| Bartholomew Versus the Wheel | |
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| Directed by | Robert McKimson |
| Story by | John Dunn |
| Produced by | David H. DePatie |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Leslie Barringer |
| Music by | Bill Lava |
| Animation by | George Grandpre Ted Bonnicksen Warren Batchelder |
| Layouts by | Bob Givens |
| Backgrounds by | Robert Gribbroek |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date | February 29, 1964 |
Running time | 5:50 |
| Language | English |
Bartholomew Versus the Wheel is a 1964 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Robert McKimson.[1] It was released theatrically on February 29, 1964.[2]
The production was the second of three cartoons to use the "modern" abstract Warner Bros. opening and closing sequences created by Chuck Jones.[3] The sequence was previously used on Now Hear This and would be used once more in Señorella and the Glass Huarache. The visual style of the cartoon was developed in the style of cartoonist and book illustrator James Thurber. Thurber died in 1961, three years before the cartoon's release.
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 347. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057873/reviews [user-generated source]