Name: Dinah
Genre: Animation, Short, Music
Released: 1933-01-13
Duration: 8 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Donald Mills, Harry Mills, Herbert Mills

Dinah (1933) 

** 1/2 (out of 4)

The Fleischer Studio produced a number of these animated short films where the "bouncing ball" would have audience members singing together. The Mills Brother Quartette are back in their second short for Fleischer. This time the animation starts as a ship is being loaded up (with a giraffe) and from here we move to other animals being used. After that we get to the music section where THe Mills Brother give their unique take on the song. Once again the highlight of this short was the animation, which was top-notch and it's easy to see why the Fleischer boys were about to hit much bigger projects. The animation is the reason to watch this but the song itself wasn't too bad, although it didn't mix too well with the story.

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The short form refers to creative works characterized by their brevity and concise storytelling. Unlike full-length feature films, short films have a running time of less than 45 minutes, while TV shorts have a running time of less than 22 minutes.

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The Mills Brothers perform the title song with Bouncing Ball; cartoon animals load and sail the cargo ship 'Dinah Lee' to Mills music.

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