King for a Day (1940 film)
| King for a Day | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dave Fleischer Directing animator: Willard Bowsky |
| Story by | Joseph E. Stultz |
| Produced by | Max Fleischer |
| Starring | Pinto Colvig Jack Mercer |
| Music by | Uncredited musical supervision: Lou Fleischer Uncredited musical direction: Winston Sharples Musical arrangement: Sammy Timberg |
| Animation by | Character animation: Willard Bowsky James Davis |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 83. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
External links
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