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Fly Frolic

1932 · 7 min

A bouncy little cartoon that skitters along to jazz, more silly than scary, over before you can get restless.

Directed by
Harry Bailey, John Foster
Genres
Music, Comedy, Animation
Overview
An evil spider kidnaps a housefly from a cabaret and takes her to his secret lab.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Harry Bailey, John Foster
Genres
Music, Comedy, Animation
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • crime
  • survival
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism1
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity1
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
music, comedy, animation
Directed by
Harry Bailey, John Foster
Runtime
7 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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