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The Dover Boys short filmanimation

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Original title
Merrie Melodies' The Dover Boys (The Dover Boys at Pimento University)
Year
Running time
9 min.
Country
United States United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Animation
Music
Cinematography
Animation
Producer
Genre
Animation. Comedy | Short Film (Animated)
Synopsis
"The Dover Boys at Pimento University" or "The Rivals of Roquefort Hall" (better known as simply The Dover Boys) is a 1942 Merrie Melodies cartoon produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions and directed by Chuck Jones. It was released by Warner Bros. on September 19, 1942. The cartoon is a parody of the Rover Boys, a popular juvenile fiction book series of the early 20th century. Jones would later remark that The Dover Boys was the first cartoon of his he found to be funny. In 1994, the cartoon was voted #49 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field.
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