"Back Alley Oproar" is an American cartoon from 1948 and it was produced by Warner Bros. The days of World War II had been over at this point, so it's an unpolitical work again. It runs for approximately seven minutes just like the others. The director is Friz Freleng, writers are Michael Maltese and Tedd Pierce and these three worked on so many classic Warner Bros. cartoons. Same can be said about some of the voice actors, especially Mel Blanc of course. The story here is nothing really new. It's the usual one we have seen many times, in which one character wants to sleep while the other makes noises. And the former is Elmer Fudd in here (in Bugs' absence), while Sylvester wants to sing opera in the backyard and the result is the massive "oproar" mentioned in the title. I thought this was an okay watch. Some lengths were in here, but also 2 or 3 funny moments like the pretty hilarious nine lives reference at the very end. Poor Elmer. But not poor audience. I recommend the watch.

Friz Freleng's 'Back Alley Oproar' is a fine cartoon with a few flaws. A musical short in which Sylvester keeps Elmer Fudd awake with his singing, 'Back Alley Oproar' features an energetic performance from Mel Blanc as Sylvester, running through a barrage of different songs. For a while it's funny but the cartoon seems to outstay its welcome by a couple of minutes. The song and dance routines begin to grate towards the end. There are also a couple of pacing problems with gags that go on longer than they should, such as the falsetto cat and the final 9 lives revelation. All in all, 'Back Alley Oproar' is a fun but only partially successful cartoon which wobbles along the line between amusing and annoying.

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-

Classic pairing of Elmer Fudd and Sylvester makes me wonder why they didn't team up more. Sylvester's singing repertoire is particularly entertaining.