Underplayed Gems

Toy Town Hall (1936)

Toy Town Hall poster
Directed by
Friz Freleng
Genre
animation
Country
United States
Runtime
6 min
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Toys come to life in a miniature town and put on a musical variety show. The short combines reused animation with new scenes showing different toy performers.

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What happens

Toy Town Hall is a 1936 American animated comedy short film directed by Isadore Freleng. The short was released on September 19, 1936. It is the 64th film in the Merrie Melodies series and the first to be composed by Carl W. Stalling. It is notable for reusing footage from two-strip color Merrie Melodies released between 1934 and 1935. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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