''Gallopin' Gals'' is a 1940 American one-reel

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animated film directed by

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and Joseph Barbera and produced by

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. It belonged to the

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genre. It was released by

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in October 26, 1940, alongside the feature film '' Hullabaloo''. The announcer at the race was played by Truman Bradley.

Plot

The film is a typical animated

made in the style of such films as '' The Women'' (1939), except for the fact that the characters are

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at the Kentucky Derby with New York accents, gossiping about some of the other contestants. The underdog of the story is a shy, lonely horse named Maggie who has never won a race in her life and suffers from hay fever. During the race, the other horses competing are distracted by a

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. They fall short of the finish line, in second place simultaneously, while the picture is taken. Maggie crosses in front of them, winning the race.

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* 1940 films 1940 animated films 1940 short films 1940 comedy films 1940s American animated films 1940s animated short films 1940s screwball comedy films Short films directed by Joseph Barbera Short films directed by William Hanna Films set in Kentucky American horse racing films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated short films Animated films about horses Films scored by Scott Bradley Films with screenplays by Henry Wilson Allen Films produced by Fred Quimby Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio short films 1940s English-language films {{short-animation-film-stub