Pola Negri in Richard Wagner parody (Opera parody) - (Hi Diddle Diddle) 1943

A beautiful parody on Richard Wagner and his operas with POLA NEGRI (1943) in "Hi Diddle Diddle".

In this film, Pola Negri is Genya Smetana, a famous Wagner singer and a strange Lady.

Pola didn´t sings itself. I don´t who sing for her.
Look at the tapete and the persons (Wagner) on it.
A nice cartoon.
For all, who love Richard Wagner and his operas.
For all, who hate Wagner and have a "sweetheart" who love Wagner.

Wagner is my inspiration:-)
Hoojotohooooooo!

Für alle Freunde von Pola Negri und Richard Wagner hier eine besondere Wagner-Opern-Parodie aus dem amerik. Spielfilm HI Diddle Diddle (1943). Polas erster amerik. Film nach ihrer Rückkehr aus Europa und nach ihrem letzten deutschen Film "Die Nacht der Entscheidung"
(1938). Man beachte die Tapete!!!!

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Parody
• Richard
• Wagner
• Opera
• Tanhäuser
• Tapete
• Pola
• Negri
• Hi
• diddle
• Pilgramschor
• Pilgerchor
• Film
• 1940s
• Hojotohooo
• cartoon
• comic

[antoniod]

This is an American film, but I'll bet It's better known in Sweden!

[Alparfan]

You make me curious. Why better known in Sweden?

[ducdebrabant]

Negri is the best thing in it. She's so charming and funny and winning, and she looks like a million dollars.

[LaKatharinaElena]

Sehr sehr witzig! Vor allem wenn man in Bayreuth geboren ist - so wie ich - wo man ständig mit Wagner konfrontiert wird ;-))

[glawsny]

Negri is stunning!

[alterfritz]

Tja, wie gut dass das in den 40ern gemacht wurde. Heute koennte man nur noch sagen, Witz komm raus, Du bist umzingelt!

[megaswenson]

@Versipelles Thanks! It's truly amazing.

[Versipelles]

@megaswenson The animation was by Friz Freleng, from over at Warners.

[jutubaeh]

@Alparfan cause of big big big money Äh tanned tree lol

(nothing gainst good ol lude von of k.o.rse)

did you know swedens supposed to be boarderlands to hibbelpürrea?

mü-haha 

[hauptmannbalalaika]

Gee, how that reminds me of my Wagner singer aunt in Berlin who sang for Christmas and accompanied herself on my grandma's grand! I think my Polish speaking grandma knew Pola but I was too little to absorb these stories.

The animation is a back projection, I believe. We did live and do things before computers, man!

[operacat1]

Love the reference to Casablanca,,,

[MrKipW]

Not so much a parody as a travesty, I'd say, but thanks a lot for showing it to me!

[ThomasOutt]

Viewed this one for the very first time! Pola Negri was truly a comedic genius & so were the animators who made the Wagner Family-motif wall paper literally come alive! This was a hilarious scene; eagerly await obtaining a DVD copy of the entire film-a New Year's Resolution for 2010! -Thomas Outt