The Loan Stranger
The Loan Stranger is the sixth Woody Woodpecker animated cartoon short subject, released theatrically on October 19, 1942.[2] The film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. The title is a pun on The Lone Ranger.
The Loan Stranger | |
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Directed by | Alex Lovy |
Produced by | Walter Lantz |
Story by | Ben Hardaway Milt Schaffer |
Starring | Kent Rogers[1] Mel Blanc |
Music by | Darrell Calker |
Animation by | Alex Lovy LaVerne Harding Frank Tipper |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | October 19, 1942 |
Running time | 6' 46" |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Plot
The short start with Woody singing while driving his car, but he forgets to pay attention to where he's driving and crashes his car into a pole. Woody then goes to Sympathy Loan Co. to borrow money for a new car. However the loaner tricks Woody into signing for a loan of $1.
Woody finds the sleazy loaner very sympathetic until he gets his loan, but the loaner underestimates Woody's capacity for befuddling anyone.
Production notes
Woody is voiced in the film by Kent Rogers. However, his singing at the beginning of the short is reused audio of Mel Blanc from 1941's Woody Woodpecker.[3]
References
- https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/radio-round-up-the-red-skelton-repertoire/
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 157–158. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
- Cooke, Jon, Komorowski, Thad, Shakarian, Pietro, and Tatay, Jack. "1942 Archived 2010-12-19 at the Wayback Machine". The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia