In Porky the Gob (1938), the captain’s shoes lose their shadow and turn a lighter colour, then the feet disappear altogether for one frame.
Carl Stalling liked putting J.S. Zemecnik’s work in his scores in his first year or so at the studio “Traffic” is heard several times on the sound track, and there’s a good portion of “Battle Music Number 9” at the end. And there are the usual Warners’ sea-going favourites, such as “Song of the Marines” (Warren-Dubin). I think that’s Danny Webb doing a deep voice for the captain at the start.
Strangely J.S.Zamacnik's work, being for Sam Fox Librayr, goes before WB used the Capitol Hi-Q music, possible that JS ghost wrote some of those Sam Fox pieces used in HB, like the circus music in Huck's second season-postman encounter with that wheezy laugh dog, "Postman Panic's" seocnd season followup (I've completely forgotten the Huckleberry Hound cartoon title, but it has the dog as named Mr.Muggins in that ine, and the piece is that circus piece as the dog jumps on a trampoline, clonfounding our beloved blue dog). Since Huck and the others, save for Ruff and Reddy were in the funny Warner Brothers cartoon tradition and even had, like my example I gave..it wouldn't surprise ME if the J.S.Zacmecknic or whoever tunes included the mysterious chase and stuff and even the mysterios with the wah wah..:) Any way nice post. S:pekaing of dogs..save for Porky, the above shows how dogs in cartoons really became the most used animal..very funny cartoon..and remember-"Last one in's a Softie". This is a remake of one of the last pre-Blanc Porky's, LITTLE BEAU PORKY...:) SC Hoe you had a happy Thanksgiving..
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