Movie: Christmas Comes But Once a Year

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Jack Mercer
Jack Mercer

Professor Grampy (voice) (uncredited)

Mae Questel
Mae Questel

Orphans (voice) (uncredited)

Everett Clark
Everett Clark

Grampy (voice) (uncredited)

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Christmas Comes But Once A Year | Max Fleischer’s Color Classics | 1936 | Fleischer Studios Cartoon

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