Jitterbug Follies 85 years old

Count Screwloose and J.R. the Wonder Dog are promoting a $10,000 swing contest. They plan to skip town with the entry fees, but a menacing thug from the "Citizens for Fair Play" convinces them otherwise. The contestants: A singing hippo, "Mother Goose" who starts out as an old woman, then sheds her disguise to reveal a pretty girl, and a fan-dancing ostrich. Throughout, a couple of penguins are heckling. The ostrich proves wildly popular, and Screwloose fears he'll have to give the prize to her, when he gets an idea. He dresses J.R. up as the ostrich and sends him out, but the penguins use a box of sausages to expose the dog. The crowd runs Screwloose and J.R. out, and they grab a ride on a train where the penguins are waiting for them.

Credits

Jitterbug Follies Cast

Name Character
Mel Blanc He was 30, 81 years old when he died as Count Screwloose (voice)
Dave Weber as Tough Guy (voice) (uncredited)
Georgia Stark She was 52, 86 years old when she died as Contestant (voice) (uncredited)

Jitterbug Follies Crew

Name Department
Fred Quimby as Producer. He was 52 (79) years old when He died Production
Scott Bradley as Music. He was 47 (85) years old when He died Sound
Bert Lewis as Music. He was 43 (54) years old when He died Sound
Irven Spence as Animation. He was 29 (86) years old when He died Visual Effects
Emery Hawkins as Animation. He was 26 (76) years old when He died Visual Effects
Bill Littlejohn as Animation. He was 25 (96) years old when He died Visual Effects
George Gordon as Animation. Visual Effects
Jack Zander as Animation. He was 30 (99) years old when He died Visual Effects
Bob Kuwahara as Background Designer. He was 37 (62) years old when He died Art
Bob Kuwahara as Layout. He was 37 (62) years old when He died Directing
Milt Gross as Director. He was 43 (58) years old when He died Directing
Milt Gross as Story. He was 43 (58) years old when He died Writing
Ray Abrams as Animation. He was 19 (71) years old when He died Visual Effects
Jitterbug Follies (85 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, February 25, 1939
  • Runtime: 9 minutes