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Carnival Courage

  • 1945
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Carnival Courage (1945)
AnimationRomanceShort

The prologue says that in the old days, the strong men were Samson and Hercules, but today it is Willoughby Wren, a little wimp with a magic hat that gives him unusual strength. Willoughby h... Read allThe prologue says that in the old days, the strong men were Samson and Hercules, but today it is Willoughby Wren, a little wimp with a magic hat that gives him unusual strength. Willoughby has a crush on the trapeze artist in the circus, and gets a job as a handyman, doing such m... Read allThe prologue says that in the old days, the strong men were Samson and Hercules, but today it is Willoughby Wren, a little wimp with a magic hat that gives him unusual strength. Willoughby has a crush on the trapeze artist in the circus, and gets a job as a handyman, doing such menial tasks as following the parade-elephants with a scoop and a bucket (hey...it's show b... Read all

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    • Howard Swift
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    • John McLeish
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    • John McLeish
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    • Director
      • Howard Swift
    • Writer
      • John McLeish
    • Star
      • John McLeish
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    5boblipton

    About What You'd Expect

    The set-up of this not-particularly inspiring cartoon is that when Delilah cuy off Samson's hair, she knitted it into a cap, and whoever wears that cap is the strongest man in the world. Nowadays, the cap is worn by Willoughby Wren, a small fellow who works in a traveling circus, doing whatever he is told. He loves the beautiful aerialist, of course. One day, the sneering boss orders him to tend to the killer ape's cage....

    There aren't many laughs in this one, just a little guy able to beat up on big, bad guys. It's the Mighty Mouse model of story telling, in which the children are supposed to see themselves as the small guys. The problem is, they soon forget about being small, even though they remember about beating up....
    6Hitchcoc

    Meek No Longer Weak

    A little guy somehow ends up with a hat knitted from Samson's hair, making him the strongest man on earth. He ends up in the circus, lusting after a beautiful aerialist. The ringmaster throws roadblocks in his way, including and enormous gorilla. Not much substance here. Very predictable, ordinary animated short.

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      In Totally Tooned In (1999) the animated short is re-titled as Attack of the Killer Gorilla.

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    • Release date
      • September 6, 1945 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Color Favorites (1963-1964 Season) #1: Carnival Courage
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Screen Gems Cartoons
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    • Runtime
      7 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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