King-Size Canary (1947)

Name: King-Size Canary
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Released: 1947-12-06

Running Time

December 6, 1947
Release Date

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Plot.

A hungry cat has the idea of giving "Jumbo Gro" fertilizer to a scrawny canary to make him a bigger meal, which leads to a race between the cat, the canary, a dog, and a mouse to see who can grow the biggest.

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Cast & Crew.

Pinto Colvig

Cat (voice)

Frank Graham

Mouse (voice)

Sara Berner

Canary (voice)

$Tex Avery$

Tex Avery

Director

Fred Quimby

Producer

Scott Bradley

Music

Heck Allen

Story

William Hanna

Co-Producer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
December 6, 1947

Status
Released

Running Time
8m

Genres
Animation Comedy

Last updated: 2025-03-01

Wiki.

King-Size Canary is an animated cartoon short that debuted in movie theaters in 1947. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Tex Avery. The canary in this short was a primary inspiration for the design of Maurice, a character from The Wacky World of Tex Avery.