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| Dora's Dunking Doughnuts | |
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| Directed by | Harry Edwards |
| Written by | Ernest Pagano (writer) & Ewart Adamson (writer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Dwight Warren |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dora's Dunking Doughnuts is a 1933 American short subject directed by Harry Edwards.
Teacher Andy is fixated on both Dora who runs a bakery and her doughnuts that he has every morning on his way to teach school. He proposes using the musical talent of his students to perform on a radio show to advertise the bakery. Once on the air bickering mothers of the students fight and brawl with the manager leading listeners to believe the show is a comedy.
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