Confederate Honey

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Nett Cutler (Elmer Fudd) romances Crimson O'Hairoil in this send-up of Gone With the Wind (1939).Nett Cutler (Elmer Fudd) romances Crimson O'Hairoil in this send-up of Gone With the Wind (1939).Nett Cutler (Elmer Fudd) romances Crimson O'Hairoil in this send-up of Gone With the Wind (1939).

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John Deering

Narrator
(voice)

Jim Bannon

Various
(voice)
(uncredited)

Sara Berner

Various
(voice)
(uncredited)

Mel Blanc

Colonel O'Hairoil
(voice)
(uncredited)
…

Arthur Q. Bryan

Ned Cutler
(voice)
(uncredited)

The Sportsmen Quartet

Vocalists
(voice)
(uncredited)

Directors
Writers
- Ben Hardaway
- Jack Miller
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8/10

Does your tobacco taste different today?

OK, so Friz Freleng's "Confederate Honey" contains stereotypical depictions of slaves. The people behind the cartoon didn't mean any hostility towards African-Americans; it was just that they didn't know any other images. This over-the-top parody of "Gone with the Wind" casts an early Elmer Fudd as opportunistic Red Cutler, trying to win the heart of southern belle Crimson O'Hairoil during the Civil War. Seeing the sort of gags that the cartoon contains, it surprises me that Tex Avery didn't direct it.

It's worth noting that this is the early incarnation of the cartoon world's most famous hunter. He evolved from a character named Egghead, whose appearance changed over the course of about two years. In 1940, they permanently turned him into Elmer Fudd (the name had first come up in "A Feud There Was", with Egghead as a peacemaker named that), but he still looked like Egghead. "A Wild Hare" introduced not only Elmer's recognizable form, but also Bugs Bunny's recognizable form.

Anyway, a really funny one.

PS: The scene with "The British are coming!" appears to have been lifted from Chuck Jones's "Old Glory".

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Trivia
The film is a parody of "Gone with the Wind" (1939), but transfers the setting from Georgia to Kentucky. It depicts Kentucky joining the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Kentucky was actually a Union State during the War, though Kentucky soldiers joined both sides of the War. An estimated 125,000 Kentuckians served as Union soldiers, and another 35,000 Kentuckians served as Confederate soldiers.

Quotes
Ned Cutler: Cwimson? I- I come to ask you...
Crimson O'Hairoil: Yes, dear? Go on.
Ned Cutler: If you, uh...
[Crimson springs out of her seat]
Crimson O'Hairoil: Yes?
[She leans right into Cutler's face]
Crimson O'Hairoil: Yes?
Ned Cutler: Uh, well, I- I know I'm iwwesponsible, but-
[Crimson leans even further into Cutler's face]
Crimson O'Hairoil: Yes? Go on, Ned! Say it!
Ned Cutler: Could you... Would you, uh...?
[Crimson is now leaning so far forward that Cutler has bent straight over backwards and his head is almost touching the floor]
Crimson O'Hairoil: Yes?
[There's a whistle and crash of a cannon and Cutler jumps straight into Crimson's arms]

Alternate versions
In 2005, a version aired on Turner Classic Movies' Cartoon Alley with scenes featuring depictions of African-American stereotypes omitted.

Connections
References L'insoumise (1938)

Soundtracks
(I Wish I Was in) Dixie's Land
(1860) (uncredited)
Music by Daniel Decatur Emmett
Played during the opening credits and when the soldiers are marching