Hollywood Daffy is a 1946 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, starring Daffy Duck.[2] The cartoon was written by Michael Maltese[3] and was released on June 22, 1946.

Hollywood Daffy
Directed byHawley Pratt (uncredited)
Story byMichael Maltese
StarringMel Blanc[1]
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byKen Champin
Gerry Chiniquy
Manuel Perez
Virgil Ross
Layouts byHawley Pratt
Backgrounds byPaul Julian
Color processTechnicolor
Production
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Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • June 22, 1946 (1946-06-22)
Running time
7 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Friz Freleng was originally intended to direct the short, but refused to work on it as he was unsatisfied with the story. The feud resulted in Freleng receiving about a month suspension from the studio.[4] Hawley Pratt, Freleng's layout artist, would direct the short uncredited.[5]

Plot

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The film begins with a pack of wolves howling in the center of Hollywood (a reference to Hollywood and Vine) as a spot for men looking to pick up women ("wolves" in the slang of the day). Daffy, having travelled to Hollywood, attempts to get into the "Warmer Bros." studio to see movie stars. However, the abrasive Keystone Cops-like security guard with a Joe Besser-like voice will not let him pass through the gate. After unsuccessfully endeavoring to enter the studio by way of various disguises and being thrown out each time, culminating with Daffy posing as a film director, but ultimately this disguise is exposed as well. Daffy finally declares that he won't leave until he literally "sees (movie) stars." The guard agrees to figuratively show him the stars, then bashes Daffy over the head and throws him out of the studio, where the dazed Daffy can see all the stars he wants...circling his head.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Hollywood Daffy (1946): Cast". IMDb. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 70–72. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 168. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  4. ^ "Cartoon Logic: Cartoon Logic Episode 08: Friz Freleng (Rabbit Every Monday)". cartoonlogic.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  5. ^ "Comics by Hawley Pratt |". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  6. ^ "Dick Bickenbach".
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