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The 1940s newsreel that went completely unhinged — gags, chaos, and zero context.
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IMDb
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News Oddities (1940)

vintage chaosrapid-fire gagspre-war absurdism

Overview

Animation

A cartoon offering a series of blackout gags, disguised as a newsreel

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media satireinformation overloadescapist comedy

Standout Aspects

Direction

Harry Love's gag density rivals modern TikToks.

Best for:Background: Perfect palette cleanser between serious films.·Rewatch: Catch the gags you blinked through.
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Director

Harry Love

ReleasedJul 19, 1940
Runtime6m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feellight

Top Cast

Mel Blanc

Mel Blanc

Various

Danny Webb

Danny Webb

Various

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Harry Love started as an in-betweener for Disney before defecting to Warner's cartoon unit.

Cultural

Newsreels dominated pre-feature programming; parodying them was basically roasting the medium itself.

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