The cartoon features various caricatures of
Hollywood film celebrities and famous jazz musicians of the day, all
zoomorphized as dogs.
Plot
The canine pets of Hollywood stars meet and decide they need their own
nightclub. The cartoon tours the nightclub and presents a series of vignettes featuring dog-styled caricatures of Hollywood celebrities.
Notes
There are many dog-styled caricatures of Hollywood personalities in this cartoon.
Welcoming the Sailor (voiced by
Mel Blanc) and the Soldier to the Canteen:
Bing Crosby (voiced by Paul Regan), also seen later; an unknown soldier and sailor, many either from the
US Army,
US Marines,
US Navy) (The blonde woman who takes care of the soldiers uniform is
Lauren Bacall)
In the lounge with the wall portraits: an unknown woman in a red dress (possibly
Joan Leslie) with a red bow in her hair; an unknown long-haired man stumbling
At the phone desk: an unknown soldier (a southern US soldier
Jackie Kelk (who played Henry Aldrich in
The Aldrich Family) due to his southern accent with a quirky voice), wanting to place a call; an unknown woman seated at a desk with a New Jersey accent (sounded like
Paulette Goddard)
The conductor is
Leopold Stokowski, parodied in other WB cartoons such as Hollywood Steps Out and Rhapsody Rabbit; the musicians are likely anonymous, except for the tuba player,
Joe Besser (voiced by Blanc; Besser later co-starred in the Three Stooges)
Trumpeter
Harry James (as "Hairy James"); trombonist
Tommy Dorsey as "Tommy Dorgy"; xylophonist
Lionel Hampton as "Lionel Hambone and his Bonophone"; clarinetist
Benny Goodman as "Boney Goodman"; Jimmy Durante again, playing the piano as "Schnauser Durante" (a play on Durante's nickname, "The Schnoz")
It is also available on The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Volume 2 laserdisc.
References
^Scott, Keith (3 October 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media.
^Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 166.
ISBN0-8050-0894-2.