Wise Quackers
| Wise Quackers | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | I. Freleng |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer (uncredited) |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan (uncredited) |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | Manuel Perez Pete Burness Ken Champin Virgil Ross Gerry Chiniquy |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date |
|
Running time | 7:19 |
| Language | English |
Wise Quackers is a 1949 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The film was released on January 1, 1949, and stars Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd.[1][2]
The short's title should not be confused with the 1939 Bob Clampett short Wise Quacks.
Plot
[edit | edit source]In a wintry landscape, Daffy Duck, struggling to keep up with migrating birds, crash-lands in Elmer Fudd's farmyard. Mistaking Daffy for game, Elmer tries to hunt him, but Daffy convinces Elmer to spare him by offering to be his servant. Inside, Daffy plays pranks on Elmer, then cooks him a meal, only to eat most of it himself. Elmer realizes he has been tricked and chases Daffy out. Daffy's antics escalate, culminating in a tree falling on a neighbor's house. Elmer's dogs capture Daffy, who tricks Elmer into thinking he is about to whip him before running off dressed as Abraham Lincoln, lecturing Elmer on slavery.
Production notes
[edit | edit source]The film makes several references to African-American slaves for comedic effect, and has Daffy uttering the line "Tote dat barge! Lift dat bale!" from the song Ol' Man River. Warner Bros' films dropped the use of racist caricatures at the end of the 1940s; this is the last Daffy Duck cartoon to include stereotyped imagery of black people.[3] The bit where Daffy pretends that Elmer is about to whip him ((and then scolds him in the guise of Abraham Lincoln) was later reused in the 1953 Bugs Bunny-Yosemite Sam short Southern Fried Rabbit.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Wise Quackers at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Wise Quackers on Supercartoons.
- 1949 films
- Looney Tunes shorts
- Short films directed by Friz Freleng
- Daffy Duck films
- Elmer Fudd films
- 1940s Warner Bros. animated short films
- Films scored by Carl Stalling
- 1940s English-language films
- Films set on farms
- Depictions of Abraham Lincoln on film
- English-language short films
- 1949 animated short films
- Looney Tunes stubs