When Magoo Flew

When Magoo Flew
Theatrical Poster for When Magoo Flew
Directed byPete Burness
Story byBarbara Hammer
Tedd Pierce
Produced byStephen Bosustow
StarringJim Backus
Music byHoyt Curtin
Animation byRudy Larriva
Tom McDonald
Cecil Surry
Layouts bySterling Sturtevant
Backgrounds byBob McIntosh
Color processTechnicolor, CinemaScope
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • January 6, 1955 (1955-01-06)
Running time
6 min.
LanguageEnglish

When Magoo Flew is a 1955 animated short produced by UPA for Columbia Pictures. Directed by Pete Burness and produced by Stephen Bosustow, When Magoo Flew won the 1955 Oscar for Short Subjects (Cartoons). In addition, it was the first UPA short to be made for the CinemaScope widescreen format. When Magoo Flew is also the title of a 2012 book by Adam Abraham on the history of the UPA studio.