Sniffles and the Bookworm
Sniffles and the Bookworm | |
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Directed by | Charles Jones |
Story by | Rich Hogan |
Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
Starring | Mel Blanc Margaret Hill-Talbot William Days Johnnie Davis[1] |
Edited by | Treg Brown |
Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
Animation by | Bob McKimson Ken Harris Rudy Larriva |
Layouts by | John McGrew Bob Givens |
Backgrounds by | Paul Julian Art Loomer |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Sniffles and the Bookworm is a 1939 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.[2] The short was released on December 2, 1939, and stars Sniffles the mouse.[3]
This is the third cartoon with Sniffles, although the plot is more in line with the "books come to life" entries from around this period.
Plot synopsis
Mother Goose characters come to life late at night in a bookshop, serenading Sniffles the mouse, and his bookworm friend (in his first appearance) with the swing song "Mutiny in the Nursery" by Johnny Mercer and Harry Warren, until the Frankenstein monster intrudes.
References
- ^ Hartley, Steven (14 April 2013). "Likely Looney, Mostly Merrie: 268. Sniffles and the Bookworm (1939)". Likely Looney, Mostly Merrie. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 96. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 136. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
External links
Categories:
- 1939 films
- 1939 animated films
- Short films directed by Chuck Jones
- Merrie Melodies short films
- Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
- 1930s American animated films
- American films
- American animated short films
- Animated films about animals
- Animated films about mice
- Animated films about insects
- Warner Bros. animated short films, 1930s
- Frankenstein films
- Merrie Melodies stubs