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| Quentin Quail | |
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 Title card | |
| Directed by | Charles M. Jones |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Ben Washam Ken Harris Basil Davidovich Lloyd Vaughan |
| Backgrounds by | Robert Gribbroek |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Language | English |
Quentin Quail is a 1946 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.[1] The short was released on March 2, 1946.[2]
Plot
[edit]The film presents a tale about a quail (voiced by Tedd Pierce)[3] who goes through various trials and tribulations to try to get a worm for his baby, Toots (a take-off, voiced by Sara Berner, on Fanny Brice's radio character Baby Snooks[4]), only to have her refuse to eat the worm because it looks like Frank Sinatra (or "Sonata," as she pronounces it).
Production
[edit]Prior to the release of this short, the name "Quentin Quail" first appeared on a model sheet by Bob Clampett, done at some point before 1942. The character is a precursor to Clampett's more famous creation, Tweety, and bears a striking resemblance to the canary.[5] Mel Blanc provides Quentin Quail's screams and sneezes, as well as the Crow's voice.[3]
Home media
[edit]The film is available on the Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 3 Blu-ray.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 165. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- 1 2 "Quentin Quail (1946): Cast". IMDb. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ↑ "Radio Round-Up: BABY SNOOKS -". cartoonresearch.com. February 6, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ↑ Beck, Jerry (1991). I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat: Fifty Years of Sylvester and Tweety. Henry Holt and Co. p. 35. ISBN 0-8050-1644-9.
- ↑ "Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 3 Blu-ray". www.blu-ray.com. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
External links
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- 1946 films
- Merrie Melodies short films
- Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
- Animated films about birds
- Short films directed by Chuck Jones
- Films scored by Carl W. Stalling
- 1940s Warner Bros. animated short films
- Cultural depictions of Frank Sinatra
- Films about worms
- 1946 animated short films
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