Merbabies

"Ocean waves form merbabies who are summoned to a playground on the ocean floor."

1938 0h 9m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 43

AnimationMusicComedyFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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Walt Disney enlisted former colleagues Hugh Harman and Rudy Ising to help create this underwater Silly Symphony. Ocean waves form merbabies who are summoned to an aquatic circus playground on the sea floor, where they interact with a parade of seahorses, starfish and other marine life, before disappearing into the surface from which they came.

“Ocean waves form merbabies who are summoned to a playground on the ocean floor.”

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Cast

Pinto Colvig
Snails (voice)
George Magrill
Snails (voice)
Marcellite Garner
Merbabies (voice)
Beatrice Hagen
Merbabies (voice)
Jayne Shadduck
Merbabies (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rudolf Ising
Writers: Pinto Colvig, Maurice "Jake" Day, Johnny Caldwell
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 9-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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88 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Scott Bradley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Pinto Colvig and George Magrill and Marcellite Garner carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Ocean waves form merbabies who are summoned to a playground on the ocean floor.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0030440 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Rudolf Ising directs. Scott Bradley scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 9-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
388 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Scott Bradley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Pinto Colvig and George Magrill and Marcellite Garner carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Ocean waves form merbabies who are summoned to a playground on the ocean floor.".
8IMDB entry: tt0030440 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.