The Cuckoo Murder Case (1930)

USA, 1930
8m
35mm film, black and white, 1.20:1
mono (Recorded on Cinephone System), English

An American short animated fantasy film directed by Ub Iwerks (credited as “produced and drawn by”).

Plot Summary

Flip the Frog is called in to investigate the killing of a bird from a cuckoo clock in an old dark house.

Credits

Crew
Copyright MCMXXX in U.S.A. by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents Flip the Frog. A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture. Controlled by Loew’s Incorporated
Produced by: Ub Iwerks
Drawn by: Ub Iwerks
Musical Score by: Carl W. Stalling
Recorded on: Powers Cinephone System

Alternative Titles

Extracts included in
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (1999)
Kingdom of Shadows (1998)

References

Books

  • The Palgrave Encyclopedia of American Horror Film Shorts 1915-1976 by Gary D. Rhodes and David J. Hogan p.259-260