One Froggy Evening
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One Froggy Evening is a classic 1955 Warner Bros. animated short film, directed by Chuck Jones, famed for its nearly wordless storytelling about a singing frog that performs only for the man who discovers it.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Warner Bros. cartoon
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animated short film ⓘ |
| animationType | traditional hand-drawn animation ⓘ |
| awarded | National Film Registry selection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backgroundArtist | Philip DeGuard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdCharacter | Michigan J. Frog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Chuck Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| featuredIn | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (as a segment) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | singing frog ⓘ |
| featuresSong |
Come Back to Erin
NERFINISHED
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Hello! Ma Baby NERFINISHED ⓘ Largo al factotum ⓘ Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone NERFINISHED ⓘ The Michigan Rag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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slapstick ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | WB Merrie Melodies: One Froggy Evening NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | considered one of the greatest animated cartoons of all time ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
greed and downfall
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unrewarded talent ⓘ |
| includedInList | The 50 Greatest Cartoons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | character Michigan J. Frog as WB mascot ⓘ |
| layoutArtist | Maurice Noble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Michigan J. Frog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Milt Franklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalFilmRegistrySelectionYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
minimal dialogue
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nearly wordless storytelling ⓘ use of popular American songs ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man discovers a singing and dancing frog that performs only for him, leading to his ruin when he tries to exploit it. ⓘ |
| producer | Edward Selzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. Cartoons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankInThe50GreatestCartoons | 5 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1955-12-31 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 7 ⓘ |
| selectedBy | Library of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionReason | culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant ⓘ |
| series | Merrie Melodies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | American city ⓘ |
| soundDesign | Treg Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studio | Warner Bros. Cartoons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
1890s
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1950s ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Michael Maltese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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