A Cartoonist’s Nightmare (1935): Cast & Plot
A Cartoonist’s Nightmare is a 1935 short animated comedy directed by Jack King, starring Tommy Bond as Beans (voice) (uncredited), Jack Carr and Billy Bletcher. It runs 7 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 7 min
- Director
- Jack King
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Leon Schlesinger Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is A Cartoonist’s Nightmare About?
The premise of A Cartoonist’s Nightmare without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A cartoonist falls asleep at the drawing board and into the clutches of his own villains, until Beans the Cat comes to the rescue.
A Cartoonist’s Nightmare Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- celebrity caricature
- studio
- animator
- animation studio
- cartooning
- drawing table
- beans the cat character
- falling asleep
- entering a picture
- dungeon
- cartoon cat
- cartoon kangaroo
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- cartoon spider
- cartoon octopus
- rogues gallery
- revenge
- tables turned
- sawing prison cell bars
- alligator
- alligator pit
- falling down a hole
- boots
- hiding in a barrel
- ladder
- visor
- grease gun
- monster
- goon
- eraser
- fountain pen
- dessert
- closing time
- steam whistle
- anthropomorphic animal
- clothesline
- cartoonist
- villain
- drawing
- prison
- pit
- octopus
- kangaroo
- pencil eraser
- ice cream
- reward
- surrealism
- working late
- talking cat
- talking animal
- rescue
A Cartoonist’s Nightmare Cast & Characters
Tommy Bond leads the cast as Beans (voice) (uncredited), with Jack Carr as Animator (voice) (uncredited) and Billy Bletcher as Demon Beast / Old Man / Villains (voice) (uncredited). Directed by Jack King; 4 actors are credited in all.
- Director Jack King
- Tommy Bond as Beans (voice) (uncredited)
- Jack Carr as Animator (voice) (uncredited)
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Billy Bletcher as Demon Beast / Old Man / Villains (voice) (uncredited) - Harry Stanton as Singing Villain (voice) (uncredited)
A Cartoonist’s Nightmare Plot Summary
What happens in A Cartoonist’s Nightmare from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
At closing time, the studio is almost silent, with only one animator Jack Carr lingering to finish a sequence while an elderly custodian keeps watch nearby. In the animator’s own drawing, Beans Tommy Bond the cat meets a goblin inside a dungeon, and a steel barricade he draws between them stands as a fragile barrier to keep the two apart. Exhausted after hours of non‑stop work, the artist drifts off for a moment, and the goblin, somehow waking the page, slips past the barrier and drags the animator into the living illustration beyond the scene.
Full summary
The whole story of A Cartoonist’s Nightmare, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know A Cartoonist’s Nightmare?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is the name of the animator who works late at the studio?
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A Cartoonist’s Nightmare FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of A Cartoonist’s Nightmare, each answered in a sentence.
How long is A Cartoonist’s Nightmare?
A Cartoonist’s Nightmare runs 7 minutes.
When was A Cartoonist’s Nightmare released?
A Cartoonist’s Nightmare was released on September 21, 1935.
Who directed A Cartoonist’s Nightmare?
A Cartoonist’s Nightmare was directed by Jack King.
More films by Jack King Who is in the cast of A Cartoonist’s Nightmare?
A Cartoonist’s Nightmare stars Tommy Bond as Beans (voice) (uncredited), Jack Carr as Animator (voice) (uncredited) and Billy Bletcher as Demon Beast / Old Man / Villains (voice) (uncredited), among 4 credited actors.
Does A Cartoonist’s Nightmare have a post-credit scene?
No. A Cartoonist’s Nightmare has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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