Crowing Pains
1947 animated short film by Robert McKimson
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::summary 1947 animated short film by Robert McKimson ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | CROWINGPAINStc.png |
| director | Robert McKimson |
| story | Warren Foster |
| animator | Manny Gould |
| Charles McKimson | |
| John Carey | |
| I. Ellis | |
| Anatolle Kirsanoff | |
| Fred Abranz | |
| A.C. Gamer | |
| layout_artist | Cornett Wood |
| background_artist | Richard H. Thomas |
| starring | Mel Blanc |
| Robert C. Bruce | |
| music | Carl Stalling |
| producer | Edward Selzer |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| released | |
| color_process | Technicolor |
| runtime | 6:47 |
| language | English |
| :: |
| image = CROWINGPAINStc.png | director = Robert McKimson | story = Warren Foster | animator = Manny Gould Charles McKimson John Carey I. Ellis Anatolle Kirsanoff Fred Abranz A.C. Gamer | layout_artist = Cornett Wood | background_artist = Richard H. Thomas | starring = Mel Blanc Robert C. Bruce | music = Carl Stalling | producer = Edward Selzer | distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures | released = | color_process = Technicolor | runtime = 6:47 | language = English
Crowing Pains is a 1947 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. The cartoon was released on July 12, 1947, and stars Henery Hawk, Sylvester, Foghorn Leghorn and the Barnyard Dawg. This is McKimson's first short to feature Sylvester.
Plot
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
Home media
- 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)
- Streaming - HBO Max
- Streaming - Tubi
- Blu-ray - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault: Volume 2, Disc 2
References
References
- (1991). "I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat: Fifty Years of Sylvester and Tweety". Henry Holt and Co.
- (17 February 2016). "Foghorn Leghorn in "Crowing Pains" (1947) -".
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEa1IhMiPWo AC Gamer Reel (Remake)]
- "Foghorn Leghorn in "Crowing Pains" (1947) |".
- (1989). "Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons". Henry Holt and Co.
- (1999). "The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons". Checkmark Books.
- (December 23, 2025). "Looney Tunes Collector's Vault: Volume 2 Blu-ray".
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