The Bookworm

The Bookworm

8 mins | Animation | Aug. 25, 1939

Three witches need a worm to complete their potion; they dispatch a raven to catch one, and he goes after a bookworm. He chases the worm into the horror section, where the monsters attack but soon, Paul Revere rides Black Beauty to the rescue, along with the Police Gazette, and other assorted war heroes; eventually, the Boy Scouts build a match-stick bridge, leading the worm to safety.

The Bookworm

8 mins | Animation | Aug. 25, 1939

The Bookworm
Three witches need a worm to complete their potion; they dispatch a raven to catch one, and he goes after a bookworm. He chases the worm into the horror section, where the monsters attack but soon, Paul Revere rides Black Beauty to the rescue, along with the Police Gazette, and other assorted war heroes; eventually, the Boy Scouts build a match-stick bridge, leading the worm to safety.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title The Bookworm
Directors Friz Freleng, Hugh Harman
Writers Joseph Barbera

Cast

Mel Blanc

as Raven / Racket-Buster (voice) (uncredited)

Martha Wentworth

as Witch (voice) (uncredited)