Rooty Toot Toot
He done her wrong... so she done him in!
1951 | 8m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | John Hubley |
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| Writer: | John Hubley, Bill Scott |
| Staring: |
| Frankie walks into a bar, where she catches her boyfriend Johnny with the sensuous Nellie Bly and kills him in a fit of jealousy. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 15, 1951 |
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| Director: | John Hubley |
| Writer: | John Hubley, Bill Scott |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | court |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, United Productions of America |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Thurl Ravenscroft | Johnny / Honest John the Crook |
| Annette Warren | Frankie / Nellie Bly |
| Name | Job |
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| Allen Alch | Lyricist |
| Olga Lunick | Choreographer |
| Pat Matthews | Animation |
| Grim Natwick | Animation |
| Herb Klynn | Production Manager |
| Phil Moore | Music |
| Tom McDonald | Animation |
| Sherm Glas | Technical Supervisor |
| John Hubley | Director, Writer |
| Bill Scott | Story |
| Art Babbitt | Animation |
| Paul Julian | Art Designer, Color Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stephen Bosustow | Executive Producer |
| John Hubley | Producer |
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So we know that "Frankie" has done for "Johnny" and so she ends up in court dressed as if she were about to dance a Flamenco! Her lawyer calls the barkeep, a rather dour fella - who regales us with the tale of the deceased's infidelities with "Nelly Bligh". Next, the sultry "Nelly" takes the stand w ... ith her own version but claims that they only tickling going on was on the ivories! It looks a clear cut case. Can the debonaire lawyer save her bacon? He portrays a completely different summation of the events. Which version will the jury buy? The narration is delivered via a lively and witty lyric with a great jazzy soundtrack and the sharp, almost stark, nature of the animation works well delivering a story with more than an hint of menace, the odd Freudian slip and... It's good fun this and stay tuned for the twist at the end!