TMDb Rating
6.1/10
27 verified votes
Jerky Turkey (1945)
ComedyAnimation
7 min
Plot Summary
A dopey Pilgrim goes hunting a turkey who speaks in a Jimmy Durante impersonation and runs the local black market. War and rationing gags abound (Pilgrims line up behind a sign reading "Ye Cigarettes Today"), as well as a running gag featuring a bear wearing an "Eat at Joe's" sandwich sign. The turkey harnesses the power of gags to save himself.
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Keywords to include
ComedyAnimationTex AveryDaws ButlerBill Thompson1945
Director
Tex Avery
Top Cast
Daws ButlerBill ThompsonTex AveryFrank GrahamLeone LeDoux
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