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Calling Doctor Magoo

  • 1956
  • Approved
  • 7m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Calling Doctor Magoo (1956)
AnimationComedyFamilyShort

When Rodney, a friend of the nearsighted Mr. Magoo, goes to the hospital, Mr. Magoo decides to visit him and to take along some of his cure-all, homemade elixir. But he makes a wrong turn an... Read allWhen Rodney, a friend of the nearsighted Mr. Magoo, goes to the hospital, Mr. Magoo decides to visit him and to take along some of his cure-all, homemade elixir. But he makes a wrong turn and ends up on a docked-ship visiting a stranger wearing a turban, thanking he is Rodney, an... Read allWhen Rodney, a friend of the nearsighted Mr. Magoo, goes to the hospital, Mr. Magoo decides to visit him and to take along some of his cure-all, homemade elixir. But he makes a wrong turn and ends up on a docked-ship visiting a stranger wearing a turban, thanking he is Rodney, and gives him some of the elixir. He returns home and gets a telephone call from Rodney who ... Read all

  • Director
    • Pete Burness
  • Writer
    • Dick Shaw
  • Stars
    • Jim Backus
    • Jerry Hausner
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    6.2/10
    46
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    • Director
      • Pete Burness
    • Writer
      • Dick Shaw
    • Stars
      • Jim Backus
      • Jerry Hausner
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    Jerry Hausner
    Jerry Hausner
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    • Release date
      • May 24, 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • United Productions of America (UPA)
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      • 7m
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      • Mono

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