Book Revue

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As the literary characters come to life in a bookstore at night, Daffy Duck sings and dances before being chased by the Big Bad Wolf.As the literary characters come to life in a bookstore at night, Daffy Duck sings and dances before being chased by the Big Bad Wolf.As the literary characters come to life in a bookstore at night, Daffy Duck sings and dances before being chased by the Big Bad Wolf.

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7.1/10

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Mel Blanc

Daffy Duck
(voice)
(uncredited)
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Bea Benaderet

Bobby-Soxer
(voice)
(uncredited)
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Sara Berner

Mrs. Aldrich
(voice)
(uncredited)
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Richard Bickenbach

Various
(voice)
(uncredited)

Robert C. Bruce

Henry the VIII
(uncredited)

Stan Freberg

Frank Sinatra
(voice)
(uncredited)
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The Sportsmen Quartet

Vocalists
(voice)
(uncredited)

Director
- Robert Clampett
Writer
- Warren Foster
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Trivia
Daffy Duck's impersonation is based on Danny Kaye, probably parodying his "Tchaikovsky and Other Russians" routine.

Goofs
As Daffy and Little Red Riding Hood are dancing at the end, the dancers in the background suddenly disappear.

Quotes
Daffy Duck: Swing music. Jazz. Phooey! Ah, bublichas, how difference in my native willage. Soft music, wiolins, the happy peoples sitting on their balalaikas, playing their samovars. And then, there was Cucaracha. Ah, Cucaracha: so round, so firm, so fully packed, and so easy on the draw. They would sink to me a little gypsy love song, like this. Listen. CUCARA-CHA! Cucaracha, cucaracha - hoo hoo hoo hoo! Cucaracha, cucaracha - hoohoohoohoo!

Alternate versions
When this Looney Tunes cartoon was released to television as a Merrie Melodies/Blue Ribbon, the title was changed to "Book Review" and all the specific credits deleted. The original print with the correct title is available fully restored on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol. 2.

Connections
Featured in The Bob Clampett Show: Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid/A Gruesome Twosome/Book Revue (2000)

Soundtracks
Carolina in the Morning
(uncredited)
Music by Walter Donaldson
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Wacky version sung by Mel Blanc (as Daffy Duck) while doing his Danny Kaye impersonation
Also played when Daffy and Red Riding Hood are dancing

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10/10

the best 'books are alive' short I've seen

Daffy Duck stars in the surreal short that has all the books of a book store coming alive in humorous ways. Fawning over Frank Sinatra, whom Daffy seeks to steal the spotlight from with his Danny Kaye impersonation (and he succeeds I might add). He also goes up against the Big Bad Wolf in this great Robert Clampett short (and pretty much all of Clampetts work on Looney Tunes was indeed great, so for this to be one of the standouts is really saying something). This animated short can be seen on Disc 4 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2 and also features an optional commentary by Micheal Barrier.

My Grade: A+