The Queen Was in the Parlor is a 1932 Merrie Melodies short directed by Rudolf Ising.
Plot[]
When the king returns to his castle, he questions where the queen is. He is told that she's in the parlor, and won't be seen. He goes to his throne, and his jester, Goopy Geer, arrives. Eventually, a black knight arrives and threatens the princess. Goopy attempts to battle him with an ax, then with armor made from kitchen utensils, and lastly butting with a mounted animal head, which results in the black knight losing all of his armor. He repairs it and runs away.
Caricatures[]
- Rudy Vallee - as Goopy Geer's jack-in-the-box.
- Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll - Goopy Geer briefly imitates the title characters from Amos 'n' Andy.
- Tony Wons - "Are ya listenin'?"
- Walter Winchell - Goopy Geer mentions and also quotes him by saying, "Okay, Chicago!"
Availability[]
(1993) LaserDisc
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 4, Side 10: Merrie Melodies
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 4, Side 10: Merrie Melodies
(2024) Blu-ray
The Mask of Fu Manchu (restored)
The Mask of Fu Manchu (restored)
Streaming[]
Censorship[]
- The version shown on Cartoon Network's Late Night Black and White cut the scene of the line of knights saying "The queen?" to remove the appearance of the last one, who is a Jewish caricature.[2]
Notes[]
- This is the final cartoon in which Goopy Geer plays a starring role. He would later make a small appearance in "Bosko in Dutch" the following year.
- This cartoon entered the public domain in 1961 as United Artists did not renew the copyright in time.
Gallery[]
_-_The_Queen.jpg "The Queen was in the Parlor (1932) - The Queen.jpg (280 KB)")
References[]
- ↑ (3 October 2022) Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 (in en). BearManor Media, page 23.
- ↑ http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-q-r.aspx