Tom Turk and Daffy
Tom Turk and Daffy | |
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Directed by | Charles M. Jones |
Story by | Michael Maltese Tedd Pierce |
Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
Starring | Mel Blanc Billy Bletcher[1] |
Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
Animation by | Ken Harris Ben Washam Robert Cannon Rudy Larriva |
Layouts by | Bernyce Polifka |
Backgrounds by | Bernyce Polifka |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. |
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Running time | 7:17 |
Language | English |
Tom Turk and Daffyis a 1944Warner Bros.Looney Tunescartoon directed byChuck Jones.[2]The cartoon was released on February 12, 1944, and starsPorky PigandDaffy Duck.[3]
The voices of Daffy and Porky were provided byMel Blanc,while Tom Turk was voiced byBilly Bletcher.[1]
Plot
[edit]In a wintry setting, Daffy Duck constructs a snowman until his solitude is disrupted by distant gunfire. Tom Turk, a pursued turkey, beseeches Daffy for refuge from Porky Pig's pursuit. Initially hesitant, Daffy relents upon the promise of culinary delights and shelters Tom within his snowman creation. However, Daffy's allegiance falters under Porky's persuasive appeals for a turkey dinner. Betrayed by Daffy's guilty conscience, Tom retaliates by adorning Daffy with incriminating feathers, initiating a chase between Porky and Daffy across the snowy expanse.
Employing diverse strategies, Daffy evades Porky's pursuit, leveraging the terrain to his advantage. The ensuing exchanges feature Daffy's resourceful use of frozen elements, resulting in comedic clashes with Porky. Employing subterfuge, Daffy coerces Porky into unwittingly conceding to a toll, heightening Porky's exasperation. A crescendo of chaos ensues as Porky, irate at Daffy's duplicity, embarks on an unremitting pursuit, symbolizing his diminishing composure. Daffy seeks refuge with Tom once more, imploring aid in evading Porky. Tom complies, endeavoring to conceal Daffy in various locations as night falls.
Cast
[edit]- Mel Blancas Daffy Duck, Porky Pig
- Billy Bletcheras Tom Turk
Production notes
[edit]- Michael MalteseandTedd Pierceare both the writers of the short, and are credited here as "The Staff".
- Tom Turk later reappeared in the1949Daffy DuckshortHoliday for Drumsticks,albeit redesigned and having a different voice.
- This is the final Chuck Jones short that was animated byRudy Larriva.[4]
- After being betrayed by Daffy, Tom, still inside the snowman, mutters the word "Quisling",[5]which is the name of theNorwegianPrime MinisterVidkun Quislingwho sold out to theNaziswhich would be synonymous with "traitor"and"Benedict Arnold"forever after, which, his betrayal towards Norwegians, resulted in arelatively bloodless invasion of Norwayby the Nazis while Quisling himself is granted preferential custody of his occupied nation.[6]
Home media
[edit]- VHS - Cartoon Moviestars: Porky Pig and Friends
- LaserDisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes
- DVD -Looney Tunes Super Stars' Porky & Friends: Hilarious Ham
See also
[edit]- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1940–49)
- List of Daffy Duck cartoons
- Porky Pig filmography
- Jerky Turkey
References
[edit]- ^abScott, Keith (2022).Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70.BearManor Media. p. 58.ISBN979-8-88771-010-5.
- ^Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989).Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons.Henry Holt and Co. p. 147.ISBN0-8050-0894-2.
- ^Lenburg, Jeff (1999).The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons.Checkmark Books. pp. 70–72.ISBN0-8160-3831-7.Retrieved6 June2020.
- ^"FilmAffinity".
- ^"Transcript of Daffy and Porky's confrontation in the cartoon".
- ^"Happy Thanksgiving!".26 November 2015.
External links
[edit]- 1944 films
- 1944 animated films
- 1944 short films
- Looney Tunes shorts
- Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
- Short films directed by Chuck Jones
- Daffy Duck films
- Porky Pig films
- Films scored by Carl Stalling
- Thanksgiving in films
- Vitaphone short films
- Films produced by Leon Schlesinger
- 1940s Warner Bros. animated short films
- Films with screenplays by Michael Maltese
- 1940s English-language films
- Films about snowmen
- English-language short films