Big Man from the North
About Big Man from the North
In a snowstorm a dog sergeant at a mounted-police post opens the door and Bosko blows in, pantsing him on the way. Bosko is signed on to catch a wanted man and rides a sled pulled by two dachshunds and a puppy. They crash into a saloon. The dogs quit. Inside, Honey is dancing. Bosko joins her, then plays piano while the animals make the band. The criminal walks in, demands a drink, and laughs at Bosko’s toy guns. Bosko blows out the candle, lets the man waste his shots, and comes back with a real gun. A machete, a slammed door, and a shotgun finish the fight. The criminal’s bulk was a thick fur coat. The bar cheers. He leaves.
Cast & crew
More about Big Man from the North
Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising directed the sixth Bosko Looney Tune. Frank Marsales composed. An earliest release date on record is 22 November 1930. This catalog year is 1931. It runs 7 minutes 46 seconds. The catalog cast lists Rochelle Hudson, Bernard B. Brown, Ken Darby, Purv Pullen, and Rudolf Ising. Warner Bros. cartoons released the Harman-Ising short.
Themes
Making
Harman and Ising put Bosko in a Mountie coat and spend the reel on one saloon. Honey’s dance is the pause before the wanted man comes through the door.
Music
Frank Marsales scored the snowstorm, the saloon dance, and the gunfight.
Preservation
A print of 7 minutes 46 seconds survives.
Notes
- The sled team is two dachshunds and a puppy, and they walk off after the saloon crash.
- The sergeant’s pants come down in the doorway scramble.
- The wanted man’s size is the fur. Under it he is small.
- A Commons copy carries the title.
Scenes
- Bosko blows through the door and the sergeant loses his pants.
- Two dachshunds and a puppy pull the sled into the saloon, then quit.
- Honey dances. The wanted man laughs at the toy guns.
- The fur comes off. The bar celebrates.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Big Man from the North.webm)
