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The Girl at the Ironing Board

  • 1934
  • Approved
  • 7m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
211
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The Girl at the Ironing Board (1934)
AnimationComedyFamilyShort

Mysteriously, late at night, the laundry comes to life.Mysteriously, late at night, the laundry comes to life.Mysteriously, late at night, the laundry comes to life.

  • Director
    • Friz Freleng
  • Writer
    • Melvin Millar
  • Stars
    • Andy Andrews
    • The Rhythmettes
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    211
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Friz Freleng
    • Writer
      • Melvin Millar
    • Stars
      • Andy Andrews
      • The Rhythmettes
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    Andy Andrews
    • Comic Singer
    • (uncredited)
    The Rhythmettes
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    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Friz Freleng
    • Writer
      • Melvin Millar
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    5planktonrules

    Apparently, clothes DO make the man.

    "The Girl at the Ironing Board" is very typical of the early Looney Tunes cartoons. It has great black & white* animation and LOTS of singing. Many cartoons of the day featured a lot of singing and dancing...which is why these cartoons don't hold up as well as the more comedically minded cartoons of the 1940s and 50s.

    The short is set at a laundry. Soon after closing for the night, folks drop their clothing off through a night deposit window...and the clothes come to life and begin acting out a Dudley Dooright/Snidely Whiplash sort of fight over a girl's set of clothes. It's all quite strange...even by cartoon standards.

    So is it good? Well, it's pretty much a one-gag cartoon....well animated but pretty dull.

    *The only true full-color cartoons of the period were made by Disney. While a few studios (including Looney Tunes) experimented with color, they were forced to use the inferior two-color process film (like Cinecolor) because Disney signed an exclusive contract with Technicolor to use their new three-color film...which gave a fuller and true color look to the cartoons.

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    • Trivia
      The animated film was probably inspired by Busby Berkeley's musical production number "The Girl at The Ironing Board" in the 1934 musical "Dames," which featured a version of the same song and also had dancing long underwear and union suits.
    • Connections
      Edited into Billboard Frolics (1935)
    • Soundtracks
      The Girl at the Ironing Board
      Music by Harry Warren

      Lyrics by Al Dubin

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    FAQ1

    • Which series is this from: Merrie Melodies or Looney Tunes?

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    • Release date
      • August 23, 1934 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Merrie Melodies #10 (1933-1934 Season): The Girl at the Ironing Board
    • Production company
      • Leon Schlesinger Studios
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    • Runtime
      • 7m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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