''Bats in the Belfry'' is a 1942 American animated

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

directed by

Rudolf Ising Rudolf Carl Ising (August 7, 1903 – July 18, 1992) was an American animator best known for collaborating with Hugh Harman to establish the Warner Bros. and MGM Cartoon studios during the early years of the golden age of American animation. I ...

and Jerry Brewer for

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and released to theaters on July 4, 1942. The short tells the story of three singing, crazy bats in a belfry.

Plot

A trio of belfry-dwelling bats explain, musically, (and demonstrate) why they are associated with nuttiness.

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* 1942 films 1942 animated films 1942 short films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated short films Films directed by Rudolf Ising Animated films about bats 1940s American animated films 1940s animated short films Films scored by Scott Bradley Films produced by Fred Quimby 1940s English-language films {{1940s-short-animation-film-stub