Cat Shavon Addison on Instagram: "“Pettin’ in the Park” (1934) is a Merrie Melodies cartoon built around the the musical number choreographed by Busby Berkeley from Gold Diggers of 1933. Released just months before the strict enforcement of the Hays Code, it’s considered a “pre-Code” short. The film combines risqué humor, romantic gags, and exaggerated power dynamics that reflected Hollywood’s looser standards before censorship tightened. As with many Merrie Melodies, it also served as a way for

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