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Merrie Melodies: Freddy the Freshman (1932)

Name: Freddy the Freshman
Genre: Animation
Released: 1932
Duration: 7 min

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Merrie Melodies: Freddy the Freshman (1932) is a 7-minute animated cartoon that airs free on Starlite TV's Saturday Morning (CH 7) channel. Our rights research indicates it is in the U.S. public domain (evidence below).

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About Merrie Melodies: Freddy the Freshman (1932)

Freddy the Freshman is a 1932 American animated short film directed by Rudolf Ising. It is the eighth film in the Merrie Melodies series.

Raccoon coat-clad Freddy the Freshman is on his way to a pep rally in his automobile, which proves to be faulty and breaks down at the entrance. He vies for the affection of a girl with another student, succeeding by tackling him and causing his body to stretch, much to his anger. A football game then starts. The student punts the ball, which is swallowed by a pig on the opposing side. Freddy kicks the ball out and speeds across the field, evading capture as well as an obstacle in the form of a dachshund's body, outsmarting him by leading him to a tree and leaving his body tangled; he almost scores a touchdown.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article Freddy the Freshman (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Rights & source

Basis: Documented as U.S. public domain (e.g. copyright not renewed / no notice)
Evidence: Listed in Wikipedia "List of animated films in the public domain in the United States" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animated_films_in_the_public_domain_in_the_United_States), which cites Film Superlist / copyright renewal records (not renewed). Character names/designs may remain trademarks; no character art used in site branding.
Music: Film soundtrack falls with the film; separately published songs not individually cleared.
Source: Internet Archive

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