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Carnival Courage
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Carnival Courage

1945-09-06 · 7 min · ★ 9.0

Animation

Willoughby Wren gets a job at a circus and, with the help of this magic hat, saves the circus from an escaped gorilla.

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Directors
Howard Swift, Ub Iwerks
Production companies
Columbia Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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John McLeishNarrator

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