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Rooty Toot Toot

Rooty Toot Toot

1951Short⏱️ 7mApproved
AnimationShortMusicalComedy
6.8
IMDB Rating
1,026 votes

The musical tale of a murder trial by a jealous lover.

Director
John Hubley
Writers
John Hubley, Bill Scott
Stars
Bill Lee, Thurl Ravenscroft, Annette Warren
Release Date
June 24, 1951
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 14
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Bill Lee
as Judge
👤
Thurl Ravenscroft
as Jonathan Bailey - Honest John the Crook
👤
Annette Warren
as Frankie

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Production
United Productions of America (UPA)

🏷️ Keywords

courtroomjealous lovercrime of passionmurder trialsatire comedy

🎯 Categories

Adult AnimationHand-Drawn AnimationSatireAnimationComedyMusicalShort

⭐ Featured Review

Vintage UPA toon.
by Mozjoukine2005-09-30

"It's a long time since UPA's cartoons shocked regular movie goers - an unprecedented break with the Disney tradition, bringing the departures we'd seen in newspaper cartoons, advertising art and strip comics to film. Some of their work looks like thin effort, now that we've seen the limited animation technique they pioneered used and abused in TV. The seventies London NFT audience already had a short memory and booed the Mr. McGoos an American programmer included. However ROOTY ROOT TOOT is not just a nostalgia trip. With it's delicate Hubley figures and unreal use o..."

💡 Did You Know?

Jazz musician Phil Moore was one of the first African-Americans to receive a screen credit as composer of a Hollywood film score for his imaginative contributions to this short. This was done at the insistence of the film's director, John Hubley.

📖 Synopsis

The musical tale of a murder trial by a jealous lover.