Bats in the Belfry (1942 film)

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Bats in the Belfry
Directed by Rudolf Ising
Jerry Brewer
Story by Gus Arriola
Jerry Brewer
Produced by Rudolf Ising
Fred Quimby (uncredited)
Starring Pinto Colvig (uncredited)
Music by Scott Bradley (uncredited)
Color process Technicolor
Production
company
MGM Cartoons
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • July 4, 1942 (1942-07-04)(USA)
Running time
7 minutes
Language English

Bats in the Belfry is a 1942 American animated short film directed by Rudolf Ising and Jerry Brewer for MGM and released to theaters on July 4, 1942. [1] The short tells the story of three singing, crazy bats in a belfry.

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Plot

A trio of belfry-dwelling bats explain, musically, (and demonstrate) why they are associated with nuttiness.

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References

  1. "Bats in the Belfry (1942)".[ dead link ]