Dangerous Dan McFoo
| Dangerous Dan McFoo | |
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| Directed by | Fred Avery |
| Story by | Rich Hogan |
| Based on | "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" by Robert W. Service |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Starring | (all uncredited) |
| Narrated by | Robert C. Bruce (uncredited) |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by |
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| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
| Language | English |
Dangerous Dan McFoo is a 1939 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Tex Avery.[2] The short was released on July 15, 1939.[3]
The title is based on a 1907 poem by Robert W. Service entitled "The Shooting of Dan McGrew".
Plot
Dan, an
blow-by-blow commentator and freeze-frame shot analysis, Dan goes on the offensive, but the fight remains evenly matched; the narrator then gives the combatants pistols to duel
and finish the fight once and for all. The lights go out, shots are fired and Sue screams ("Eek!"). When the lights come on, Dan is seen lying on the floor. His girlfriend says repeatedly, "Say something! Say something!" Dan McFoo wakes up and says "Hewwo!".
Home media
- VHS – The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 3: Tex Avery (unrestored)
- Laserdisc – The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 1, Side 3 (unrestored)
- DVD – Dodge City (USA 1995 dubbed print included as a bonus)
- Blu-Ray – Dodge City (USA 1995 dubbed print included as a bonus)
Notes
- Six years later, Avery would direct a similar cartoon for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer called The Shooting of Dan McGoo. This short stars Droopy.
- Arthur Q. Bryan voiced Dan McFoo, Mel Blanc voiced the Stranger, Sara Berner voiced Sue, Robert C. Bruce voiced the Narrator, the Referee, and the Dog with the Cigarette, and The Sportsmen Quartet voiced The Three Singing Dogs.
- This cartoon was re-released into the Blue Ribbon Merrie Melodiesprogram on January 30, 1948.
- This cartoon is notable for being the first to be re-released in the Blue Ribbon Merrie Melodies program with custom letter font titles. Also, this cartoon is notable for first using the voice that would later be associated with the Looney Tunes character, Elmer Fudd.
References
- ^ "Tralfaz: We Now Pause". Tralfaz. April 4, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
External links
- Dangerous Dan McFoo at IMDb
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