Malibu Beach Party
| Malibu Beach Party | |
|---|---|
| Merrie Melodies series | |
| Directed by | I. Freleng |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Story by | Jack Miller |
| Voices by |
Jack Lescoulie (uncredited) Sara Berner (uncredited) Mel Blanc (uncredited) Danny Webb (uncredited) Marie Greene (uncredited) |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Gil Turner |
| Distributed by |
Warner Bros. Vitaphone |
| Release date(s) | September 14, 1940 (USA) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 8:12 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Ceiling Hero |
| Followed by | Stage Fright |
Malibu Beach Party is an American one-reel animated cartoon short subject in the Merrie Melodies series, produced in Technicolor and released to theaters on September 14, 1940 by Warner Bros. and Vitaphone. It was produced by Leon Schlesinger and directed by I. Freleng, with musical supervision by Carl W. Stalling. It is a parody of the very popular radio comedy series, The Jack Benny Show.
Malibu Beach Party marks the first use of the yellow concentric circles in the opening Merrie Melodies logo as well as the last use of the opening theme's early orchestration.
As "Avalon" is heard in the background, the on-screen invitation states, below the initials "JB", "You are cordially invited to attend a Beach Party at the Malibu Beach Home of JACK BUNNY". A coupon attached to the bottom of the invitation announces that, "THIS COUPON and 50¢ entitles the bearer to a free 25¢ blue plate lunch. DANCING • SWIMMING • DINING". A wide view is presented of three beach houses by the ocean. Caricatured figures of Jack Benny (voiced by unbilled Jack Lescoulie) and Mary Livingstone (voiced by unbilled Sara Berner), wearing beach outfits, are standing on their front porch. Mary suggests that Jack's bathing suit is, in fact, his underwear and, upon Jack's reply that "it's the same kind Robert Taylor wears", she retorts that Taylor's suit had a better filling.
The initial caricatured arrivals are Bob Hope (to the tune of "California, Here I Come"), followed by (as "God Save the Queen" plays) Bette Davis (dressed as the Virgin Queen from her vehicle The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, released by Warners ten months earlier, in November 1939) and (as "Cheyenne" is heard) Andy Devine (who was a key supporting player in Benny's May 1940 vehicle, Buck Benny Rides Again), exclaiming, "Hiya, Buck! Hee-hee-hee-hey!"
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