Deems Fudd

Freeze-frame some animation and what looks like flowing movement under director Bob Clampett reveals a raft of quirky poses.

Here are some random frames from the opening of A Corny Concerto (1943), where Elmer Fudd fails miserably at being concert music commentator Deems Taylor a la Fantasia, thanks to a dickey that won’t stay down.

Only the Clampett unit would have a character with his hands down his pants.



Clampett cuts to a closer shot. Fudd’s hands are the best part of this, but there’s also a continual flow of facial expressions.



Bob McKimson is the credited animator on screen. Dick Thomas is the background artist.