Magical Maestro
1952 film by Tex Avery / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Magical Maestro is a 1952 American animated short comedy film directed by Tex Avery and produced by Fred Quimby for MGM Cartoons. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the short was released on February 9, 1952.[2] It features the Great Poochini (played by Butch Dog), a canine opera singer who spurns a magician. The magician is able to replace Poochini's normal conductor prior to the show through disguise. In 1993, Magical Maestro was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", making it the only Tex Avery cartoon so far to be inducted.[3][4]
Magical Maestro | |
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Directed by | Tex Avery |
Story by | Rich Hogan |
Produced by | Fred Quimby |
Starring | Daws Butler (voice of Mysto, uncredited)[1] Carlos Julio Ramírez Tex Avery Paul Frees Frank Ross (voices of Poochini, uncredited)[1] The Mary Kaye Trio (Vocalists, uncredited)[1] |
Music by | Scott Bradley |
Animation by | Grant Simmons Michael Lah Walter Clinton |
Color process | Technicolor |
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Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 6 minutes and 30 seconds |
Language | English |