The Gay Anties (1947)

- Directed by
- Friz Freleng
- Genre
- animation, comedy, family
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 7 min
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A group of ants in the 1890s engage in singing and dancing. The cartoon is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies short featuring antics set in that era.
light-heartedwhimsicalplayfulfast-pacednostalgicslapstickhumorousenergetic
What happens
The Gay Anties is a 1947 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng and written by Michael Maltese and Tedd Pierce. The short was released on February 15, 1947. The title is a play on words for the "Gay Nineties", a phrase that references the 1890s United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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