It Happened to Crusoe (1941)

1941 · Animation · 7 min · dir. Lou Lilly

• Animation

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Synopsis

A parody of Robinson Crusoe, with the principal characters given voice impersonations of Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Eddie Anderson, etc. A cannibal King expels his son from the tribe because he's a vegetarian. He finds his way to Robinson Crusoe's hut, and takes a job as his chauffeur. His first duty is to drive Crusoe's car for a proposed tiger hunt, but a tiger stows away and is about to pounce, but he's so repulsed by Crusoe's violin playing, he falls out. Soon the two are captured by the…

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Details

Director

Lou Lilly

Writer

Allen Rose

Studio

Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems

Released

1941-03-14

Running time

7 minutes

Cast & crew

• LLou Lilly Director
• Mel Blanc
• JJack Lescoulie
• Danny Webb

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