''Holiday Land'' is a 1934 American animated

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made by

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as the first in their '' Color Rhapsody'' series. It also features Screen Gems' current star, Scrappy, in his first color appearance. The short was nominated at the 1934

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for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film but lost to '' The Tortoise and the Hare''.

Summary

Scrappy, a recurring character with his own series, is awakened by his alarm clock, does not want to get up and go to school. Tossing in his bed, he wishes that "today was a holiday." The wind blows pages off his wall calendar, which produce "holidays" in the forms of their mascots (

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, the Easter Bunny, a

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turkey, a

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witch, etc.) Scrappy enjoys various holiday celebrations until he is awakened by his mother's voice. He quickly makes his morning routine, dresses, and eats a hasty breakfast, before diving under his bedclothes to dream again!

Cast

* Beatrice Hagen,

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and Mary Moder as Quartet *

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as Whistling Soloist And Various Characters

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* * 1934 short films American animated short films Columbia Pictures short films 1934 animated films 1930s animated short films 1930s American animated films Screen Gems short films Santa Claus in film Columbia Pictures animated short films American Christmas films Color Rhapsody {{Christmas-film-stub

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