Back Alley Oproar

1948 • 7 min • Animation · Comedy

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Synopsis

Sylvester sings opera and popular tunes while standing on a back alley fence; Elmer, who wants to sleep, tries to thwart him.

Our family guide

Best from age 3

Movie Knight Score

34 reviews

70 Audience · 34 · 100%

In this classic cartoon, Sylvester the cat delivers a rousing backyard concert, much to the dismay of Elmer Fudd, who is trying to sleep. Elmer devises various schemes to silence the feline crooner, leading to a series of escalating comedic confrontations. It’s a timeless battle of wills set to a musical score.

Violence & peril: 3/10
Language: 0/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 1/10

Heads up

Cartoon-style physical comedy involves characters getting squashed, blown up, or otherwise comically injured.
Elmer uses a gun to try and stop Sylvester, but it's always in a silly, ineffective way.

What it models well

Perseverance
Problem-solving
Musical appreciation

Talk about it after

How does Sylvester feel about his singing?
Why is Elmer so determined to stop him?
What are some funny ways they try to outsmart each other?

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