Symphony in Slang

Symphony in Slang

1951•7m•7.3/10

AnimationComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.3/10(44)

At the gates of Heaven, the admitting officials have a hard time understanding a newcomer's life story with all his contemporary slang.

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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

John Brown

John Brown

The Hipster / Noah Webster (voice) (uncredited)

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