Crowing Pains is a 1947 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Robert McKimson.[5] The cartoon was released on July 12, 1947, and stars Henery Hawk, Sylvester, Foghorn Leghorn and the Barnyard Dawg.[6] This is McKimson's first short to feature Sylvester.
| Crowing Pains | |
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| Directed by | Robert McKimson |
| Story by | Warren Foster[1] |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Robert C. Bruce[2] |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | Manny Gould Charles McKimson John Carey I. Ellis Anatolle Kirsanoff Fred Abranz[3] A.C. Gamer[4] |
| Layouts by | Cornett Wood |
| Backgrounds by | Richard H. Thomas |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6:47 |
| Language | English |
Plot
editSylvester embarks on a clandestine mission to appropriate a bone from the doghouse, yet his endeavor is swiftly thwarted by the vigilant Barnyard Dawg. Following an altercation, Sylvester finds himself entangled in a series of misadventures involving Barnyard Dawg, Foghorn Leghorn, and Henery Hawk.
Subsequent to a failed attempt to liberate Barnyard Dawg's dish, Sylvester incurs the ire of his adversary and incites a pursuit. Amidst the chase, Foghorn intervenes, inadvertently exacerbating Sylvester's predicament. As tensions escalate, Sylvester retaliates against Foghorn, precipitating a cascade of confrontations. At one point, Henery Hawk, mistaking Foghorn for a chicken, ensnares him in a scheme to procure dinner. Employing subterfuge and misdirection, Foghorn implicates Sylvester as the intended prey, resulting in a succession of farcical incidents involving an egg and Sylvester's exaggerated response. His escalating frustration culminates in a confrontation with Henery Hawk, prompting a showdown to determine the true chicken. However, the resolution is fraught with further misdirection and irony, epitomized by Foghorn's utilization of ventriloquism to deceive Henery.
Voice cast
editHome media
edit- VHS - Cartoon Movie Stars, Tweety & Sylvester
- VHS (Swe) - Sylwester och andra smarta katter (Ayamonte AB)
- Laserdisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 2, Side 9: Best Supporting Players
- DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6, Disc 1 (original opening and credits restored)
- Streaming - HBO Max
References
edit- ^ Beck, Jerry (1991). I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat: Fifty Years of Sylvester and Tweety. New York: Henry Holt and Co. p. 91. ISBN 0-8050-1644-9.
- ^ "Foghorn Leghorn in "Crowing Pains" (1947) |".
- ^ "Foghorn Leghorn in "Crowing Pains" (1947) -". cartoonresearch.com. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ AC Gamer Reel (Remake)
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 177. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 81–82. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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