The Bashful Buzzard
| The Bashful Buzzard | |
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 "Blue Ribbon" reissue title card for The Bashful Buzzard | |
| Directed by | Robert Clampett |
| Story by | Michael Sasanoff |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer |
| Starring | Mel Blanc (all other voices) Kent Rogers (Beaky Buzzard) Sara Berner (Mama Buzzard)[1] |
| Edited by | Treg Brown |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Robert McKimson Rod Scribner |
| Layouts by | Tom McKimson |
| Backgrounds by | Michael Sasanoff[1] |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 6:42 |
| Language | English |
The Bashful Buzzard is a 7-minute animated cartoon completed in 1944 and released on September 15, 1945.[1][2] It is directed by Robert Clampett and is the second to feature the character Beaky Buzzard.[3] This is the last cartoon in which Kent Rogers performed voices, as he died in a training flight accident on July 9, 1944.
Plot
[edit]Beaky Buzzard's mother tasks him and his brothers with finding food. While his siblings cause chaos bringing back various creatures, Beaky only captures a baby bumblebee. On his journey home, he sings happily until the larger mother bee attacks him, causing him to crash near a dragon's lair. Mistaking the dragon's head for a small animal, Beaky picks a fight before realizing his mistake and fleeing.
Back home, his mother worries about his absence. When Beaky returns empty-handed, she scolds him. However, Beaky reveals he caught the dragon, who comically disputes being dinner.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Webb, Graham (2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences 1900-1999 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7864-4985-9.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (1987). Of Mice And Magic: A History Of American Animated Cartoons (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Plume. p. 428. ISBN 0-452-25993-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 54. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.