Hollywood Capers

Hollywood Capers
Title card
Directed byJack King
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringTommy Bond
Bernice Hansen
Billy Bletcher
Music byNorman Spencer
Animation byRollin Hamilton
Charles Jones
Color processBlack-and-white
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Productions
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • October 19, 1935 (1935-10-19)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hollywood Capers is a 1935 American animated comedy short film directed by Jack King. It was released on October 19, 1935.[1] It is the 62nd film in the Looney Tunes series and the second cartoon to star Beans.[2] The film is in the public domain after Warner Bros. Pictures failed to renew the copyright in 1963.[3]

Plot

It is a normal day at Warmer Brothers Studios in Hollywood. A caricature of W. C. Fields gives a cigar to a guard, and after failing to light it, takes it back. Beans attempts to enter the studio, but his car is sent flying into a tree, causing it to explode. While a caricature of Charlie Chaplin enters, Beans disguises himself as Oliver Hardy, and passes through the gate without causing suspicion.

Taking off his cover, Beans enters a sound stage where Oliver Owl is directing a film. Looking from a catwalk, Beans watches Little Kitty perform a musical number with numerous individuals, including a talented turtle piano player. During a scene where she rebuffs an actor's pursuits, Beans falls on top of the actor, much to the annoyance of Oliver, who tosses Beans away. Beans enters a scene room where a Frankenstein-like robot is on the table. While he fearfully moves back, the cat lands on a switch. As a result, the robot activates and rises.

The robot goes on a rampage and everyone flees the studio. Beans tries to whack it with an iron bar, but the robot is very sturdy and throws him across the sound stage. When Beans lands next to a giant fan, he turns it on, generating a strong wind towards the robot. The robot resists the draft, but walks straight into the fan and gets smashed to pieces.

Home media

The short was released on disc 2 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 DVD set.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 54. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 40. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. ↑ "Looney Tunes in the Public Domain". The Ultimate Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Website. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Looney Tunes Golden Collection - Volume 3 - The Internet Animation Database". www.intanibase.com. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
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