Tex Avery
Director
Ceiling Hero (1940)
A series of blackout gags parodying aviation and aviation films. Gags include a parchutist whose parachute reads "Good to the last drop", jokes about LA's expanding city limits, and a satire of test pilot and their bravery.
Genres: Animation, Family, Short
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Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures, Leon Schlesinger Studios
Country: United States
Languages:
English
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8 min
Aug. 23, 1940
Released
NR