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The old man of the mountain is a 1933 animated short in the betty boop series, produced by fleischer studios. Mar 14, 2017 the old man of the mountain is a 1933 animated short in the betty boop series, produced by fleischer studios. In 1963, the world followed the first american mount everest expedition, and watched as big jim whittaker became the first american to stand. The old man in the mountain and other stories celebrates the many threads in the colourful tapestry of life with the quirky, sometimes irreverent aussie sense of humour.
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