“Oh, boy! If I could only be Dick Tracy, I’d show those gooney criminals,” says Daffy, swinging his fist to punch out some crooks. He punches himself into dreamland instead.
The Great Piggy Bank Robbery is full of the kind of energy you’d find in Bob Clampett’s shorts for Warners. It was the last he completed for the studio. He began work on Bacall to Arms, but left and it was finished by Art Davis. Neon Noodle and the rest of the Chester Gould-esque villains were released to theatres, according to Boxoffice magazine, on July 27, 1946. The cartoon didn’t appear at the Strand (a Warners theatre) in New York until the end of August, but was screened at the Strand (a Warners theatre) in Altoona, Pa. on its release date.
Manny Gould, Rod Scribner, Izzy Ellis and Bill Melendez were the credited animators.
Nice Post.. !!
ReplyDeleteI love Daffy around that era. The high energy animation, and Mel's voice at it's strongest, full of maniacal yells, screams, and laughs. Add in Carl Stalling and it was a great piece of pie.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like Bill Melendez's animation,Yowp.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mark. I really wasn't sure who it was.
DeleteNever my favorite cartoon. Kitty Kornered and Baby Bottleneck are much more superior.
ReplyDeleteBack when Daffy was still worthy of the name.
ReplyDeleteI know, right? But nobody wants Bugs bugs!
DeleteThe definitive Clampett cartoon and the one that best represents the Looney in Looney Tunes.
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