The Egg Collector
| The Egg Collector | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charles Jones |
| Story by | Bob Givens |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Starring | Margaret Hill-Talbot Mel Blanc[1] |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Rudy Larriva |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 8 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Egg Collector is a 1940 American animated comedy short film directed by Charles Jones.[2] The short was released on July 20, 1940. It is part of the Merrie Melodies series and the fourth cartoon to feature Sniffles. It was re-released as a "Blue Ribbon" reissue in 1949, rendering the original film and credits lost.[3]
Plot
[edit]Late one night in a bookstore, Sniffles the mouse is reading the book Egg Collecting For Amateurs. According to the book, a good specimen for beginners is the egg of a great barn owl (previously seen in Little Brother Rat). Sniffles' friend, a bookworm, takes him to the top of an old church tower where they find an owl egg. Sniffles snatches the egg from its cradle, but the father owl stops them before they can escape. Sniffles learns from the owl that he is a rodent and that owls eat rodents and worms. The bookworm faints and Sniffles flees madly, taking the worm with him.[4]
Home media
[edit]The short is included on Disc I of Looney Tunes Mouse Chronicles: The Chuck Jones Collection.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voice Of The Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 42. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
- ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 105. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 136. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ↑ Roy., Liebman (2009). Vitaphone films : a catalogue of the features and shorts. Mcfarland. ISBN 978-0786446971. OCLC 394928930.
- ↑ "Mouse Chronicles coming to DVD and Blu-ray". May 9, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
External links
[edit]- The Egg Collector at the Internet Movie Database
- 1940 films
- 1940 animated short films
- 1940s Warner Bros. animated short films
- Animated films about mice
- Animated films about owls
- Films about worms
- Films scored by Carl W. Stalling
- Merrie Melodies short films
- Short films directed by Chuck Jones
- Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
- Films produced by Leon Schlesinger
- Sniffles (Merrie Melodies) films