Kansas City's Spring Clean-up(1921)
First properly animated film produced by Laugh-O-Gram Studio, as part of demo reel. Part of the Newman Laugh-O-Grams Series.
Movie: Kansas City's Spring Clean-up
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First properly animated film produced by Laugh-O-Gram Studio, as part of demo reel. Part of the Newman Laugh-O-Grams Series.
Release Date
1921-03-20
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4.292
Rating:
2.1 startsTagline
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Languages:
English
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