Magical Maestro
Studio: MGM Release Date : February 9, 1952 Series: Spike

Cumulative rating:
(6 ratings submitted)

Synopsis

A magician gets thrown out on his rear by an opera singer, so he disguises himself as the conductor for some hilarious revenge.

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Characters

Spike, the Dog
(Voice: Carlos Ramírez)

Credits

Note: "Unverified" credits may not be correct and should be taken with a grain of salt.

Director

Fred "Tex" Avery

Animator

Grant Simmons
Michael "Mike" Lah
Walter "Walt" Clinton

Story

Richard "Rich" Hogan

Music

Scott Bradley

Voices

Charles Dawson "Daws" Butler (unverified)
Paul Frees
Fred "Tex" Avery
Mary Kaye
Frank Ross
Norman Kaye

Producer

Fred Quimby

Music Sources

Rossini, Gioachino : "The Barber of Seville "
Jararaca and Vicente Paiva : "Mamãe Eu Quero "
Burton, Lane and Harold Adamson : "Everything I Have Is Yours "
Strauss, Johann : "Kunstlerleben, Op. 316 (Artist's Life) "


Broadcasters

Cartoon Network
MeTV

Distributor(s)

MGM

Cut Scenes

  • Gags involving Chinese and African-American stereotypes were removed for television.

Trivia

  • The conductor the magician switches clothes with is a caricature of the MGM animation composer Scott Bradley.

VHS

United States

Tex Avery's Screwball Classics

Laserdisc (CLV)

United States

Tex Avery's Screwball Classics
The Compleat Tex Avery

DVD

United States

Royal Wedding / The Belle of New York
Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2

BluRay Disc

United States

LooneyTunes Platinum Collection - Volume 2
Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2

Technical Specifications

Running Time: 6:31
Production No.: 228
MPAA No.: 13860
Animation Type: Standard (Hand-drawn-Cel) Animation
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Cinematographic Format: Spherical
Color Type: Technicolor
Negative Type: 35mm
Original Country: United States
Original Language: English
Print Type: 35mm
Sound Type: Mono: Western Electric Sound System

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