Jolly Little Elves
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Jolly Little Elves |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1934 |
| length | 8 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Bill Nolan |
| script |
Manuel Moreno , Walter Lantz, Victor McLeod |
| production |
Walter Lantz for Walter Lantz Productions |
Jolly Little Elves is a 1934 American animated short film directed by Bill Nolan .
action
A poor shoemaker and his wife barely have enough food to survive when they take a freezing elf into their house one cold evening . They share a coffee and the last, hard donut - the elf shows them that the pastries become soft again when you dip them into the coffee. The shoemaker and his wife go to sleep.
During the night, the elf appears with numerous friends and, in gratitude for the charity shown, makes numerous shoes in the shoemaker's workshop. The next morning the shoemaker is surprised and delighted with the numerous new shoes. The shoes become big sellers, the shoemaker and his wife get wealthy, and even the Queen pays the shop a visit. At a big party with coffee and donuts, the shoemaker and his wife finally thank the elves.
production
Jolly Little Elves was released on October 1, 1934 as part of the Lantz cartoon series Cartune Classics .
The elf was voiced by Bernice Hansen .
Awards
Jolly Little Elves was nominated for an Oscar in the category " Best Animated Short Film " in 1935 , but could not prevail against The Tortoise and the Hare .
Web links
- Jolly Little Elves in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ See bcdb.com ; the IMDb names Manuel Moreno as a director.