Don't Look Now (1936 film)

Don't Look Now is a 1936 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short film directed by Tex Avery.^[1] The short was released on November 7, 1936.^[2]

Don't Look Now
Directed by	Fred Avery
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Starring	Tex Avery Billy Bletcher Tommy Bond Bernice Hansen Martha Wentworth
Music by	Carl W. Stalling
Animation by	Bob Clampett Joe D'Igalo Virgil Ross
Color process	Technicolor
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	November 7, 1936 (1936-11-07)
Running time	7:42
Language	English

The film depicts a rivalry between the god Cupid and the demon Satan during Valentine's Day.

Plot

It portrays Valentine's Day. Cupid is making people fall in love, while Satan is doing everything possible to undermine the relationships.^[3]

Notes

• The original BR ending is lost because of the LaserDisc release of the 1995 dubbed version.^[4] It does not survive through CN Latin America, which means that the original print may be lost forever if WB doesn't restore the original negative.
• The original titles have been found in an eBay auction in 2007, but it is unknown if they will be acquired for future releases.^[5]

References

1. Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 50. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
2. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
3. "Don't Look Now (1936) – Merrie Melodies Theatrical Cartoon Series". The Big Cartoon Database.^{[dead link]}
4. "Looney Tunes: Title Goofs, Altered endings, Dubbed Versions, etc. Discussion". Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
5. "Warner Bros. Titles". Archived from the original on 2008-12-21. Retrieved 2016-10-25.

External links

• Don't Look Now at IMDb