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  • One for the Book (1940)
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    Short | 18 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
One for the Book (1940)
Approved
Short | 18 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
On a desktop with many books, familiar characters in literature (such as Captain Kidd, Huckleberry Finn, Robinson Crusoe, and Rip Van Winkle) come out of their books after dark. When the book "Minstrel Days" is placed on the desk, the ...See moreOn a desktop with many books, familiar characters in literature (such as Captain Kidd, Huckleberry Finn, Robinson Crusoe, and Rip Van Winkle) come out of their books after dark. When the book "Minstrel Days" is placed on the desk, the people who emerge from this book put on an old fashioned minstrel show, with comedians, an orchestra, chorus, and dancing girls. Written by David Glagovsky See less
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Director
Roy Mack
Writers
Cyrus Wood (written by) (as Cyrus D. Wood) | Eddie Forman (written by)
Cinematographer
Ray Foster
Editor
Bert Frank
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Updated Feb 3, 1940
Release date
Feb 3, 1940 (United States)

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8 cast members
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