''Down on the Farm'' is a 1941 American short

animated film Animation is a method by which image, still figures are manipulated to appear as Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent cel, celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited ...

directed by Tex Avery as the first entry in the ''Speaking of Animals'' short film series which Avery created for

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...

. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the

14th Academy Awards The 14th Academy Awards honored film achievements in 1941 and were held at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony is now considered notable as the year in which ''Citizen Kane'' failed to win Best Picture, losing to John F ...

for Best Short Subject (One-Reel).

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* 1941 films 1941 animated films 1940s animated short films 1940s American animated films American animated short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Tex Avery Paramount Pictures short films 1940s English-language films {{1940s-short-animation-film-stub