Underplayed Gems

Circus Today (1940)

Circus Today poster
Directed by
Tex Avery
Genre
animation
Country
United States
Runtime
9 min
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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

A series of chaotic and funny gags take place at a circus. The short follows various performers and animals as they cause and get caught in slapstick mishaps.

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What happens

Circus Today is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies short directed by Tex Avery, written by Jack Miller and released on June 22, 1940. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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