Gerald McBoing-Boing poster

Gerald McBoing-Boing( 1950)

TV-MAAnimationComedy
66%
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Overview

The story of a little boy who would only talk in sound effects. With story by Dr. Seuss (and Bill Scott of Rocky and Bullwinkle fame) this cartoon won the Oscar for best short subject (animated) for 1950.

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      Marvin Miller

      Narrator (voice)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Tue Dec 27 2022
    Told in rhyme, this tells the story of Gerald McCloy who cannot speak - he just makes noises - a train, a car, you name it. Doctors can't help and his poor parents are all but driven to distraction. He is excluded from school, his inability to speak robs him of friends and soon he has acquired the eponymous moniker and become a lonely and sad young boy. He runs away and bumps into a man who owns a radio station, and soon is the human equivalent of a sound effects machine - and pretty celebrated at it to! The animation style is quite basic but it moves along quickly with a jolly score and the mo...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • staircase
    • autograph
    • father
    • celebrity
    • doctor
    • shaving
    • straight razor
    • scooter
    • running away
    • sound effect
    • teasing
    • short film