Have You Got Any Castles?
| Have You Got Any Castles? | |
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| Merrie Melodies series | |
The 1947 Blue Ribbon reissue title card.
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| Directed by | Frank Tashlin |
| Produced by |
Leon Schlesinger (uncredited on 1947 release) |
| Story by | Jack Miller |
| Voices by |
All uncredited:
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| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by |
Ken Harris Phil Monroe (Archive Footage-uncredited) Paul T. Smith (Archive Footage-uncredited) |
| Distributed by |
The Vitaphone Corporation Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 25, 1938 (Original) February 1, 1947 (Blue Ribbon Reissue) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 7 minutes 23 seconds |
| Language | English |
All uncredited:
Have You Got Any Castles? is a seven-minute animated short film released to theaters by Warner Bros. on June 25, 1938. Directed by Frank Tashlin, the film was a part of the Merrie Melodies series produced by Leon Schlesinger and distributed by Vitaphone. It was re-issued into the "Blue Ribbon Classics" series on February 1, 1947, with the question mark removed from the title. The plot of the film centers around characters from well-known works of fiction coming to life in a library whose owner has just closed the facility for the night.
The cartoon entered the public domain in 1966 when its last rightsholder, United Artists Productions (successor-in-interest to Associated Artists Productions), failed to renew the original copyright within the required 28-year period. It is also on 50 Classic Cartoons Volume 3.
The original song is from the film "Varsity Show" (1937) Music by Richard A. Whiting, lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
The daily publication Film Daily called the short a "fine fantasy", and gave it the following review:
"The story takes place in a library, with all the characters coming to life from well known works of fiction, both classical and modern. Rip Van Winkle is the center of interest, as he cannot continue sleeping with the noise. Finally he gets The Hurricane to blow all the noise-makers back into the covers of their books again, and he goes peacefully to sleep. The final titles show the pop book Gone with the Wind. Produced by Leon Schlesinger. Story by Jack Miller. Animation by Ken Harris. In Technicolor."
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