
Supervision: I. Freleng
Animation: Cal Dalton
Music: Carl W. Stalling
Story: Ben Hardaway
Series: Merrie Melodies
Release Date: March 30, 1940
Production Number: 9365
MPAA Number: 5395
Synopsis: In the deep South of Kentucky, just before the war, we find our heroine, Crimson O'Hairoil, waiting patiently for her beloved Ned Cutler to propose. Ned is played here by Elmer Fudd, so she may have a long wait. Before he can ask her his important question, war breaks out! Ned is a patriot, and dutifully joins the Confederate Army. What follows are a bunch of spot gags about war, including Hugh Herbert in a cameo as a worried general. Finally the war ends, and Ned gets to tell Crimson what he really wanted... his parking ticket validated.
Video Availability: The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 3 Laserdisc
Music Used:
Dixie (Daniel Decatur Emmett) (disputed). Circa 1850.
My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night (Stephen Foster). 1853.
Am I Blue? (Grant Clarke/Harry Akst). 1929.
Beautiful Dreamer (Stephen Foster). 1864.
Oh! Susanna (Stephen Foster). 1848.
Old Black Joe (Stephen Foster). 1853.
The Old Grey Mare (Traditional). Circa 1843.
You're In The Army Now (Traditoinal).
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (Louis Lambert). 1863.
Are You from Dixie ('Cause I'm from Dixie Too) (Jack Yellen/George Cobb). 1915.
Light Cavalry Overture (Franz von Suppé). 1866.
Battle Cry of Freedom (George Root). 1862.
Trivia:
The cartoon has not appeared on television or on video/DVD for many years, and even when it did it was censored to remove all the black caricatures.
Elmer Fudd is still pretty Eggheadey here.