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The Milky Way (S)

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Original title: The Milky Way
Year: 1940
Running time: 8 min.
Country: United States
Director: Rudolf Ising
Screenwriter: Rudolf Ising
Cast: Animation
Music: Scott Bradley
Cinematography: Animation
Producer: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Genre: Animation. Comedy. Fantasy. Musical | Cats. Short Film (Animated)
Synopsis: The Milky Way is a one-reel animated cartoon short subject, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres in 1940 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. The short, produced and directed by Rudolf Ising with musical supervision by Scott Bradley, explores the adventures of the "three little kittens who lost their mittens", as they explore a dreamland where space is made up entirely of dairy products (for example, the Milky Way is made of milk and the moon is made of cheese). The short won the 1940 Academy Award for Animated Short Film, and was the first non-Disney film to do so. Other shorts nominated in 1940 included A Wild Hare by Warner Bros., introducing Bugs Bunny, and the other MGM cartoon Puss Gets the Boot, with Jasper & Jinx, the prototype for Tom and Jerry.

Awards: 1940: Oscar: Best Animated Short Film

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