The read
It runs a compact 7m.
Synopsis
It's midnight at the bookstore and all the book and magazine characters are coming to life. When a bulldog from an adventure book uses a Boswell Sisters-like performance by girls in a travel magazine as a distraction to rob a bank, he is chased, caught, and sentenced to, of course "Life" (the magazine). But there's also a conveniently placed "Escape" magazine....
Ratings
IMDb6/10
17 audience votes
Key crew
- Frank TashlinDirector
- Carl W. StallingOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mel BlancConductor / Cholly Jam / Walter Snitchall (voice) (uncredited)
- Billy BletcherPublic Enemy #1 / Judge (voice) (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
cartoonmidnightbook storebook comes to lifeshort film