''Mister Mugg'' is a 1933

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American

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directed by

James W. Horne James Wesley Horne (December 14, 1881June 29, 1942) was an American actor, screenwriter, and film director. Silent era James Horne began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film f ...

. It was nominated for an

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at the

6th Academy Awards The 6th Academy Awards were held on March 16, 1934, to honor films released between August 1, 1932 and December 31, 1933, at Ambassador Hotel (Los Angeles), The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Will Rogers, who ...

in 1933 for Best Short Subject (Comedy). The

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preserved ''Mister Mugg'' in 2012.

Cast

James Gleason James Austin Gleason (May 23, 1882 – April 12, 1959) was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter born in New York City. Gleason often portrayed "tough-talking, world-weary guys with a secret heart-of-gold." Life and career Gleason w ...

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* Ben Alexander *

Otis Harlan Otis Harlan (December 29, 1865 – January 21, 1940) was an American actor and comedian. He voiced Happy, one of the Seven Dwarfs in the Disney animated film ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. Early years Harlan was born in Zanesville, Ohio ...

Jack Pennick Ronald Jack Pennick (December 7, 1895 – August 16, 1964) was an American film actor. After working as a gold miner as a young man, serving as a US Marine, he would go on to appear in more than 140 films between 1926 and 1962. Pennick was a ...

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* 1933 films 1933 comedy films 1933 short films American black-and-white films Films directed by James W. Horne Universal Pictures short films American comedy short films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{short-comedy-film-stub