Who Killed Who?
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Who Killed Who? is a 1943 Tex Avery-directed MGM animated short that parodies murder-mystery and haunted-house films with fast-paced, surreal slapstick humor.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MGM cartoon
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animated short film ⓘ cartoon ⓘ |
| animationStudio | MGM cartoon studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creativeDirection | Tex Avery’s gag-driven style ⓘ |
| director | Tex Avery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| features |
breaking the fourth wall
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cartoon violence ⓘ fast-paced gag-driven narrative ⓘ self-referential humor ⓘ visual puns ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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haunted house parody ⓘ murder mystery parody ⓘ parody ⓘ slapstick ⓘ surreal humor ⓘ |
| hasCultStatus | yes ⓘ |
| hasEra | World War II era American animation ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical short ⓘ |
| hasNarrator | voice-over narrator ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classic whodunit stories
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haunted house melodramas ⓘ |
| intendedExhibition | theatrical release before feature films ⓘ |
| medium | 2D cel animation ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | comic investigation of a murder ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Tex Avery’s exaggerated timing and gags
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subversion of mystery genre conventions ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodies |
haunted-house films
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murder-mystery films ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of American animation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 7 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | old mansion ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audiences ⓘ |
| usesStyle |
exaggerated cartoon physics
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rapid-fire gag structure ⓘ |
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