Back in the day, your average animated short clocked in anywhere between 5 & 8 minutes.
In 1961, Paramount tried a two-reel animated entry, which was released well after baseball season had ended. Abner The Baseball was released in November of '61, with Eddie Lawrence in the title role, as Abner tells his story.
Yes, Abner made his television debut on The New Casper Cartoon Show at least two years after this film was released. With baseball's regular season starting later this week, I'd think this would be appropriate fare.
Rating: B.
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