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Release Date:
October 15, 1931
Original Title:
The Spider and the Fly
Alternate Titles:
L'araignée et la mouche
Genres:
Animation | Comedy
Production Companies:
Columbia Pictures
Walt Disney Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 7
A kitchen is filled with houseflies. A spider wakes up and plays his web like a harp, attracting a pair of them; the female is trapped, and the male summons the cavalry, which arrives riding horseflies, riding dragonflies to drop pepper bombs, firing champagne bottles, and ultimately setting the web on fire and catching the spider on flypaper when he falls.
Animation:
Johnny Cannon
Les Clark
Rudy Zamora Jr.
Ben Sharpsteen
Harry Reeves
Bill Mason
Jack Cutting
Dick Williams
Charles Hutchinson
Daniel Tattingham
Frank Tipper
Charles Byrne
Chuck Couch
Marvin Woodward
Joseph D'Igalo
Hardie Gramatky
Dick Lundy
Albert Hurter
George Grandpré
Background Designer:
Carlos Manriquez
Emil Flohri
Mique Nelson
Director:
Wilfred Jackson
Layout:
Charles Philippi
Original Music Composer:
Frank Churchill
Bert Lewis
Producer:
Walt Disney
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