Of Fox and Hounds
Of Fox and Hounds | |
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Merrie Melodies series | |
Directed by |
Supervision: Tex Avery (credited as Draft No. 412 on the original issue) |
Produced by |
Leon Schlesinger (uncredited on the 2nd Blue Ribbon reissue) Assisted by: Henry Binder (uncredited) |
Story by |
Dave Monahan (credited as Draft No. 1312 on the original issue) Rich Hogan (listed as No. 219 and uncredited) |
Voices by | Mel Blanc |
Music by |
Musical direction: Carl Stalling (credited as Draft No. 158 [too bad] on the original issue) Orchestra: Milt Franklyn (uncredited) |
Animation by |
Uncredited character animation: Rod Scribner Virgil Ross Robert and Charles McKimson Effects animation: A.C. Gamer (credited as Draft. No. 6102 on the original issue) |
Layouts by |
Character and background layout: Terrell Stapp (uncredited) |
Backgrounds by |
Background paint: John Didrik Johnsen (uncredited) |
Studio | Warner Bros. |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date(s) | December 7, 1940 (USA) |
Color process | Technicolor (3-hue) |
Running time | 9:19 |
Language | English |
Of Fox and Hounds is a 9-minute 1940 Tex Avery film which introduced Willoughby the Dog. Tex Avery did the voice of Willoughby, and Mel Blanc did George the Fox.
Plot
The film focuses on a sly fox, George, and a lovable but dimwitted hound, Willoughby, who repeatedly asks George where the fox went, never suspecting that his "friend" George is the fox. Invariably, George the Fox tells Willoughby that the fox is on the other side of a rail fence, which is actually at the edge of a steep cliff. Willoughby's line, "Which way did he go, George? Which way did he go?" long ago became a catchphrase, as did "Thanks a lot, George, thanks a lot!"
Availability
- disc 1 of the Region 2 PAL 5-DVD set "La collection Tex Avery," published in France in 2010, along with two other bonus Warner Brothers cartoons by him, Dangerous Dan McFoo on Disc 2 and with Aviation Vacation on Disc 4.
- The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 2, Side 9
References
External links
- Of Fox and Hounds on IMDb
- Of Fox and Hounds at The Big Cartoon DataBase
- Extensive critical analysis of Of Fox and Hounds by Steven Hartley
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