Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon from 1942, the Chuck Jones directed, Hold the Lion, Please, (this is one of a handful of Bugs Bunny shorts that do not feature the words Bugs, Bunny, Rabbit/Wabbit, or Hare in the title..):
This is the only time Bugs is married. Mrs. Bugs Bunny's higher-pitched voice is similar to Bugs'.
Today is the birthday of one of the most technically inventive directors from Hollywood - Joseph Levitch. Mr Levititch was one of the most famous entertainers of the 20th Century. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to salute Jerry Lewis by asking you to watch one of his most innovative films, The Ladies Man today. So get your snacks together (popcorn especially for Jerry,) find the most comfortable place on the couch (because you are going to be rolling around,) and enjoy this evening's entertainment.
The Ladies Man was filmed on a full-scale replica of a multi-story sorority house, constructed to break way to accommodate camera movement, occupied an entire soundstage on the Paramount backlot. At the time, this was one of the largest interior sets ever built and it was the most expensive set for a family comedy to date. During this production Jerry Lewis attached a small video camera to the side of his 35mm camera, in effect, pioneering the "video assist" system that is standard on just about every feature film today.
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