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Pencil Mania (1932)

1932 · Animation · 7 min · dir. Vernon Stallings

  • Animation
  • Comedy

Synopsis

This Tom and Jerry cartoon (the human versions, not the cat and mouse) is an opportunity for the animators to have fun with the medium. There is no specific plot. One of the boys uses a pencil to create a myriad number of animated illusions that could only work in a cartoon. For example, a short vertical line is drawn, which when held by both ends suddenly becomes a saxophone. When played, the notes pop out of the bell of the instrument to suddenly grow legs and transform into ducks. After the…

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Details

Director
Vernon Stallings
Studio
Van Beuren Studios
Released
1932-12-08
Running time
7 minutes

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