Injun Trouble (1969 film)
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Directed by | Bob McKimson |
Story by | Cal Howard |
Produced by | Bill L. Hendricks |
Starring | Larry Storch |
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Music by | William Lava |
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Backgrounds by | Bob McIntosh |
Color process | Technicolor |
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Running time | 6:18 |
Language | English |
Injun Trouble is a 1969 Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Robert McKimson.[1] The cartoon was released on September 20, 1969, and features Cool Cat.[2] It is noted for being the last cartoon in the original Merrie Melodies series, ending a run that had continued since 1931, as well as the whole original Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies series from 1930-1969. Additionally, this was the 1,000th cartoon short released by Warner Bros.
This cartoon was the last Merrie Melodies cartoon until The Fright Before Christmas ten years later in 1979. This cartoon was also the last Warner Bros. cartoon to be produced by
Synopsis
Cool Cat is driving to the town of Hotfoot, when his route happens to take him through an Indian reservation. Two scouts spot him and one of them gives chase, only to fall into a chasm when the weight of him and his horse causes the makeshift bridge to collapse. As Cool Cat drives along, he encounters more Native Americans in the following scenarios:
- Cool Cat is first stopped by a Native American man who gives his obese daughter away, much to Cool Cat's frustration.
- Cool Cat is not seen in the next gag, in which a Native American attempts to paint a stripe on his teepee, but quits in frustration after he finds that he failed to paint it in a complete circle. Then he paints a face on an aluminum pail and puts it over his head, calling himself a "pail-face".
- Cool Cat finds a bow and arrow on the ground, and he uses the bow to fire the arrow into the sky. An agitated Native American man with an arrow in his scalp approaches Cool Cat, and punches him in the nose.
- A Native American uses a stenograph-like device to create smoke signals that read "Cool Cat go home."
- Cool Cat is then stopped by a more attractive woman that invites him for an "Indian Wrestle" - which turns out to be a fight with a man who is far larger than Cool Cat.
- Cool Cat is stopped by a Groucho Marx imitator who asks him, "Why?". Cool Cat remarks that he thought Native Americans asked "how". The Native American pulls out a cigar, remarks "Me know how, now I wanna know why.", and walks away.
- Cool Cat is stopped by one last Native American who asks him to hold his shirt. When Cool Cat asks why, the Native American states he is literally riding "bareback".
Finally arriving in Hotfoot, Cool Cat spots two horses playing with human shoes, a "Horse Doctor" who really is an
Controversy
Owing to controversy over its stereotyping of Native Americans (and some racy puns such as "Indian wrestling" with a curvy Native American woman and the "topless saloon", along with the use of the ethnic slur "Injun" and being used as the reel's title), the cartoon has never been shown by U.S. television broadcasters such as Cartoon Network, or released on video. While bootleg versions are available (most commonly with a timecode on the image), it is one of the rarest of all Warner Bros. cartoons,[3] owing to the relative unpopularity of cartoons from this era of the studio (unlike the "Censored Eleven," which were produced during the studio's heyday).
References
- ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ The Most Obscure Warner Bros. Cartoons of All Time Archived 2012-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, accessed January 7, 2008
External links
- Injun Trouble at IMDb