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Cartoon: Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land, 1931

Cartoon: Hittin’ the Trail for Hallelujah Land, 1931

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Hittin’ the Trail for Hallelujah Land is a 1931 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated cartoon directed by Rudolf Ising. The short was released on November 28, 1931, and stars Piggy. The minimal storyline centers on the plucky Piggy’s efforts to rescue his girlfriend and a doglike Uncle Tom from perilous predicaments and villains. The short’s use of the racial epithet… Read more →

Cartoon: You Don't Know What You're Doin'!, 1931

Cartoon: You Don’t Know What You’re Doin’!, 1931

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You Don’t Know What You’re Doin’! is a 1931 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon short directed by Rudolf Ising. The short was released on October 21, 1931, and stars Piggy, one of the series’ early recurring characters. The film is perhaps one of the most amusing and effective of the cartoons from the studio’s earliest years. Buy a subscription to… Read more →