I'm a Big Shot Now

I'm a Big Shot Now is a 1936 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.^[1] The short was released on April 11, 1936.^[2]

I'm a Big Shot Now
Directed by	Friz Freleng
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Starring	Lionel Stander
Music by	Bernard B. Brown Norman Spencer
Animation by	Jack Carr Riley Thomson
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	April 11, 1936 (1936-04-11)
Language	English

Plot

The plot concerns a street and unnamed gangster bird, who sings the title song and likes to prove his toughness by beating up on the police without the slightest provocation. The hoodlum spots the Birdville Bank across the street from the saloon where he hangs out, and calls his gang together to rob the bank and make a quick getaway. In the ensuing chase, the avian police (including the one who screams a Tarzan yell) capture him by shooting the floor out from the birdhouse which he uses as his hideout, leaving him to sing "I'm Just a Jailbird Now" from his jail cell.

Notes

• This marked the final Warner Bros. cartoon short with music scored by Bernard Brown.
• This cartoon was re-released issued into the Blue Ribbon Merrie Melodies program on August 4, 1945.