Tonight TCM showed Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? It’s a wild follow-up farce to another fantastic Fifties farce, The Girl Can’t Help It.
http://youtu.be/dioNDDIqNOY
Jayne Mansfield starred in both movies, and both were the product of the far-out mind of the man they called Tish Tash. Fans of the classic Warner Brothers cartoons know the names Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, and Chuck Jones. Frank Tashlin was their equal, but he left the cartoon biz after WWII and found greater success directing comedy films.
Here’s one of Tashlin’s best toons, Porky Pig’s Feat. It features Carl Stalling’s trademark use of Raymond Scott’s most famous tune, Powerhouse. This is wonderfully wacky stuff, as only the boys of Termite Terrace could do.
http://youtu.be/AvBX9gqQ3-Q