| The Foghorn Leghorn | |
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 Title card ofThe Foghorn Leghorn. | |
| Directed by | Robert McKimson |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer (uncr.) |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | Charles McKimson Manny Gould Phil DeLara John Carey Pete Burness Fred Abranz (uncr.)[1] |
| Layouts by | Cornett Wood |
| Backgrounds by | Richard H. Thomas |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 7:00 |
| Language | English |
The Foghorn Leghorn is a 1948Warner Bros.Merrie Melodies cartoon directed byRobert McKimson.[3] The cartoon was released on October 9, 1948, and featuresFoghorn Leghorn,Henery Hawk and theBarnyard Dawg.[4]
To preventHenery Hawk from joining him in raiding a chicken coop, his father tells him that chickens are gigantic and terrifying monsters. However, Henery is not afraid, and decides to follow his father secretly. Henery Hawk's father is surprised byFoghorn Leghorn who chases him away. Henery, arriving on the spot, asks his father if that was a chicken, but he replies that it was just a "loud-mouthedshnook". Walking away, Henery comes acrossBarnyard Dawg's doghouse, which, due to his father's false stories about chickens, he assumes is a "chicken's cave". He takes a hammer, hits the sleeping dog over the head, and proceeds to haul his prey across the barnyard. He is stopped by Foghorn who tries to convince him that he is a chicken, but is not helped by Barnyard Dawg who, waking up, kicks the rooster and calls him a shnook. Foghorn then tries in vain two more times to convince Henery. In the meantime, the little hawk continues to want to capture Barnyard Dawg and throws a stick of dynamite into his doghouse. Knowing he will be blamed, Foghorn dives into the doghouse to stop the explosion, but fails. In the rubble, Barnyard Dawg finds Foghorn holding the remains of the dynamite and begins beating him, calling him a "good-for-nothing chicken." This is at last enough to convince Henery, who brings a shovel down on Foghorn and begins dragging him off. Disgusted with himself, the rooster admits, "I'm just a loud-mouthed schnook." Henery declares, "Chicken or shnook, in our oven he'll look good!"
This was one of only five post-1948 WB cartoons to get a Blue Ribbon reissue prior to 1956, with the original credits cut. The others were "Daffy Dilly", "Kit for Cat", "Scaredy Cat", and "You Were Never Duckier". In 1998, for the "THIS VERSION" of the short, the original opening and credits were restored. This print was used on theGolden Collection, without the notice at the end.