The Bookworm (1939)
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- Approved
- 8min
- Comedy, Animation
- 26 Aug 1939 (USA)
- Short
Three witches need a worm to complete their potion; they dispatch a raven to catch one, and he goes after a bookworm. He chases the worm into the horror section, where the monsters attack but soon, Paul Revere rides Black Beauty to the...
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Cast
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| Elvia Allman | ... |
Witch (uncredited)
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| Mel Blanc | ... |
Raven / Racket-Buster (uncredited) (voice)
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Frank Elmquist | ... |
The Bookworm (uncredited)
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| Martha Wentworth | ... |
Witch (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Friz Freleng | ... | (uncredited) |
| Hugh Harman | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Joseph Barbera | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Jack Cosgriff | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
| Charles McGirl | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| William Hanna | ... | associate producer (uncredited) |
| Hugh Harman | ... | producer |
| Fred Quimby | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Scott Bradley | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Carman Maxwell | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Fred MacAlpin | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Ray Abrams | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Gus Arriola | ... | character designer (uncredited) |
| George Gordon | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| John Meandor | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
| Joseph Smith | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Irven Spence | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Jack Zander | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Scott Bradley | ... | musical director |
| Paul Marquardt | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1939) (United States) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
- Regal Films (1939) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films, Ltd.)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1939) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1939) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Warner Archive Collection (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray) (in "Another Thin Man")
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
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Three witches need a worm to complete their potion; they dispatch a raven to catch one, and he goes after a bookworm. He chases the worm into the horror section, where the monsters attack but soon, Paul Revere rides Black Beauty to the rescue, along with the Police Gazette, and other assorted war heroes; eventually, the Boy Scouts build a match-stick bridge, leading the worm to safety.
Written by Jon Reeves |
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Followed by The Bookworm Turns (1940). See more » |
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