The Bookworm

The Bookworm

Year: 1939

Runtime: 8 mins

Language: English

Directors: Hugh Harman, Friz Freleng

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Three witches require a worm to finish their potion, so they send a raven to capture one. The raven tracks a bookworm, chasing it into a horror‑section where monsters attack. Paul Revere arrives on Black Beauty, aided by the Police Gazette and various war heroes, while the Boy Scouts construct a match‑stick bridge that guides the worm to safety.

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