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The Peanut Vendor (1933)

1933 · Animation · 1 min · dir. Dave Fleischer

  • Animation
  • Music

Synopsis

A man tries to sell peanuts at the Zoo but is harassed by an elephant and various animals, so he asks a singer for help.(Note: not to be confused with the stop motion short of the same name.)

Synopsis from OMDb

Details

Director
Dave Fleischer
Studio
Fleischer Studios
Released
1933-04-28
Running time
1 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★★ · Wonderfully Weird · Rodeododo · 2012-11-27

There is a texture to this, an alternative world point of view that must be seen. Imagine a society where this would have been mainstream and something like 'Steamboat Willie' was the creepy film that gave children nightmares. That being said, this peanut vending monkey can sure sing & dance.

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