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King for a Day (1940 film)

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King for a Day
Directed byDave Fleischer
Directing animator:
Willard Bowsky
Story byJoseph E. Stultz
Produced byMax Fleischer
StarringPinto Colvig
Jack Mercer
Music byUncredited musical supervision:
Lou Fleischer
Uncredited musical direction:
Winston Sharples
Musical arrangement:
Sammy Timberg
Animation byCharacter animation:
Willard Bowsky
James Davis
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 18, 1940 (1940-10-18)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Gabby: King for a Day (1940)

King for a Day is a 1940 animated short film featuring Gabby released by Paramount Pictures in the Max Fleischer Cartoon series. The cartoon was released on October 18, 1940.[1] It was the first entry of the Gabby series, the spin-off cartoon series of Gulliver's Travels.

Plot

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King Little has received a letter which says "Dear Majesty, please be at home today. I have orders to shoot you. Sincerely yours". He asks Gabby if he would like to be king for a day and Gabby accepts, not knowing that he may be in danger.

References

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  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 83. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
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