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The Gay Anties (1947)

The Gay Anties poster
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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