Coal Black And De Sebben Dwarfs (1943) - Merrie Melodies Theatrical Cartoon Series

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Coal Black And De Sebben Dwarfs

Coal Black And De Sebben Dwarfs

Alternate Title: So White And De Sebben Dwarfs

Coal Black And De Sebben Dwarfs (So White And De Sebben Dwarfs) (1943) - Merrie Melodies Theatrical Cartoon Series Coal Black And De Sebben Dwarfs

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  • Merrie Melodies Theatrical Cartoon SeriesTheatricalSeriesCartoon
  • Traditional Animation
  • Leon Schlesinger Studios
  • Distributed by: The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Cartoon Characters: So White, Queenie, Prince Chawmin', Seven Dwarfs, Mammy, Child, Worm, Hitman.
  • Voice Actors: Vivian Dandridge, Ruby Dandridge, Danny Webb, Leo 'Zoot' Watson.
  • Directed By Robert Clampett.
  • Produced By Leon Schlesinger.
  • Animated By Rod Scribner, Manuel Gould,Robert McKimson, Tom McKimson.
  • Music: Carl W. Stalling, Eddie Beals, Milt Franklyn.
  • Originally Released on January 16, 1943.
  • Originally Released Theatrically.
  • Running Time: 7:45 minutes.
  • Production Number: 827.
    MPAA: 8394
  • Color
  • U.S.A.  U.S.A.

Cartoon Summary:

A blackface parody of Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with a strong swing backbeat... and no apologies! Mammy (who resembles Aunt Jemima) tells her "Honey Child" the story of "So White" and the wicked Queen who "was as rich as she was mean." "She had...  (more)

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Alternate Title:

"So White And De Sebben Dwarfs (Working Title)."

According to Beck and Friedwald, Coal Black is a Bob Clampett masterpiece, and certainly one of the greatest Warner Bros. cartoons ever made. Sure to offend, but not to be ignored. In 1968, United Artists (then owners of the A.A.P. library of pre-1948...  (more)

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I am a (white) producer/director, entertainment attorney, and have had the task for many years of managing and directing African-American actresses. Interesting about Coal Black is that apart from some of the terminology, NOTHING has changed in regard to...  (read more)

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I am a huge fan of this cartoon for so many reasons. The music. The animation. The humor and WWII jokes. That cutie So White. The big lips on some of the characters hurt me at first, but then I was very able to get past that and see the positive of this...  (read more)

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It's been said that you can't know where you're going unless you know where you came from. This 1940s era cartoon, at the time it was released, was considered "OK" ... and kids today need to know that this era was an era of...  (read more)

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Coal Black is simply stunning for all the right artistic reasons, and--I like this particularly--they really shove it up Disney's [snout]-! My favorite WB classic.
I can't add much to what's already been written by others, but I would...  (read more)

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A masterpiece. A celebration of Jazz, Swing, and the American Spirit crammed into one of the most energetic pieces of animation ever made. Bob Clampett's legendary elastic animation style works perfectly. And So White ranks up there with Red Hot Riding...  (read more)

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