Deduce, You Say!
Deduce, You Say | |
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Directed by | Chuck Jones |
Story by | Michael Maltese |
Produced by | Edward Selzer |
Starring | Mel Blanc June Foray |
Music by | Milt Franklyn |
Animation by | Abe Levitow Richard Thompson Ken Harris Ben Washam |
Color process | Technicolor |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 7:07 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Deduce, You Sayis a 1956Warner Bros.Looney Tunescartoon, directed byChuck Jonesand written byMichael Maltese.[1]The short was released on September 29, 1956, and starsDaffy DuckandPorky Pig.[2]The title is a play on the exclamation, "The deuce, you say!"
The cartoon features Daffy Duck as the dim-witted detective Dorlock Homes (a parody ofSherlock Holmes) and Porky Pig as his sidekick Watkins (Dr. Watson), as they attempt to locate and apprehend the dangerous "Shropshire Slasher."
Plot
[edit]In London, Dorlock Homes (a parody ofSherlock Holmes), resides on Beeker Street. Engaged in "deductive reasoning" related to tax deductions, Homes receives a telegram from the Shropshire Slasher, a notorious criminal. Determined to apprehend him, Homes and Dr. Watkins visit a pub where the Slasher frequents. Despite Holmes' bumbling attempts, it's Watkins' polite interrogation that convinces the Slasher to surrender. However, a misunderstanding arises when Homes accuses a flower seller of operating without a license, unaware that she is the Slasher's mother. In the end, the Slasher voluntarily turns himself in, leaving Homes to quip about his "elementary" detective skills learned in elementary school.
Reception
[edit]Animation historianJerry Beckwrites, "Deduce, You Sayis an outrageously witty film that parodies both the original Sherlock Holmes books by Conan Doyle and the Hollywood movie versions... The premise allowed [Chuck] Jones to combine Daffy's frantic animated action with Porky's subtle attitudes, facial expressions, and posing, which get just as many laughs. A class act, and a first-rate cartoon. "[3]
Voice Cast
[edit]- Mel BlancasDaffy Duck(as Dorlock Homes),Porky Pig(as Dr. Watkins), The Shropshire Slasher, the Telegram Deliveryman, Alfie, and the Bartender
- June Forayas The Shropshire Slasher's Mother and Lady Ashtabula (uncredited)
Home media
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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. 291.ISBN0-8050-0894-2.
- ^Lenburg, Jeff (1999).The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons.Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62.ISBN0-8160-3831-7.Retrieved6 June2020.
- ^Beck, Jerry, ed. (2020).The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons.Insight Editions. p. 45.ISBN978-1-64722-137-9.
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