Big Man from the North
| Big Man from the North | |
|---|---|
| 'Looney Tunes (Bosko) series | |
| Directed by | Hugh Harman |
| Produced by |
Hugh Harman & Rudolf Ising Leon Schlesinger |
| Voices by | Carman Maxwell (uncredited) |
| Music by | Frank Marsales |
| Animation by |
Isadore Freleng Robert Edmunds (credited as "By") |
| Studio | Harman-Ising Studios |
| Distributed by |
Warner Bros. The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date(s) | January 1931 (USA) |
| Color process | Black-and-white |
| Running time | 7 minutes, 30 seconds |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Box Car Blues (1930) |
| Followed by | Ain't Nature Grand! (1930/31) |
Big Man from the North is an American animated short film. It is a Looney Tune cartoon, featuring Bosko, the first star of the series. It was released in January 1931, although some sources give an unspecified date in 1930. It was, like most Looney Tunes of the time, directed by Hugh Harman; Frank Marsales was the musical director.
The iris opens to Mounted Police headquarters in a snowstorm. Within, we find the Sergeant, a pipe in his mouth, pacing the floor and occasionally spitting tobacco at a coal stove. He hears a knock at the door, and opens it for Bosko, the hero of the picture. Blown in by the wind, Bosko latches on to the sergeant's trousers; so intense is the wind that the sergeant cannot seem to close the door, and Bosko is so buffeted by the gust that the sergeant's pants follow him to the wall. Once the door is closed, the sergeant angrily confronts his inferior, who, embarrassed, hands the trousers back. But on to business! The sergeant shows Bosko a wanted poster bearing the legend "$5000 reward" and "Dead or Alive." "That's your man," growls the sergeant. Out into the cold and wind goes Bosko alone. Three dogs on a sled await their master, two of a proper size, one tiny. Bosko boards his chariot and yells "Mush!". The dogs thunder across the snowy hills, their legs sometimes extending to accommodate the valleys rather than their bodies simply descending and ascending with the steep slopes. The party crashes into the side of a saloon; the dogs are so tangled as to have become as one, and a disoriented Bosko sits uselessly on the cold ground for a few moments as they collect their bearings. We come with Bosko to the front entrance of the saloon and see again the poster shown to Our Hero by the sergeant. A nervous Bosko spit-shines his badge, readies two revolvers, and enters the bar. Within, Honey dances and scats to the delight of the patrons. Relaxing a moment, Bosko stows his small arms in his pants in order to revel with the customers; upon the table, he dances alongside Honey and scats in such a way that he sounds a bit like a trumpet. He then shows off on the piano, bouncing merrily on a compliant stool as beavers percussively accompany his playing by slapping their tails on the counter.
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