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Who's Who in the Zoo
Cartoon
Who's Who in the Zoo is one of the cartoons that Warner would occasionally produce, particularly in the World War II era, that featured a series of loosely related gags, usually based on outrageous stereotypes and plays on words, as a narrator.
Movie Info
Directed by: Norman McCabe
Story by: Melvin Millar
Produced by: Leon Schlesinger
Music by: Carl W. Stalling
Animation by: John Carey
Color process: Black and White, 3-strip color (1992 3D computer color version)
Production company: Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date: February 14, 1942
Running time: 7 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
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