Jolly Little Elves (1934) Poster

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7/10
As Miss Day used to sing, elves and shoemakers go . . .
pixrox118 June 2023
. . . together like shelves and glue shakers. And, as any good carpenter well knows, you cannot have sturdy shelves without lots of glue. Released as a corporate promo for Dunking Donuts in Quincy, MA, JOLLY LITTLE ELVES insured that this fritter franchise would soon overtake White Castle as an American fast food institution, 12,900 to 345. Why are there 35 Dunking Donuts for every White Castle? Compared to doughnuts, sliders are truly Health Food, featuring steamed vegetables such as onions, the B vitamins and 100% of the daily minimum requirement of mustard. Conversely, Dunking Donuts are one of the top three American artery clogging factors. The shoemaker and his wife in this story are in their late 20's, but they look like centurions after consuming so many donuts.
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9/10
Who would have thought that elves were so partial to doughnuts?
llltdesq5 October 2002
This short, nominated for an Academy Award, is an adaptation of the fairy tale about the shoemaker and the elves. It's one of Lantz studios musical shorts and features a lot of the basic sight gags that have become so familiar if you've watched any of the adaptations of this particular story before. Good cartoon, well animated and entertaining, especially for those who really like doughnuts! Worth watching. Recommended.
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