Movie Details
Theatrical Release:April 3rd, 1942
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Fleischer Studios
The Raven (1942)
Audience Score
StarringJack Mercer
DirectorDave Fleischer
Plot
In the Fleischer Bros.’ animated take on Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven, the titular bird still comes “rapping and a tapping” at the door but rather than a harbinger of inconsolable grief, he’s selling vacuum cleaners. That is until the big bad wolf tempts him to rob the joint instead. Add in the lord of the manor, a kilt-wearing Scottie dog, and things go off the literary rails pretty quickly as the anarchic fun ramps up.
