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Hold Anything
Hold Anything
	A similar looking mouse using a goat to lift up a steel beam for Bosko (not pictured).
Directed by	Hugh Harman; Rudolf Ising
Produced by	Hugh Harman; Rudolf Ising; Associate Producer:; Leon Schlesinger
Starring	Bernard B. Brown; Rochelle Hudson; (both uncredited)
Music by	Frank Marsales
Animation by	Isadore Freleng; Norm Blackburn
Color process	Black and White
Production; company	Harman-Ising Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures; The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	August 15, 1930; (earliest known date)
Running time	6:22
Language	English

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Hold Anything is the third title in the Looney Tunes series featuring Bosko.^[1] It was released as early as August 15, 1930.^[2]^[a] It is loosely based on the lost film Hold Everything, one of whose songs, "Don't Hold Everything," features prominently in the cartoon. It was directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising, and animated by Isadore "Friz" Freleng and Norman Blackburn.

Plot summary

The film features Bosko working on a construction site with a goat and several small mice (all of which bear a strong resemblance to Mickey Mouse; Harman and Ising had worked with Walt Disney for several years before joining Warner Bros.). After several minutes of relatively uneventful working (marked mainly by a song and dance sequence in which one of the mice is temporarily decapitated), Bosko spots his girlfriend, Honey, working in a nearby office building. After some brief flirtation, Bosko jumps down into Honey's office, pulls out a piece of sheet music, places it in Honey's typewriter, and begins playing the typewriter like a piano (Bosko types the words "Don't Hold Everything" before launching into the song). Meanwhile, back at the construction site, the goat eats a piece of a steam-powered machine and begins to float upward. Bosko reaches out the window and begins playing the goat like a calliope. The goat begins to float away, and as Bosko hangs on for his life, he accidentally grabs onto a set of udders and gets sprayed with milk, distracting him enough to lose his grip and fall onto a set of bricks. Bosko inexplicably divides into six miniature Boskos and begins playing the bricks as a xylophone before he reforms to his usual self and the cartoon irises out.

Later releases

The scene with the marching mice was later re-used in the Warner cartoon It's Got Me Again!, albeit with minor changes to the animation. Many decades later, a clip of Hold Anything was shown in the 2003 TV documentary Animated Century, which showcased over 100 animated films from 26 countries.^[3]

References

^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 57–58. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
^ "Hold Anything - Earliest Known Date". Press of Atlantic City. August 15, 1930. p. 9. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
^ "Hold Anything". IMDb.

Notes

^ It likely premiered on August 9, since new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays

External links

Hold Anything at IMDb
Watch Hold Anything on YouTube

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[1] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 57–58. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

[2] "Hold Anything - Earliest Known Date". Press of Atlantic City. August 15, 1930. p. 9. Retrieved January 6, 2025.

[4] "Hold Anything". IMDb.

[3] It likely premiered on August 9, since new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays

