Symphony in Slang
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Symphony in Slang is a 1951 Tex Avery animated short famous for its visual gags that literally interpret contemporary American slang expressions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animated short film
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cartoon ⓘ |
| animationType | traditional animation ⓘ |
| artStyle | limited-line modernist design ⓘ |
| backgroundArtist | John Didrik Johnsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Tex Avery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Tex Avery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| era | Golden Age of American animation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousScene |
literal depiction of "I painted the town red"
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literal depiction of "I was all thumbs" ⓘ literal depiction of "I was beside myself" ⓘ literal depiction of "I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth" ⓘ literal depiction of "raining cats and dogs" ⓘ |
| features | contemporary mid-20th-century American slang ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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slapstick ⓘ surreal comedy ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
culture of postwar American youth
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language and misunderstanding ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | true ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | The Young Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical short ⓘ |
| musicBy | Scott Bradley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | flashback story told at the Pearly Gates ⓘ |
| notableFor |
literal visualizations of American slang expressions
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minimalist line-drawing art style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | MGM theatrical cartoon shorts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Fred Quimby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | MGM Cartoon Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1951-06-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 7 ⓘ |
| setting | Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | mid-20th-century America ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
literal interpretation of idioms
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puns ⓘ visual metaphors ⓘ |
| voiceActor |
Colin Campbell
NERFINISHED
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John Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Hill-Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ William Callaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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