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High Note (1960)

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High Note (1960)

Name: High Note
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
Released: 1960-12-03

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December 3, 1960
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Plot.

The sheet music for Johann Strauss' The Blue Danube is constructed by moving musical symbols. A baton-toting conductor note tries to direct his fellow notes in performing this musical piece, but finds that one of the notes has become drunk.

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Cast & Crew.

Mel Blanc

Drunken Musical Note (voice) (uncredited)

Chuck Jones

Director

Richard Thompson

Animation

Michael Maltese

Story

Treg Brown

Editor

Ken Harris

Animation

Philip DeGuard

Background Designer

William Butler

Background Designer

Maurice Noble

Layout Supervisor

Milt Franklyn

Music

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Details.

Release Date
December 3, 1960

Status
Released

Running Time
7m

Genres
Animation Comedy Kids & Family

Last updated: 2025-01-25

This Movie Is About.

conductor

drunkenness

musical notes

drunkard

music

musical performance

sheet music

Wiki.

High Note is a 1960 American animated short film directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. It was originally released by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 3, 1960, as part of the Looney Tunes series. It features no dialogue, relying solely on the animation and music to carry the plot. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film (Cartoon) in 1961, losing to Gene Deitch's Munro.