short subject

Noun

Meaning

a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

short picture documentary cartoon reel runner featurette travelogue shortie short shorts one-reeler travelog short movie movie short short short films
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Hypernyms

film pic picture motion picture flick movie

Hyponyms

toon cartoon newsreel animated cartoon

Examples

My career at Warner Brothers consisted of one musical short subject. I was running around in a bear skin. Very chic. Ethel Merman

As part of a promotional campaign for the new series, cinemas screening Jackass 3D opened the feature film with a 3-D Beavis and Butt-head short subject. Source: Internet

Dancing Bear was mute and only appeared in short subject features. Source: Internet

They appeared with the troupe at its annual Christmas show.sfn Through the Meglin Kiddies, they made their film debut in a 1929 short subject called The Big Revue, where they performed a song-and-dance number called "That's the good old sunny south". Source: Internet

Plus, he was the first to get a talkie short subject on the market in 1928. Source: Internet

In late 1954, Haley and His Comets appeared in a short subject entitled Round Up of Rhythm, performing three songs. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

short strokes short stroll short stuff short suckerfish short sweetening short sword