Opening Night
- Studio
- Van Beuren Studios
- Distributor
- RKO Radio Pictures
Synopsis
It's opening night at the Roxy Opera House, and Cubby Bear is trying to get in. Eventually, he sneaks in and ends up conducting the orchestra! Thus follows an epic, animal-enacted version of "Faust."
Characters
Cubby Bear (Brownie Bear), Opera Star, Leading Lady
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Mannie Davis
Producing
- Producer
- George Stallings
Production notes
Cubby Bear (in subsequent releases, renamed Brownie Bear) was one of the many Mickey Mouse clones of the period.
In an off-color gag, an opera star (played by a small cat in pants) flies into the air and lands on his leading lady's sizable bosom, bouncing up and down on it three times before she catches him in her arms.
In an off-color gag, an opera star (played by a small cat in pants) flies into the air and lands on his leading lady's sizable bosom, bouncing up and down on it three times before she catches him in her arms.
Pictures
Reviews
Cubby Bear cartoons are fast becoming favorites!
This Cubby Bear "Aesop's Fables" cartoon takes the black & white Ub Iwerks cartoon formula & multiplies it by ten! Lots of great animals in enormous crowds going to see the opera at the Roxy. The cartoon begins with an unexplained Santa Claus flying through the night-sky, which then transitions into the whole opera scene. There is a hilarious Jewish elephant & big-wig hippo. This is one of my favorite styles of character design, so i like the Mickey Mouses, Boskos, Felixes & Flip the Frogs from this period alot as well.