Hot Dog (1930 film)

The title card of Hot Dog.

Hot Dog is a 1930 animated short film which is presented by Max Fleischer and was also directed by Dave Fleischer.[1] The film, which was originally released by Paramount Pictures, is the first cartoon to feature Bimbo,[2] as he attempts to gain a lover during the film.[1]

The title is meant to show Bimbo's delight when he finds another girl, as 'Hot Dog' is North American exclamation slang for "An expression of delight".[3][4]

Copyrighted on March 29, 1930,[5] and released the same day,[5] the film is part of the Talkartoons cartoon series,[1][5] which was released by Paramount Pictures.

  1. ^ a b c ESLinstructor1 (September 18, 2009), Hot Dog, retrieved June 29, 2018{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Dogs". Fleischer Studios. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "Hot dog definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary". www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  4. ^ "the definition of hot-dog". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c Bradley, Edwin M. (April 27, 2009). The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926–1931. McFarland. ISBN 9781476606842.