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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   161 votes
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Director:
Tex Avery
Writer:
Dave Monahan (writer)
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Release Date:
6 May 1939 (USA) more
Plot:
Killer and his gang are robbing every bank in town in numerical order, except they skip the 13th National Bank... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Great Parody! more

Cast

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Tex Avery ... Ed. G. Robemsome as Killer Diller (voice) (uncredited)

Mel Blanc ... Tattle-Tale Bank Clerk / Annoyed mobster / Secret Agents / Man in audience (voice) (uncredited)
John Deering ... F.H.A. (Sherlock) Homes as Flat-Foot Flanigan with a Floy Floy (voice) (uncredited)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
8 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (1946) more
Soundtrack:
Jeepers Creepers more

FAQ

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Who is Ed G. Robemsome?
Why does Killer wear a striped suit and a cone hat at the end?
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4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Great Parody!, 19 June 2004
9/10
Author: conductor_mtm from Kansas City, Missouri

I never knew movie parody was developed this well in 1939, but this was a great send-up on gangster films of the era. This was shown on TCM before an airing of Edward G. Robinson's classic of 1931, Little Caeser. This cartoon complimented the film very well. Of course, this cartoon is a tour de force for Tex Avery. Very little of the humor seems dated in 2004, or is sophisticated enough to still have lots of appreciation. One exception was the imitation Fred Allen. However, this one needs to be seen more often as it is one of Tex Avery's best! It gets a 9/10. This is humour you didn't see in the 1970's, much less the late '30's.

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