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Detouring America (S)

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Original title: Detouring America
Year: 1939
Running time: 7 min.
Country: United States
Director: Tex Avery
Screenwriter: Jack Miller
Cast: Animation
Music: Carl W. Stalling
Cinematography: Animation
Producer: Leon Schlesinger Studios
Genre: Animation. Comedy | Short Film (Animated). Looney Tunes
Synopsis: This travelogue across America is filled with sight gags such as the 'Old Reliable' geyser spitting into a spittoon, cliff-dwelling Indians who walk horizontally up and down the faces of cliffs to get to their homes, and a Texas cow puncher who really punches cows. Also featured is Mr. Butter Fingers, a 'human fly' who climbs the outside of the Empire State Building.

Awards: 1939: Academy Awards: Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons

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Detouring America (S)

1939

Tex Avery

5.6

(77)

Slayers Excellent

1998

Hiroshi Watanabe

6.3

(71)