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Bravo, Mr. Strauss

Bravo, Mr. Strauss

1943Short⏱️ 7mApproved
AnimationShort
8.4
IMDB Rating
22 votes

As the goose-stepping "Screwball Army" pillages Europe, a statue of Mr. Strauss (a symbol to defeat Hitler) comes to life with violin in hand. Like a Pied Piper, Strauss leads the nuts and bolts to drown in the Danube River.

Director
George Pal
Writers
N/A
Stars
Robert C. Bruce
Release Date
February 26, 1943
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Robert C. Bruce
as Narrator

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Production
George Pal Productions, Paramount Pictures, Arnold Leibovit Entertainment

🏷️ Keywords

featuretteone reelercartoonstop motionstop motion animation

🎯 Categories

Stop Motion AnimationAnimationShort

⭐ Featured Review

Pal Makes Music Defeat The Tyrant
by boblipton2024-12-08
10/10

"An invading army of inhuman hardware goose-steps into the city, with bodies of ball bearings, their heads nuts mounted on screws. They destroy art, laboratories, and libraries. But when they knock over a statue of Johann Strauss, a remarkable thing happens. Music fills the air and the statue comes to life to play "The Blue Danube." It's narrated by Robert C. Bruce -- he sounds like Walter Pidgeon to me -- and this lovely little Puppetoon from Pal is a fne propaganda piece, contemptuous of the fascists, and confident of the triumph of truth, beauty, and the power of music. It&ap..."

📖 Synopsis

As the goose-stepping "Screwball Army" pillages Europe, a statue of Mr. Strauss (a symbol to defeat Hitler) comes to life with violin in hand. Like a Pied Piper, Strauss leads the nuts and bolts to drown in the Danube River.