Rooty Toot Toot (1951)
- Directed by
- John Hubley
- Genre
- trial film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 8 min
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 39 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman is put on trial for killing her unfaithful lover. After her crooked lawyer gets her acquitted and proposes to her, she sees him with another woman and shoots him in front of witnesses.
playfuldarkly comicwhimsicalupbeatsatiricalmusicalfast-pacedretro
What happens
Rooty Toot Toot is a 1951 American black comedy musical film noir cartoon directed by John Hubley. It was released by Columbia Pictures and produced by UPA. Annette Warren provides the voices of both Frankie and Nelly Bly. Thurl Ravenscroft is the voice of Johnny and Honest John the Crook. The film is an adaptation of the song "Frankie and Johnny", a murder ballad. In the song, a woman shoots her unfaithful lover. The film depicts her trial for murder. Her crooked lawyer manages to have her declared not guilty, and expresses an interest in marrying his client. When she sees the lawyer walking away with another woman, the defendant kills him in front of witnesses. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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