Crowing Pains
| Crowing Pains | |
|---|---|
 Original title card | |
| Directed by | Robert McKimson |
| Story by | Warren Foster[1] |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Robert C. Bruce[2] |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | Manny Gould Charles McKimson John Carey I. Ellis Anatolle Kirsanoff Fred Abranz[2] A.C. Gamer[3] |
| Layouts by | Cornett Wood |
| Backgrounds by | Richard H. Thomas |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6:47 |
| Language | English |
Crowing Pains is a 1947 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Robert McKimson.[4] The cartoon was released on July 12, 1947, and stars Henery Hawk, Sylvester, Foghorn Leghorn and the Barnyard Dawg.[5] This is McKimson's first short to feature Sylvester.
Plot
[edit]Sylvester embarks on a clandestine mission to appropriate a bone from the doghouse, yet his endeavor is swiftly thwarted by the vigilant Barnyard Dawg. Following an altercation, Sylvester finds himself entangled in a series of misadventures involving Barnyard Dawg, Foghorn Leghorn, and Henery Hawk.
Subsequent to a failed attempt to liberate Barnyard Dawg's dish, Sylvester incurs the ire of his adversary and incites a pursuit. Amidst the chase, Foghorn intervenes, inadvertently exacerbating Sylvester's predicament. As tensions escalate, Sylvester retaliates against Foghorn, precipitating a cascade of confrontations. At one point, Henery Hawk, mistaking Foghorn for a chicken, ensnares him in a scheme to procure dinner. Employing subterfuge and misdirection, Foghorn implicates Sylvester as the intended prey, resulting in a succession of farcical incidents involving an egg and Sylvester's exaggerated response. His escalating frustration culminates in a confrontation with Henery Hawk, prompting a showdown to determine the true chicken. However, the resolution is fraught with further misdirection and irony, epitomized by Foghorn's utilization of ventriloquism to deceive Henery.
Voice cast
[edit]Home media
[edit]- VHS - Cartoon Movie Stars, Tweety & Sylvester
- VHS (Swe) - Sylwester och andra smarta katter (Ayamonte AB)
- Laserdisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 2, Side 9: Best Supporting Players
- DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6, Disc 1 (original opening and credits restored)[6]
- Streaming - HBO Max
- Streaming - Tubi
- Blu-ray - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault: Volume 2, Disc 2[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Beck, Jerry (1991). I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat: Fifty Years of Sylvester and Tweety. New York: Henry Holt and Co. p. 91. ISBN 0-8050-1644-9.
- 1 2 "Foghorn Leghorn in "Crowing Pains" (1947)". cartoonresearch.com. February 17, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ↑ AC Gamer Reel (Remake)
- ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 177. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 81–82. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Vol. 6". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on June 1, 2026. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Looney Tunes Collector's Vault: Volume 2 Blu-ray". Blu-Ray.com. December 23, 2025. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
External links
[edit]- 1947 films
- 1947 comedy films
- 1940s Warner Bros. animated short films
- Looney Tunes short films
- 1947 English-language films
- Sylvester the Cat films
- Foghorn Leghorn films
- Barnyard Dawg films
- Henery Hawk films
- Animated films set on farms
- Films directed by Robert McKimson
- Films scored by Carl W. Stalling
- Films with screenplays by Warren Foster
- English-language comedy short films
- 1947 animated short films
- Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films