The Hollywood Matador is the fourth animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on February 9, 1942, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures.
Woody Woodpecker is a crazy matador fighting a terrifying bull named Oxnar the Terrible.
Directors: Walter Lantz (uncredited), Alex Lovy (uncredited)
Writers: Ben Hardaway (screenplay), Lowell Elliot (screenplay) (as L.E. Elliot)
Stars: Mel Blanc, Danny Webb
A Haunting We Will Go is a 1949 animated short directed by Seymour Kneitel and narrated again by Frank Gallop, featuring Casper the Friendly Ghost.
Casper the Friendly Ghost, sad that he can make no friends since everyone he meets is afraid of him, hatches an abandoned egg and becomes the emerging little duck's best friend and protector.
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Myron Waldman (uncredited)
Writer: Larz Bourne (story)
Stars: Frank Gallop, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
His Mama is the only one who love Baby Huey, an overgrown clumsy ugly duckling. The other Mamas and their broods shun him like the plague and make his little life miserable. But when a ...
Directed by
Izzy Sparber ... (as I. Sparber)
Dave Tendlar ... (animation director) (uncredited)
Writing Credits
Jack Mercer ... (story)
Carl Meyer ... (story)
Martin Taras ... (story)
Russian Rhapsody is a 1944 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Bob Clampett.
As Adolf Hitler personally flies a bomber on a mission to the Soviet Union, the gremlins from the Kremlin set about to stop him.
Director: Robert Clampett
Writer: Lou Lilly (story)
Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Robert C. Bruce
The Pink Panther, who lives in a small, rundown shack in the middle of the city, finds a five dollar bill. He gets so afraid of thieves, he decides to bury the bill in the ground. Later he finds out that a hotel has been erected on the very spot where the bill was hidden. He sneaks into the hotel when a janitor arrives, and starts looking for the right spot to start digging.
Director: Gerry Chiniquy
Writer: John W. Dunn (story)
Wacky Blackout is a 1942 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on July 11, 1942.
We tour a farm and see how the various animals are preparing for the war, in a series of blackout skits.
Director: Robert Clampett
Writer: Warren Foster (story)
Stars: Bea Benaderet, Sara Berner, Mel Blanc |
It's the start of the Baby-Boom, and the overworked delivery system is full of glitches: Mother Goose gets a baby skunk, a Scotty dog gets a little hippo, and Mr. and Mrs. Mouse wind up with a kitten. Porky and Daffy take over the Baby Factory and get things straightened out until an unidentified egg comes rolling down the assembly line.
Director: Robert Clampett
Writer: Warren Foster (story)
Stars: Mel Blanc, Sara Berner
The Barber of Seville is the tenth animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on April 22, 1944.
An opera-singing Woody Woodpecker takes over a barbershop and harasses the customers.
Director: Shamus Culhane (as James Culhane)
Writers: Ben Hardaway, Milt Schaffer
Stars: Mel Blanc, Ben Hardaway, Lee Sweetland
Betty Boop's Ker-Choo is a 1933 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Koko the Clown and Bimbo.
Betty, Koko, and Bimbo drive at the auto races; Betty has a cold, and her sneezes help her win.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel (uncredited)
Star: Bonnie Poe