Gold Rush Daze

1939 film

Gold Rush Daze

Title card

Directed by|

* Ben Hardaway
* Cal Dalton

Story by| Melvin Millar
Produced by| Leon Schlesinger
Starring| Mel Blanc
Music by| Carl Stalling
Animation by| Gil Turner

Production
company

Leon Schlesinger Productions

Distributed by|

* Warner Bros. Pictures
* The Vitaphone Corporation

Release date

* February 25, 1939 (1939-02-25)

Running time

| 7:11
Language| English

Gold Rush Daze is a 1939 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton.[1] The short was released on February 25, 1939.[2]

## Plot

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A video for the short.

A dog-faced prospector drives to the hills to dig for gold. A local gas station attendant warns him that he is wasting his time, then goes on to tell the story of his own fruitless chase for gold; since 1849, he pursued strikes around the world and never had any success. The cartoon shows the attendant's various stops including the California Gold Rush, the Comstock Lode, and various other efforts globally that never (literally) pan out. Then, as the attendant finishes his story, a fellow rides up with news that there has indeed been gold found in the hills. The attendant steals the prospector's car to chase this rush, telling him he can have the gas station.

Included in the film is a short, farcical musical number, “My Sweetheart Needs Gold for Her Teeth."

## References

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1. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 84\. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gold Rush Daze.

* Gold Rush Daze at IMDb
* Gold Rush Daze is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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