''Speaking of Animals and Their Families'' is a 1942 American short

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directed by Robert Carlisle and Jerry Fairbanks. In 1943, at the

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, it won an

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for Best Short Subject (One-Reel). It is part of a series of ''Speaking of Animals'' short films featuring animals given voice via special effects. The film series includes ''Speaking of Animals: In a Harem'' and ''Speaking of Animals: Tails of the Border''.

Cast

* Gayne Whitman as Narrator * Mel Blanc as Wolf (voice, uncredited) *

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as Hippo Baby (voice, uncredited) *

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as Giraffe (voice, uncredited) *

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as Hippo Mother (voice, uncredited)

References

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* 1942 films 1942 comedy films 1942 short films American black-and-white films Paramount Pictures short films American comedy short films Films about birds Films about families Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners 1940s American films {{short-comedy-film-stub