King-Size Canary (1947)

Directed by

Tex Avery

Genre

comedy film, family film

Country

United States

Runtime

8 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 70 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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 hungry cat tries to catch a canary. Both drink a growth potion to get bigger than the other, leading to a series of escalating and absurd chases.

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What happens

King-Size Canary is an animated cartoon short that debuted in movie theaters in 1947. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Tex Avery. The canary in this short was a primary inspiration for the design of Maurice, a character from The Wacky World of Tex Avery. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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