The Flying Turtle

The Flying Turtle

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 28, 1953

Runtime

0h 6m

Genres

Animation, Comedy

Original Title

The Flying Turtle

Production Companies

Walter Lantz Productions

Director

Paul J. Smith

Description

In this entry in Universal-International's "Foolish Fable" series (U-I production number 8327), Herman the Turtle's only ambition is to be able to fly. He reads articles on the subject and also enrolls in Madam Bluejay's Flying School, all of which leads to failure. He pays an eagle to give him flying lessons but the eagle drops him in the ocean and kills him. But Herman goes to Turtle Heaven where he is given a pair of wings and flies to his content. The "Be careful what you wish for" moral goes unstated.