September 23, 1949 –
The Merrie Melodies short, Each Dawn I Crow, directed by Friz Freleng, and starring Elmer Fudd, was released on this date.
The dramatic structure, with a sinisterly toned narrator addressing the protagonist (“You think you’ve gotten away with it, don’t you John?“), is a take-off on a then popular radio drama series, The Whistler.
