The Henpecked Duck
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Directed by | Bob Clampett |
Story by | Warren Foster |
Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
Starring | Mel Blanc |
Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
Animation by | John Carey I. Ellis (uncredited) Veve Risto (uncredited) |
Color process | Black-and-white (later colorized) |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date | August 30, 1941 |
Running time | 7 min, 30 sec |
Language | English |
The Henpecked Duck is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett.[1] The cartoon was released on August 30, 1941, and stars Porky Pig and Daffy Duck.[2]
The film is set in a court room, where Daffy tries to save his marriage after losing his wife's egg.
Plot
Porky Pig presides as judge over divorce proceedings at the "Court of Inhuman Relations." He calls the case of "Duck vs. Duck." Daffy and Mrs. Duck approach the judge's stand. Mrs. Duck shouts over and over: "I want a divorce!"
Porky asks her to relate to the court what happened. She explains that she had left Daffy in charge of keeping their egg warm while she visited her mother. Daffy grew bored, so he took the egg and performed a magic trick, causing the egg to disappear and then reappear. Impressed with himself, he tried the trick a second time but was unable to make the egg reappear. Despite countless frantic attempts with his trick, the egg never reappeared. When Mrs. Duck returned home, Daffy had replaced the egg with a door knob, hoping to fool her. She discovers this, and ends her story by shouting "I want a divorce!" once more, but this time, not in a blind rage, but extremely close to tears.
Porky then sternly asks Daffy what he has to say for himself. Daffy pleads for one more chance, and Porky grants his request. In tears, he tries the trick again and the egg reappears, much to the court's shock. The egg immediately hatches and the ducks reconcile their differences. Junior, seated on the judge's podium with his glasses and Porky's gavel, then says, "Case dismissed, step down!", hitting the gavel twice at the end of the cartoon.
External links
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References
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 120. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 70–72. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- Looney Tunes shorts
- Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
- American films
- 1941 films
- 1941 animated films
- Films directed by Bob Clampett
- 1941 comedy films
- 1940s American animated films
- American courtroom films
- Films featuring Daffy Duck
- Films featuring Porky Pig
- American black-and-white films
- Warner Bros. animated short films, 1940s
- Looney Tunes stubs