King-Size Canary

King-Size Canary

7.0

Dec 06 1947

0h 8m

Animation, Comedy

A hungry cat has the idea of giving "Jumbo Gro" fertilizer to a scrawny canary to make him a bigger meal, which leads to a race between the cat, the canary, a dog, and a mouse to see who can grow the biggest.

Pinto Colvig

Pinto Colvig

Cat (voice)

Frank Graham

Frank Graham

Mouse (voice)

Sara Berner

Sara Berner

Canary (voice)

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