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Little Black Sambo (1935)

Little Black Sambo poster
Directed by
Ub Iwerks
Genre
animation
Country
United States
Runtime
8 min
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An animated short shows a young boy in an adventure involving tigers. The story is based on an old children's book.

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What happens

Little Black Sambo is a 1935 Cinecolor animated film with sound. Released on February 6, 1935, the short is based on the 1899 children's book The Story of Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman. This film was created at the Ub Iwerks Studio and released by Celebrity Productions. The film marked the first appearance of an unnamed dog who appeared in three of Iwerks' films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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