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+| image = Hold Anything (1930).webm
+| caption = A [[Mickey Mouse|similar looking mouse]] using a goat to lift up a steel beam for Bosko (not pictured).
 | director = [[Hugh Harman]]<br>[[Rudolf Ising]]
-| producer = Hugh Harman<br>Rudolf Ising<br>[[Leon Schlesinger]] (associate producer)
+| producer = Hugh Harman<br>Rudolf Ising<br>'''Associate Producer''':<br>[[Leon Schlesinger]]
-| starring = [[Carman Maxwell]]<br>[[Rochelle Hudson]]<br>(both uncredited)
+| starring = [[Bernard B. Brown]]<br>[[Rochelle Hudson]]<br><small>(both uncredited)</small>
 | music = [[Frank Marsales]]
-| animator = [[Friz Freleng|Isadore Freleng]]<br>[[Norm Blackburn]]
+| animator = [[Friz Freleng|Isadore Freleng]]<br>Norm Blackburn
 | studio = [[Harman and Ising|Harman-Ising Productions]]
-| distributor = [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[Vitaphone|The Vitaphone Corporation]]
+| distributor = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[Vitaphone|The Vitaphone Corporation]]
-| released = October 1930
+| released = {{Film date|1930|08|15}} <small>(earliest known date)</small>
 | color_process = Black and White
-| runtime = 6 minutes
+| runtime = 6:22
 | language = English
 }}
-'''''Hold Anything''''' was the third short in the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' series from [[Warner Bros.]], released to theaters in October 1930.<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=1}}</ref>  Featuring [[Bosko]] (the star of ''Looney Tunes'' shorts of that time),<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/56/mode/2up |pages=57-58}}</ref> it was loosely based on the [[lost film]] ''[[Hold Everything (1930 film)|Hold Everything]]'', one of whose songs, "Don't Hold Everything," features prominently in the cartoon. It was directed by [[Hugh Harman]] and [[Rudolph Ising]], and animated by [[Friz Freleng|Isadore "Friz" Freleng]] and [[Norman Blackburn (animator)|Norman Blackburn]].
+'''''Hold Anything''''' is the third title in the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' series featuring [[Bosko]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=June 6, 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/56/mode/2up |pages=57–58}}</ref> It was released as early as August 15, 1930.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hold Anything - Earliest Known Date |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city-hold-anything-e/162419086/ |website=Press of Atlantic City |access-date=6 January 2025 |pages=9 |date=15 August 1930}}</ref>{{efn|It likely premiered on August 9, since new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays}} It is loosely based on the [[lost film]] ''[[Hold Everything (1930 film)|Hold Everything]]'', one of whose songs, "Don't Hold Everything," features prominently in the cartoon. It was directed by [[Hugh Harman]] and [[Rudolf Ising]], and animated by [[Friz Freleng|Isadore "Friz" Freleng]] and Norman Blackburn.
 == Plot summary ==
-The film features Bosko working on a construction site with a goat and several small mice (all of which bear a strong resemblance to [[Mickey Mouse]]; [[Harman and Ising]] had worked with [[Walt Disney]] for several years before joining Warner Bros.). After several minutes of relatively uneventful working (marked mainly by a song and dance sequence in which one of the mice is temporarily decapitated), Bosko spots his girlfriend, Honey, working in a nearby office building. After some brief flirtation, Bosko jumps down into Honey's office, pulls out a piece of [[sheet music]], places it in Honey's typewriter, and begins playing the typewriter like a piano (Bosko types the words "Don't Hold Everything" before launching into the song). Meanwhile, back at the construction site, the goat eats a steam-powered machine and begins to float upward. Bosko reaches out the window and begins playing the goat like a [[pipe organ]]. The goat begins to float away, and as Bosko hangs on for his life, he accidentally grabs onto a set of udders and gets sprayed with milk, distracting him enough to lose his grip and fall onto a set of bricks. Bosko inexplicably divides into six miniature Boskos and begins playing the bricks as a xylophone before he reforms to his usual self and the cartoon irises out.
+The film features Bosko working on a construction site with a goat and several small mice (all of which bear a strong resemblance to [[Mickey Mouse]]; [[Harman and Ising]] had worked with [[Walt Disney]] for several years before joining Warner Bros.). After several minutes of relatively uneventful working (marked mainly by a song and dance sequence in which one of the mice is temporarily decapitated), Bosko spots his girlfriend, Honey, working in a nearby office building. After some brief flirtation, Bosko jumps down into Honey's office, pulls out a piece of [[sheet music]], places it in Honey's typewriter, and begins playing the typewriter like a piano (Bosko types the words "Don't Hold Everything" before launching into the song). Meanwhile, back at the construction site, the goat eats a piece of a steam-powered machine and begins to float upward. Bosko reaches out the window and begins playing the goat like a [[calliope (music)|calliope]]. The goat begins to float away, and as Bosko hangs on for his life, he accidentally grabs onto a set of udders and gets sprayed with milk, distracting him enough to lose his grip and fall onto a set of bricks. Bosko inexplicably divides into six miniature Boskos and begins playing the bricks as a xylophone before he reforms to his usual self and the cartoon irises out.
 == Later releases ==
-The scene with the marching mice was later re-used in the Warner cartoon ''[[It's Got Me Again!]]'', albeit with minor changes to the animation. Many decades later, a clip of ''Hold Anything'' was shown in the 2003 TV documentary ''[[Animated Century]]'', which showcased over 100 animated films from 26 countries.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020983/</ref>
+The scene with the marching mice was later re-used in the Warner cartoon ''[[It's Got Me Again!]]'', albeit with minor changes to the animation. Many decades later, a clip of ''Hold Anything'' was shown in the 2003 TV documentary '''Animated Century''', which showcased over 100 animated films from 26 countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020983/|title = Hold Anything| website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>
 == References ==
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 == External links ==
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 * {{IMDb title|0020983}}
 * {{YouTube|e-ghTd-n6Fs|Watch ''Hold Anything''}}
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