Officer Pooch
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| Officer Pooch | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Story by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Produced by | Fred Quimby |
| Music by | Scott Bradley |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | September 6, 1941 |
Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Officer Pooch is a 1941 animated short film produced by Fred Quimby, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The cartoon is mostly done in pantomime.
Plot
A canine officer (modeled after the Keystone Cops) is called out to rescue a kitten, harassed by an aggressive terrier. He continues to tangle with the situation, then finds a basket full of kittens. He carries the basket into an alley where he runs into a whole pack of dogs. They chase him and the kittens up a tree, stranding them.
Availability
The cartoon is available on the "Droopy and Company" videotape. It is also included as an extra on the DVD of the feature film The Big Store.
External links
Categories:
- 1941 films
- 1941 animated films
- 1941 short films
- 1940s American animated films
- 1940s animated short films
- Short films directed by Joseph Barbera
- Short films directed by William Hanna
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated short films
- 1940s police comedy films
- Animated films about cats
- Animated films about dogs
- Films scored by Scott Bradley
- Films produced by Fred Quimby
- Hanna-Barbera stubs