some of the more obscure titles. As a fan of the late-'30's Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies, this is one of those times.Michael J. Haydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08072544837488259305noreply@blogger.com