Weatherbeaten Melody (1943)

Name: Weatherbeaten Melody
Genre: Animation
Released: 1943-04-06

10m

Running Time

Plot.

The general outline of the plot is of a bee that finds an abandoned phonograph in a meadow. The record, however, is jazz, and the interaction of different species of bugs makes this a subtle criticism of the Nazi ideals.

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Cast & Crew.

Hans Fischerkoesen

Director

Horst von Möllendorff

Writer

Lothar Brühne

Music

Details.

Release Date
April 6, 1943

Original Name
Verwitterte Melodie

Status
Released

Running Time
10m

Genres
Animation

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

short

Wiki.

Verwitterte Melodie, or Weather-beaten Melody, is a 1943 animated short, made in Nazi Germany. It was written mainly by cartoonist Hans Fischerkoesen, although the sole credits often went to Horst von Möllendorff. It was animated by Jiří Brdečka in Prague.