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Tumble Down Town (1933)

1933 · Animation · 6 min · dir. Harry Bailey

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Synopsis

This Van Beuren cartoon shows that they are getting out of the era of synchronized cartoons -- much of the singing is decently matched to characters' mouth movements. However, the movie is definitely pre-code and excessively violent, with a lot of fighting, including the gang rumble that makes up much of the second half.The first half is a collection of Tin Pan Alley songs about growing up poor: "A Shanty in Old Shanty Town", "The Bowery" and a couple others. The gags are about violence,…

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Details

Director
Harry Bailey
Studio
Van Beuren Studios
Released
1933-01-26
Running time
6 minutes

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