Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Tobias Burrows It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Vimacone Tex Avery arrived at Schlesinger's in 1935 after working a few years as an animatir at the Lantz studio. Although no studio records exist anymore, Tex evidently made a strong impression on the studio very early on as he started directing the prestigious Technicolor Merrie Melodies almost immediately. He was the 2nd director to be given this status. MISS GLORY was the first Merrie Melody he directed.While the formula of having to plug a song compromised Tex's objective for comedy, this short has been celebrated for its art deco backgrounds and character designs. It's almost like The New Yorker magazine in movement. It's really a one of a kind film for Tex, although this was very much in vogue for the 30s. I wonder what the full story is for the collaboration with the credted art director.Reportedly Tex didn't care for this short, like most of his earlier efforts, which is really a shame, because this the most outstanding WB cartoons for early 1936; When most of the ouput was still in a mediocre stage. A short like this would have been more appreciated by Freleng and no doubt Tashlin, who utilized the art deco style to the fullest extent. But Avery pulled the style off very well. Aling with I LOVE TO SINGA, this short is an early Avery masterpiece.

charlytully I'd never seen the short 'toon PAGE MISS GLORY until this week (or if I did, it was so long ago that all I retain is a subliminal memory of the denouement), but the cartoon people reminded me of the ubiquitous long-nosed "Kilroy was here" WWII graffiti drawing and also of the cartoon work of Robert Crumb, who emerged in director Terry Zwigoff's 1994 documentary CRUMB as perhaps the most extreme American misogynist NOT behind bars. It's been 15 years since I viewed CRUMB, so I cannot remember if Robert lists PAGE MISS GLORY as an influence. Given what happens to the hapless bellboy Abner in the 1936 'toon, culminating in a comeuppance from the least of females, perhaps it's not stretching a point to speculate this cartoon may have permanently messed up Robert Crumb's psyche.

Lee Eisenberg The overblown musicals of the 1930s easily set themselves up to get parodied (in my opinion, it was outright inappropriate of Hollywood to make these sorts of movies given that the country was in the midst of the Great Depression). One spoof was Tex Avery's "Page Miss Glory", which has also been known simply as "Miss Glory" to avoid confusion with a movie by the same name. It portrays a bellhop in a hotel in Hicksville awaiting the arrival of a glamorous movie star. When she doesn't come, he dreams that he's a bellhop in an Art Deco hotel probably spoofing the average Fred Astaire flick. But boy does he have a surprise coming at the end! I've always liked how the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons poked fun at the popular culture of their eras. Granted, this is one of the rarer ones (I watched it on YouTube). Apparently, some of the characters are caricatures of the Warner Bros. animation staff (among them Chuck Jones). Either way, it's a pretty interesting relic of their early days.

pheed There's something about the idealized look of early animation that appeals to me. This cartoon (though I haven't seen it in years) presents a peek into the imaginary high-living, cosmopolitan lifestyle of the well-to-do in the 1930's. The music is memorable, the drawing and shading are gorgeous. If you're anything like me this cartoon will have you longing for a life which only exists in our dreams.