Small Fry (I) (1939)

Junior wants to be a Big Fry, but learns the hard way that he just isn't ready for smoking in the pool room when he should be in the school room.

Director:

Dave Fleischer

Stars:

Jack Mercer

Cast

Uncredited cast:
Jack Mercer	...	Pool Room Fishes (voice) (uncredited)

Storyline

Junior Catfish skipped school to hang out at the pool hall. Mama was worried he might have been caught by a fisherman instead. He returns home for dinner, then sneaks back to the pool hall for the meeting of the Big Fry Club. For his initiation, he's sent into a cave full of scary things that ultimately send him running back to mama's arms. Throughout, the title song is sung.

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Plot Keywords:

school | pool hall | truant | color classic | fish

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Genres:

Animation | War | Comedy | Short | Family | Musical

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 April 1939 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fleischer Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Included in the Rhino Home Video compilation "Bambi Meets Godzilla and Other Weird Cartoons".

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Connections

Featured in The Ring 2 (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Small Fry"
Words and Music by Hoagy Carmichael and Frank Loesser

User Reviews

A cult film

This odd cartoon from 1939 is really a cult film. The bizarre story makes it enjoyable. It has a great score by Hoagy Carmichael.