The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934)

USA, 9 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Grasshopper and the Ants
Film type Short
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1934-12-17

Cast

Pinto Colvig
Grasshopper (Gräshoppan)

Titles

Original title
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants
Swedish release title
  • Gräshoppan och myrorna
Series title
  • A Silly Symphony Cartoon

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Music
Animation
Design
Special Effects Animator
Backgrounds
Layout

Cast

- Röst/figurer:
Pinto Colvig Grasshopper (Gräshoppan)
- Ant Queen (Myrdrottningen)

Companies

Production Company Walt Disney Productions
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United Artists AB 1934
RKO Radio Films AB 1951
Svenska AB Nordisk Tonefilm 1961

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 98296
Date 1961-10-31
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 230 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 230.


Censorship number 78356
Date 1951-02-10
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 230 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 230.


Censorship number 51489
Date 1934-12-07
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 252 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 252.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 252 meter
Length in minutes 9 min
Reels 1 reels


Original work

Original title Myrorna och gräshoppan (Tale)
Author Aisopos


Release dates

First showing 1934-02-10 USA 9 min
Release in Sweden 1934-12-17 Rita Stockholm Sweden 9 min (ingår i kortfilmsprogrammet "3 små grisar på nya äventyr eller Stora stygga vargen och Rödluvan")

Soundtrack listing

Original title The World Owes Me a Living
Composer Frank Churchill (1934)
Lyrics Larry Morey (1934)
Singer Pinto Colvig


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