Ethel Merman's pipes meet Fleischer's freaky cartoons in 9 minutes of 1933 chaos.
Production
Fleischer's bouncy, rubber-hose animation at peak surrealism.
Acting
Merman's voice could shatter glass and your grandmother's heart.
Director
Dave Fleischer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fleischer's 'Screen Songs' invented the bouncing ball sing-along; this one just happens to be about buying stuff during the Depression.
Ethel Merman was 25 and already Broadway royalty; Fleischer paid her scale for one afternoon's work.
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