We seem to have a Theme Week going here, the theme being "Warner Brothers cartoons directed by the late 'n' great Bob Clampett." This is A Corny Concerto and it was the WB team's response to Disney's Fantasia with Elmer Fudd assuming the role that Deems Taylor filled in the Disney film. Mr. Fudd displays somewhat more charisma than Mr. Taylor.
Fantasia, in case you're interested, had its world premiere on November 13, 1940. A Corny Concerto came out in August of 1943…and you have to wonder if by then, most people who saw the parody even knew what it was a parody of. Fantasia was not terribly successful so a lot of folks didn't see it. Others had probably forgotten it by the time the Clampett version appeared. Still, it's a pretty funny film even if you don't know the Disney effort.
Arthur Q. Bryan provided the voice of Fudd. Since Bugs Bunny has no dialogue, this makes it (I think) the only Bugs cartoon produced during Mel Blanc's lifetime that didn't require his services. Let's take a look at it.
