Woody comes into the picture to heckle-peck his head a final time in cycle animation, engaging in his familiar laugh. (Isn't the DVNR horrible?)
But Woody doesn’t bask in victory. Story men Bugs Hardaway and Milt Schaffer punish Woody by having the shooting gallery customers fire at him. Some random poses.
Emery Hawkins gets an animation credit but no director is credited. Kent Rogers goes for a Bowery Boys-type voice for Woody in this one.
This scene was animated by Les Kline.
ReplyDeleteAlex Lovy was said to have directed this one. Despite the academy nomination I find this entry to be a bit underwhelming because of Lovy's direction. The pacing and how much it was aping on Warner Bros. wasn't really working out to be honest.
ReplyDeleteIt boils down to story. Daffy Duck was still crazed at this point, but he's a stronger character than Woody because is given better things to do.
DeleteYou're right about the overall tempo.
The tempo is probably Lovy's weakest skill as a director, some scenes just drag longer then they should. I will admit that his mid-50s cartoons were better, but it was a lot more like an unfocused interpretation of Tex Avery's direction most of the time
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