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One More Time is a 1931 black-and-white Merrie Melodies cartoon short produced by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising and animated by Friz Freleng and Paul J. Smith. The film is seven minutes in length. It stars Foxy as a Prohibition-era cop dealing with various miscreants. This was Foxy's last theatrical appearance; he is believed by many to have been killed off on-screen at the end of the short, though he did make later appearances, showing that he actually is still alive and has somehow survived after this cartoon.
| One More Time | |
|---|---|
| Merrie Melodies (Foxy) series | |
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| Directed by | Rudolf Ising |
| Produced by | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising Leon Schlesinger |
| Music by | Abe Lyman Frank Marsales |
| Animation by | Friz Freleng Paul J. Smith |
| Studio | Harman-Ising Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date(s) | October 3, 1931 |
| Color process | Black-and-white (later redrawn colorized in 1973) |
| Running time | 7 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! |
| Followed by | You Don't Know What You're Doin'! |
A colorized version was produced in Korea by Fred Ladd, for Sunset Productions, the copyright holder at the time. It was made by re-drawing the cels and backgrounds. The animation in this version is inferior, since many drawings were left out, causing jerky movement.
Screenplay
The cartoon shows police officer Foxy who deals with armed criminals, traffic violations, and his girlfriend's huge dog. The main action involves a group of gangsters kidnapping Foxy's girlfriend while making their getaway; Foxy chases them on a mechanical horse, rescues his girlfriend, and puts the criminals in jail—only to be shot in the back by a crow.
Featured in the cartoon is the song One More Time which is the film's namesake. The song is composed by Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, and Ray Henderson. It was also featured in Radio Rhythm, an Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon released 68 days earlier.
One More Time is available on disc 3 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6.
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