The Talking Magpies

The Talking Magpies

1946 · 6 min · ★ 6.8 · Animation, Comedy

The magpies move into a nest in a tree right outside an old man's bedroom window. Chaos ensues as the magpies and the old man each try to best each other, the old man trying to get the magpies to be quiet, and the two of them being anything BUT quiet.

Directed by Mannie Davis

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Cast

Dayton Allen Magpie Husband (voice)
Roy Halee Farmer Al Falfa (voice)
Tom Morrison Magpie (voice)

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