- Overview
An animation (long before there were such things) for Oscar Brown Jr’s track “But I Was Cool”, from his 1961 debut album Sin & Soul. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
- Release Date
01 January 1971
- DirectingBarrie Nelson
- Budget
$0.00
- Revenue
$0.00
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