"Bosco's Picture Show" (1933)

Warner Brothers' first cartoon star--- slap-happy "Bosko"--- puts on a second-rate picture show, in this depression-era B/W cartoon parody of the movie-going experience. As the 'toon opens, Bosko proves to be a master of the organ, playing and singing the hit tune of the day, "We're in the Money" to warm up the unseen "audience" in the theater. Next, the projector plays a cornucopia of mediocrity: First up, a mock news-reel "Out of Tone News: Sees All, Hears All, Smells All!". Among the phony headlines: a clip featuring boxer Jack Dempsey, caricaturized as "Jack Dumpsey". The Marx Brothers turn up, running around as dog catchers for a few seconds. Next we're treated to "Famous Screen Lover on European Vacation" which shows Jimmy Durante being chased by Adolf Hitler in Vienna, in a now-unfunny bit. Bosko then preps the audience for a "Haurel and Lardy" comedy short, which lampoons Laurel and Hardy, right up to the that famous music. The last of the vignettes starts off with a belching, buffoonish MGM lion. We see the Marx Brothers again, as well as damsell in distress "Honey", voiced by the lovely Rochelle Hudson. She did the voice of "Honey" (Bosko's girlfriend) in all of the Bosko toons. The end title card displays "A Looney Tune" in big lettering as Bosko takes a final bow, signing off with "That's All Folks!" (which would later be Porky's famous catchphrase). Unbelievably, I found lots of information on this vintage toon on the web. Enjoy! IMDb post | Wikipedia post | Big Cartoon Database | Ironically, Rockin Ed at The Mystery Train Wreck Blog published a post on this toon days just a few days ago | Toon Zone Article