Sniffles and the Bookworm

Sniffles and the Bookworm is a 1939 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.[2] The short was released on December 2, 1939, and stars Sniffles the mouse.[3]

Sniffles and the Bookworm
Directed byCharles Jones
Story byRich Hogan
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringMel Blanc
Margaret Hill-Talbot
William Days
Johnnie Davis
Paul Taylor Mixed Chorus[1]
Edited byTreg Brown
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byBob McKimson
Ken Harris
Rudy Larriva
Layouts byJohn McGrew
Bob Givens
Backgrounds byPaul Julian
Art Loomer
Production
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Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • December 2, 1939 (1939-12-02)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

This is the third cartoon with Sniffles, although the plot is more in line with the "books come to life" entries from around this period.

Plot

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Mother Goose characters come to life late at night in a bookshop, serenading Sniffles the mouse, and his bookworm friend (in his first appearance) with the swing song "Mutiny in the Nursery" by Johnny Mercer and Harry Warren, until the Frankenstein monster intrudes.

References

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  1. ^ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voice Of The Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 38. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
  2. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 96. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 136. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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