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 edit
Sylvester 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 edit
Home 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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