Boom Boom Backgrounds

Background artists and scenic layout men were never identified for the first dozen-plus years on Warner Bros. cartoons, so the screen doesn’t tell us who is responsible for these settings in Boom Boom, a 1936 cartoon directed by Jack King. I believe Elmer Plummer was in charge of the background department at this time.



There’s an inside joke that is tough to detect. On the bed at the left is a partially-written word: “Hardaway.” This, of course, refers to story man Bugs Hardaway.



This cartoon is a bit of a rarity. It was released on February 29th.