“Spooney Melodies”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

As noted above, only five were made in 1930 and 1931. According to The Vitaphone Project, which tracks the status of early Warner Bros. sound films, all five films survive; the four "Song'nata" entries were not produced in the sound-on-disk Vitaphone format, but all survive in 35mm form. The first short, which is the one most widely available, is approximately six minutes long and features art deco style animations combined with film of the live-action performer (in this case, organist Milton Charles). The music for the first short was arranged by Frank Marsales, who was also the composer of the music for the earliest Looney Tunes, produced at approximately the same time as "Cryin' for the Carolines." For its time those shorts are considered to be innovative and could be considered to be one of the earliest music videos. Production on this series ceased in 1931, and it was replaced with an animation-only series called Merrie Melodies in 1931, also produced by Leon Schlesinger.

Spooney Melodies/Song'nata — 5 titles

Title

Director

Release date

LTGC availability (all as special features)

Notes

Cryin' for the Carolines

Unknown

1930-12-XX}}

LTGC Volume 1, Disc 3 (part of ToonHeads: The Lost Cartoons)
LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3

A 5:45 short featuring Milton Charles, "The Singing Organist." The only short released under the "Spooney Melodies" series title. Vitaphone release 4191^[3].

Just a Gigolo

Unknown

1931-5-XX}}

Pending release announced in May, 1931.^[4] Vitaphone release 4817.}}

Say a Little Prayer for Me

Unknown

1931-7-XX}}

Reviewed in Film Daily, July 19, 1931. Running time listed as 6 minutes, Cameron Crosbie at the organ, Dorothy Vogel singing the title song. Vitaphone release 4888.}}

When Your Lover Has Gone

Unknown

1931-9-XX}}

Vitaphone release 4668}}

For You

Unknown

1931-12-XX}}

Vitaphone release 4957}}

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoony|title=spoony|publisher=Merriam-Webster|accessdate=2012-05-12}} A contemporary colloquialism meaning unduly sentimental.
2. ^{{cite book|last1=Liebman|first1=Roy|title=Vitaphone Films: A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts|publisher=MacFarland. Each of the films listed in the chart above is referenced in this book, with Vitaphone release number, under their title, but under the series designation "Song'nata."}}
3. ^{{cite book|last1=Liebman|first1=Roy|title=Vitaphone Films: A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts|date=2003|publisher=MacFarland}}
4. ^{{cite news|title=Film Daily|issue=May 31, 1931}}

2 : Film series|Film series introduced in 1930