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Cracked Ice
Cracked Ice
Directed by	Frank Tashlin
Story by	Jack Miller
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Starring	Mel Blanc; Tedd Pierce; Danny Webb
Music by	Carl W. Stalling
Animation by	Bob McKimson; Volney White
Layouts by	Griff Jay
Backgrounds by	Art Loomer
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	September 10, 1938;
Running time	7:41
Language	English

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Cracked Ice is a 1938 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin.^[1] The short was released on September 10, 1938.^[2]

Plot

A black bird is ice skating over barrels until it trips on one and falls into a hole. A pig named Mr. Squeal (based on W.C. Fields) is ice skating with a cigar until it hears the bird cry for help. Soon, they both start calling for assistance. A Saint Bernard comes out of its doghouse, putting on a sign reading "Gone with the gin", and assists with the cries for help. The Saint Bernard gets out the bird (which is frozen solid in an ice cube) and thaws the bird out. The dog gives it a margarita and the bird warms up. Mr. Squeal is jealous and pretends to drown. The Saint Bernard makes a margarita but gives it to himself. Mr. Squeal trades barbs with a heckler that sounds like Edgar Bergen's ventriloquist dummy Charlie McCarthy. Mr. Squeal then attempts to trick the Saint Bernard by using a magnet to attract a bowl of bones but the dog crashes into Mr. Squeal and the magnet hits a fish. The margarita comes out of the dog's barrel and the fish drinking it, only to get drunk. The fish swims around doing weird activities when the magnet attracts the roller skates on Mr. Squeal. The fish soon leads Mr. Squeal to an ice skating contest. The fish makes Mr. Squeal do amazing tricks. The judge declares Mr. Squeal is the winner of the ice skating contest and wins a trophy. Mr. Squeal is happy until the fish with the magnet attracts the trophy and swims away as the cartoon ends.

Home media

DVD:

Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4, Disc 2 (restored)
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Volume 2, Side 1 (unrestored)

Notes

This short has a special opening rendition of Merrily We Roll Along.

References

^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 76. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

External links

Cracked Ice at IMDb

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[Beck-1] Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 76. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[2] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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+|name=Cracked Ice
-==Description==
+|image=LTCrackedIceTC.png
-A black bird is ice skating over barrels until it trips on one and falls into a hole. A pig named Mr. Squeal is ice skating with a [[cigar]] until it hears the bird cry for help. Soon, they both start calling for assistance. A bulldog comes out of its doghouse, putting on a sign reading "Gone with the gin", and assists with the cries for help. The bulldog gets out the bird (which is frozen solid in an ice cube) and thaws the bird out. The dog gives it a margarita and the bird warms up. Mr. Squeal is jealous and pretends to drown. The bulldog makes a margarita but gives it to himself. Mr. Squeal then attemps to trick the bulldog by using a magnet to attrack a bowl of bones but the dog crashes into Mr. Squeal and the maggnet hits a fish. The margarita comes out of the dog's barrel and the fish drinkig it, only to get drunk.
+|caption=
+|director=[[Frank Tashlin]]
+|story=Jack Miller
+|animator=[[Robert McKimson|Bob McKimson]]<br>[[Volney White]]
+|layout_artist=Griff Jay
+|background_artist=Art Loomer
+|starring=[[Mel Blanc]]<br>[[Tedd Pierce]]<br>Danny Webb
+|producer=[[Leon Schlesinger]]
+|music=[[Carl W. Stalling]]
+|studio=[[Warner Bros. Cartoons|Leon Schlesinger Productions]]
+|distributor=[[Warner Bros.]]
+|released={{Film date|1938|09|10}}
+|color_process=[[Technicolor]]
+|runtime=7:41
+|language=English
+}}
+'''''Cracked Ice''''' is a 1938 [[Warner Bros.]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoon directed by [[Frank Tashlin]].<ref name=Beck>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=76}}</ref> The short was released on September 10, 1938.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/104/mode/2up |pages=104–106}}</ref>
+==Plot==
+A black bird is ice skating over barrels until it trips on one and falls into a hole. A pig named Mr. Squeal (based on W.C. Fields) is ice skating with a cigar until it hears the bird cry for help. Soon, they both start calling for assistance. A Saint Bernard comes out of its doghouse, putting on a sign reading "Gone with the gin", and assists with the cries for help. The Saint Bernard gets out the bird (which is frozen solid in an ice cube) and thaws the bird out. The dog gives it a margarita and the bird warms up. Mr. Squeal is jealous and pretends to drown. The Saint Bernard makes a margarita but gives it to himself. Mr. Squeal trades barbs with a heckler that sounds like Edgar Bergen's ventriloquist dummy Charlie McCarthy. Mr. Squeal then attempts to trick the Saint Bernard by using a magnet to attract a bowl of bones but the dog crashes into Mr. Squeal and the magnet hits a fish. The margarita comes out of the dog's barrel and the fish drinking it, only to get drunk. The fish swims around doing weird activities when the magnet attracts the roller skates on Mr. Squeal. The fish soon leads Mr. Squeal to an ice skating contest. The fish makes Mr. Squeal do amazing tricks. The judge declares Mr. Squeal is the winner of the ice skating contest and wins a trophy. Mr. Squeal is happy until the fish with the magnet attracts the trophy and swims away as the cartoon ends.
+==Home media==
+<!--Only list official releases-->
+DVD:
+*''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4]]'', Disc 2 (restored)
+*''[[The Golden Age of Looney Tunes]]'' Volume 2, Side 1 (unrestored)
+==Notes==
+*This short has a special opening rendition of ''[[Merrily We Roll Along (song)|Merrily We Roll Along]]''.
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+==External links==
+*{{IMDb title|30020}}
+[[Category:Merrie Melodies short films]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Carl Stalling]]
+[[Category:1938 films]]
+[[Category:1938 animated short films]]
+[[Category:Short films directed by Frank Tashlin]]
+[[Category:1930s English-language films]]
+[[Category:1930s American films]]
+{{MerrieMelodies-stub}}