Magpie Madness

Magpie Madness

1948 · 6 min · ★ 9.0 · Animation, Comedy

Heckle and Jeckle, the always-talking Magpies, kick this one off by stealing a bowl of bones from Soupbone, an old hound dog. Soupbone raises some objections that leads to a fracas or two, with all hands ending up in a nervous place, and the two birds trying to rescue Soupbone from a padded cell.

Directed by Eddie Donnelly

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