Dingbat Land is a 1949 short animated film produced by Terrytoons and distributed by 20th Century Fox starring Gandy Goose and Sourpuss.[2] This short is one of the few Terrytoons shorts to be in the public domain.

Dingbat Land
Directed byConnie Rasinski
Story byJohn Foster[1]
Produced byPaul Terry
StarringTom Morrison (uncredited)
Music byPhilip A. Scheib
Animation byJohn Foster
Connie Rasinski
Reuben Timmins
Jim Tyer
Carlo Vinci
(all uncredited)
Layouts byArt Bartsch (uncredited)
Backgrounds byAnderson Craig
Bill Hilliker
(both uncredited)
Color processTechnicolor
Production
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Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • February 1, 1949 (1949-02-01)
Running time
6:29
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Gandy Goose and Sourpuss go on a safari jungle hunt in search for a rare Dingbat bird.

Production

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This is the first short to introduce Dingbat, a yellow canary wearing a sailor's hat. Paul Terry was inspired by the Looney Tunes character Tweety, and hoped that Dingbat would become a recurring character. The series lasted just two more cartoons: All This and Rabbit Stew (1950) and Sour Grapes (1950).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Webb, Graham (2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences, 1900-1999. McFarland & Co. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-7864-4985-9.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 84. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
  3. ^ Hamonic, W. Gerald (2018). Terry-Toons: The Story of Paul Terry and His Classic Cartoon Factory. John Libbey Publishing. p. 248.
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