Kenny Delmar created the blustery Senator on Fred Allen's radio program. Claghorn lived in Allen's Alley, along with other eccentric characters. His regular appearances lasted a minute or two each broadcast, which encouraged a one-note personality that Delmar and the screen adapters had to expand for this film. Here we see the human being behind the outrageous bluster.
See: Fred Allen and Senator Claghorn on Wikipedia
See: Fred Allen and Senator Claghorn on Wikipedia
Kenny Delmar's character was the inspiration for Foghorn Leghorn, who first appeared in Robert McKimson's Walky Talky Hawky (1946) (1946). The public now knows this Warner Bros. cartoon character voiced by Mel Blanc far better than they know Claghorn.
McKimson claimed the inspiration for the blabbermouth rooster came from the sheriff character on a radio show called Blue Monday Jamboree. That may be, but Blanc and the writers of his dialogue were obviously drawing on Delmar; and that is the connection made by audiences of the day.
Source: Leonard Maltin, Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons, NY, 1987, p. 259
See also: Blue Monday Jamboree on Radio Archives
McKimson claimed the inspiration for the blabbermouth rooster came from the sheriff character on a radio show called Blue Monday Jamboree. That may be, but Blanc and the writers of his dialogue were obviously drawing on Delmar; and that is the connection made by audiences of the day.
Source: Leonard Maltin, Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons, NY, 1987, p. 259
See also: Blue Monday Jamboree on Radio Archives
Audiences of the day already knew Beauregard Claghorn as a state senator. This movie tells us how he came to be one.
"Senator Beauregard Claghorn is a large body of man entirely surrounded by mint juleps, magnolia blossoms and Southern tradition.
"So strong is his faith in the old, old South that he is perhaps the only man in the world who is still buying Confederate Army Victory Bonds.
"He knows the South did not lose the Civil War -- it was called off on account of darkness."
"So strong is his faith in the old, old South that he is perhaps the only man in the world who is still buying Confederate Army Victory Bonds.
"He knows the South did not lose the Civil War -- it was called off on account of darkness."
"The Mint Julep is a mixed alcoholic drink, or cocktail associated with the cuisine of the Southern United States. [It] is traditionally made of four ingredients: mint, bourbon, sugar and water."
Source: Mint Julep on Wikipedia
Source: Mint Julep on Wikipedia
"Magnolia grandiflora is the official state flower of both Mississippi and Louisiana. The flower's abundance in Mississippi is reflected in its state nickname, 'Magnolia State.' The magnolia is also the official state tree of Mississippi."
Source: Magnolia on Wikipedia
Source: Magnolia on Wikipedia
When she comes to a sudden stop, she makes a noise like a car after someone has hit the brakes.
Like spinach on Popeye.
See: Dixie (song) on Wikipedia
See: Dixie (song) on Wikipedia
This is the only one.
No major distributor has released it, but several small companies have. This film seems to be in the public domain, which means any distributor can legally sell copies without paying royalties. Beware. Some small distributors market copies of public domain films with poor picture and sound. Others are more prestigious and deliver good transfers of the best available prints. Shop around.
Watch It's a Joke, Son! (1947) on Classic Cinema Online here.
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