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| Woody Woodpecker | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | Walter Lantz (unc.) |
| Story by | Ben Hardaway Jack Cosgriff |
| Produced by | Walter Lantz |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Margaret Hill-Talbot Danny Webb Ben Hardaway (all unc.)[1] |
| Music by | Darrell Calker |
| Animation by | Alex Lovy Ray Fahringer Les Kline (unc.) Laverne Harding (unc.) |
| Backgrounds by | Ed Kiechle (unc.) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6:55 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Woody Woodpecker is the firstanimated cartoonshort subject in theWoody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on July 7, 1941,[2] the film was produced byWalter Lantz Productions and distributed byUniversal Pictures.[3]
This is the second appearance of Woody Woodpecker; his debut was in anAndy Panda cartoon,Knock Knock.
The working title of this cartoon is 'Cracked Nut'.
The inhabitants of the forest thatWoody Woodpecker lives in have started spreading the word that Woody is crazy, due to all of hisscrewball antics. After telling him (and many others) this several times, Woody also begins to question his sanity. Woody Woodpecker spends his day singing loudly and pecking holes in trees. He infuriates the other woodland creatures, when he isn't baffling them with his bizarre behavior. Woody overhears asquirrel and a group of birds gossiping about him. Even though he just sang a song proclaiming his craziness, he denies their whispered accusations that he's nuts. After they trick him into knocking his head on a statue, the poor bird hears voices in his head and decides the animals might be right. He decides to see a doctor, but Woody chooses to see Dr. Horace N. Buggy, a Scottish-brogue-burringfox who is even crazier than he is. The story ends with Woody hurled into a movie theater audience, watching the doctor crack up on screen, and annoying the people beside him ("That doctor sure is a card, isn't he? But I don't think he's near as funny as the woodpecker! Do you think so, mister? Huh? DO you, mister? HUH? I like cartoons! Don't YOU like cartoons??"). One of the people then puts up Woody's seat, leaving him stuck. Then, he screams for help from his seat. As for the people beside him, they smile gladly as the cartoon ends.
There is no director credit for the film. Lantz himself has claimed to have directedWoody Woodpecker.
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