Sniffles and the Bookworm

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Sniffles and the Bookworm
Directed by Charles Jones
Story byRich Hogan
Produced by Leon Schlesinger
Starring Mel Blanc
Margaret Hill-Talbot
William Days
Johnnie Davis
Paul Taylor Mixed Chorus [1]
Music by Carl W. Stalling
Animation by Bob McKimson
Ken Harris
Rudy Larriva
Layouts by Bob Givens
Color process Technicolor
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros.
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • November 26, 1939 (1939-11-26) [2]
(earliest known date)
Running time
7:41
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sniffles and the Bookworm is a 1939 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. [3] The short was released as early as November 26, 1939, and stars Sniffles the mouse. [2]

Contents

This is the third cartoon with Sniffles, although the plot is more in line with the "books come to life" entries from around this period.

Plot

Mother Goose characters come to life late at night in a bookshop, serenading Sniffles the mouse, and his bookworm friend (in his first appearance) with the swing song "Mutiny in the Nursery" by Johnny Mercer and Harry Warren, until the Frankenstein monster intrudes.

References

  1. ↑ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voice Of The Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 38. ISBN   979-8-88771-010-5.
  2. 1 2 "Sniffles and the Bookworm - Earliest Known Date". The Butte Daily Post. November 25, 1939. p. 8. Retrieved November 15, 2025. Lock-green.svg
  3. ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 96. ISBN   0-8050-0894-2.
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