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7.3/10   357 votes
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Writers:
Dr. Seuss (story)
Bill Scott (story) ...
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Release Date:
25 January 1951 (USA) more
Plot:
The story of a little boy who would only talk in sound effects. With story by Dr. Seuss (and Bill Scott of Rocky and Bullwinkle fame) this cartoon won the Oscar for best short subject (animated) for 1950. | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins more
NewsDesk:
Bill Melendez: 1916-2008
 (From Comicmix. 4 September 2008, 7:29 AM, PDT)

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A beautiful cartoon more (9 total)

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Marvin Miller ... Narrator (voice)
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Runtime:
8 min
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Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
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This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1995. more
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8 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
A beautiful cartoon, 4 February 2005
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Author: Paul Bevan from United Kingdom

This is a witty and delightful adaptation of the Dr Seuss book, brilliantly animated by UPA's finest and thoroughly deserving of its Academy Award. Special mention should be made of the superb music score and sound effects, which are an integral element in helping to make this such a memorable and enjoyable cartoon. Later episodes in the series (of which there were four in total) were not actually based on original Dr Seuss material, although all but the last continued to use his familiar rhyming style. The three sequels were: Gerald McBoing Boing's Symphony (1953); How Now Boing Boing (1954); Gerald McBoing Boing On Planet Moo (1956) - although he also appeared in a later episode of Mr Magoo.

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