In what seems to have been the only pairing of Elmer Fudd and Sylvester the Cat, the former tries to get some sleep, but the latter keeps singing and keeping him awake. While Elmer keeps trying to go after Sylvester - often pretty violently - Sylvester is always ahead of him. "Back Alley Oproar" is, if nothing else, an example of the great results when certain characters co-star. Those guys behind the Looney Tunes cartoons were never afraid to come up with any wacky thing that they wanted. I'll admit that I figured out what was going to happen at the very end before it came, but the rest of the cartoon more than made up for that. Really funny.Grease and nails...what a combo.

Elmer Fudd is settling in for the night when he's constantly disrupted by Sylvester cat's singing. Fudd will go to any lengths to get a good night sleep, which makes the ending all the more funny. This is just simply a cute cartoon with all the singing and commotion and what not. It's a remake though which I can't help but hold against this short, but it's still good for what it is. That being a musical centric cartoon. This animated short can be seen on Disc 4 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2 and also features an optional commentary by Greg Ford.My Grade: B-

"Back Alley Oproar" is a hilarious Elmer Fudd/Sylvester pairing directed by Friz Freleng (who curiously did not seem to care for Elmer Fudd, at least in his pairings with Bugs Bunny).Here are some of my favorite highlights from this wonderful cartoon (and if you haven't seen this cartoon yet, DO NOT read any further): Sylvester is very funny in his opening scene as he warms up his voice and sings/spits "Largo al factotum" from "The Barber of Seville" (which was used in other Warner Bros. cartoons such as "One Froggy Evening" [1955], "You Ought to Be in Pictures" [1940], and "Long-Haired Hare" [1949]). He finishes one song by telephoning Elmer, who is just trying to get some peace and quiet, and singing the last two words. The disgruntled Elmer then tries to chase after Sylvester, only to slip down some greasy stairs and run his bare feet on a bunch of tacks. (Without the rapid percussion sound effects during Elmer's slipping down the stairs, the humor of this scene would be much less effective.) And finally, Sylvester ends the short with a sudden jazzy version of "You're Just an Angel in Disguise" (also prominently heard in the Porky Pig cartoon "Kitty Kornered" [1946]), complete with guns, bottles, dynamite and bricks!Overall, "Back Alley Oproar" is an enjoyable cartoon, proving that the men and women who worked on the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies had put their heart and souls into these films and just had fun doing it.

It's a classic, but is actually a remake of an earlier (pre-War) cartoon with Porky Pig in Elmer Fudd's role, and an anonymous cat. I wish I could recall the name of the original, but it is seen far less than this remake. Michael Maltese also wrote the original. The book gag is in the original, only Porky throws "The Falcon" and gets clobbered with "The Falcon Returns." I believe (not 100% certain), that Sylvester's 9 lives singing the "Sextet from Lucia" at the end of "Back Alley Op-roar" is a straight dub from the original's closing gag.There are some great gags here, and tho' maybe overused, I've always enjoyed where a singer takes in a little alum, tries to sing, and then we watch his head shrink to the size of a pin while his key goes up several octaves!