Bosko Shipwrecked! Explained

Bosko Shipwrecked!
Director:Hugh Harman
Producer:Leon Schlesinger
Starring:Bernard B. Brown
Music:Frank Marsales
Animator:Rollin Hamilton
Larry Martin
Color Process:Black and white
Studio:Harman-Ising Pictures
Distributor:Warner Bros. Pictures
Runtime:6:52
Country:United States
Language:English

Bosko Shipwrecked! is a 1931 one-reel short subject featuring Bosko; part of the Looney Tunes series.[1] It was released on September 19, 1931, and is directed by Hugh Harman.[2] This is the first Looney Tunes short to only have one director (as well as the first short to not be directed or co-directed by Rudolf Ising). The film score was composed by Frank Marsales.

Plot

Bosko, the captain of a ship, is shipwrecked on a desolate island, where he is awoken by the monkeys and birds inhabiting the island. Once gaining consciousness, he is pursued by a lion and wanders into a native village, which subsequently leads to him being cornered by the inhabitants of the village.

References

  1. Book: Beck . Jerry . Friedwald . Will . Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons . 1989 . Henry Holt and Co . 0-8050-0894-2 . 5.
  2. Book: Lenburg . Jeff . The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . 1999 . Checkmark Books . 0-8160-3831-7 . June 6, 2020 . 57–58.