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Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony

1953 · 7 min

A brisk, bouncy little cartoon that plays like a joyful burst of noise and rhythm, charming rather than demanding.

Directed by
Robert Cannon
Genres
Animation
Starring
Marvin Miller
Overview
Gerald McBoing Boing, a little boy who can't talk but can imitate any sound, is working as a one-man sound effects department for a radio station. When a scheduled symphony orchestra does not show up, Gerald replaces them. He is doing fine until he mixes up the score with the sound effects script, and creates an original symphony. He is fired, but the critics hail his work as that of a genius.

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Directed by
Robert Cannon
Genres
Animation
Starring
Marvin Miller
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • work
  • identity
  • art
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism2
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Robert Cannon
Written by
T. Hee
Starring
Marvin Miller
Runtime
7 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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