King for a Day (1940 film) explained

King for a Day
Director:Dave Fleischer
Directing animator:
Willard Bowsky
Producer:Max Fleischer
Story:Joseph E. Stultz
Animator:Character animation:
Willard Bowsky
James Davis
Starring:Pinto Colvig
Jack Mercer
Music:Uncredited musical supervision:
Lou Fleischer
Uncredited musical direction:
Winston Sharples
Musical arrangement:
Sammy Timberg
Studio:Fleischer Studios
Distributor:Paramount Pictures
Color Process:Technicolor
Runtime:7 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

King for a Day is a 1940 animated short film featuring Gabby released by Paramount Pictures in the Max Fleischer Cartoon series. The cartoon was released on October 18, 1940.[1] It was the first entry of the Gabby series, the spin-off cartoon series of Gulliver's Travels.

Plot

King Little has received a letter which says "Dear Majesty, please be at home today. I have orders to shoot you. Sincerely yours". He asks Gabby if he would like to be king for a day and Gabby accepts, not knowing that he may be in danger.

References

  1. Book: Lenburg . Jeff . The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . 1999 . Checkmark Books . 0-8160-3831-7 . 83.