Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938): Cast
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood is a 1938 short animated comedy directed by Wilfred Jackson, starring Dave Barry as Groucho Marx / Eddie Cantor / Spencer Tracy / Hugh Herbert / Ned Sparks / Joe Penner / Charles Laughton / W.C. Fields / Charlie McCarthy / Edward G. Robinson / Joe E. Brown / Oliver Hardy (voice) (uncredited), Sara Berner and Danny Webb. It runs 8 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 8 min
- Director
- Wilfred Jackson
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Walt Disney Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Mother Goose Goes Hollywood About?
The premise of Mother Goose Goes Hollywood without spoilers.
Hollywood stars bring classic Mother Goose verses to life, with the Marx Brothers playing Old King Cole’s three fiddlers, W.C. Fields as Humpty Dumpty who tumbles while teasing Charlie McCarthy, and Laurel and Hardy portraying Simple Simon and the Pieman.
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- reference to joe penner
- joe penner spoof
- hugh herbert spoof
- reference to hugh herbert
- horn the musical instrument
- mother goose character
- charlie mccarthy character
- clark gable character
- marx brothers
- little bo peep charaacter
- groucho marx character
- chico marx character
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- harpo marx character
- donald duck character
- freddie bartholomew character
- fats waller character
- cab calloway character
- hand drawn animation
- humpty dumpty
- tap dancing
- trombone
- storybook in opening shot
- shoe
- saxophone
- reference to spencer tracy
- reference to fred astaire
- reference to fats waller
- reference to charles laughton
- reference to cab calloway
- pie
- licking finger
- hammer
- fishing
- drum
- clarinet
- chef
- anthropomorphism
- anthropomorphic animal
- animal in title
- reference to edward g. robinson
- reference to katharine hepburn
- reference to laurel and hardy
- reference to greta garbo
- reference to w.c. fields
- laurel and hardy spoof
- cartoon duck
- celebrity caricature
- racial stereotype
- piano
- nursery rhyme
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood Cast & Characters
Dave Barry leads the cast as Groucho Marx / Eddie Cantor / Spencer Tracy / Hugh Herbert / Ned Sparks / Joe Penner / Charles Laughton / W.C. Fields / Charlie McCarthy / Edward G. Robinson / Joe E. Brown / Oliver Hardy (voice) (uncredited), with Sara Berner as Katharine Hepburn / Martha Raye / Greta Garbo / Freddie Bartholomew (voice) (uncredited) and Danny Webb as Fats Waller / Stepin Fetchit (voice) (uncredited). Directed by Wilfred Jackson; 8 actors are credited in all.
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Director Wilfred Jackson
- Dave Barry as Groucho Marx / Eddie Cantor / Spencer Tracy / Hugh Herbert / Ned Sparks / Joe Penner / Charles Laughton / W.C. Fields / Charlie McCarthy / Edward G. Robinson / Joe E. Brown / Oliver Hardy (voice) (uncredited)
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Sara Berner as Katharine Hepburn / Martha Raye / Greta Garbo / Freddie Bartholomew (voice) (uncredited) -
Danny Webb as Fats Waller / Stepin Fetchit (voice) (uncredited) - Clarence Nash as Donald Duck (voice) (uncredited)
Also Starring in Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
· 4 moreMore from Wilfred Jackson
More films directed by Wilfred Jackson, best-rated first: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Cinderella and Dumbo.
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Movies Like Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including A Gander at Mother Goose, The Wacky World of Mother Goose and Mother Goose Melodies.
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A Gander at Mother Goose 1940 -
The Wacky World of Mother Goose 1967 -
Mother Goose Melodies 1931 -
Mother Goose Rock ’n’ Rhyme 1990 -
Mother Goose Land 1933 -
Magic Land of Mother Goose 1966 -
The CooCoo Nut Grove 1936 -
Mother Was a Rooster 1962 -
Old King Cole 1933 -
Goose in the Rough 1963 -
Hollywood Daffy 1946 -
The Bugs Bunny Mother’s Day Special 1979
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Mother Goose Goes Hollywood, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Mother Goose Goes Hollywood?
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood runs 8 minutes.
When was Mother Goose Goes Hollywood released?
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood was released on December 23, 1938.
Who directed Mother Goose Goes Hollywood?
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood was directed by Wilfred Jackson.
More films by Wilfred Jackson Who is in the cast of Mother Goose Goes Hollywood?
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood stars Dave Barry as Groucho Marx / Eddie Cantor / Spencer Tracy / Hugh Herbert / Ned Sparks / Joe Penner / Charles Laughton / W.C. Fields / Charlie McCarthy / Edward G. Robinson / Joe E. Brown / Oliver Hardy (voice) (uncredited), Sara Berner as Katharine Hepburn / Martha Raye / Greta Garbo / Freddie Bartholomew (voice) (uncredited) and Danny Webb as Fats Waller / Stepin Fetchit (voice) (uncredited), among 8 credited actors.
Does Mother Goose Goes Hollywood have a post-credit scene?
No. Mother Goose Goes Hollywood has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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