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Speaking of Animals and Their Families

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Speaking of Animals and Their Families is a 1942 American short comedy film directed by Robert Carlisle and Jerry Fairbanks. In 1943, at the 15th Academy Awards, it won an Oscar for Best Short Subject. It is part of a series of Speaking of Animals short films featuring animals given voice via special effects.

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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical4 Jun 1942

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Speaking of Animals and Their Families was released on 4 June 1942.

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    CinemaSerf

    7/28/2025

    5/10

    A collection of zoo occupants are filmed in their not-so-natural habitats and given the opportunity to offer us a quick comment about their young. It’s the usual suspects from this series of light-hearted features that appear but it’s probably only the owls that stood out for me, with the little chick offering us an apt critique of the whole film in just a few well chosen words. The visual effects synchronise their l…

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