Cross Country Detours (1940)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Tex Avery

Writer:

Rich Hogan (story)

Release Date:

16 March 1940 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Animation | Short | Comedy

Plot:

A series of travelogue gags, focusing on national parks and wildlife. In Yosemite, we meet a bear and...

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Deer | California | Mary Had A Little Lamb | Dam

Cast

Bea Benaderet	...	Deer / Little Girl / Hiker's Wife (voice) (uncredited)
Mel Blanc	...	Bear / Scout Master / Polar Bear / Bobcat / Hiker Gila Monster / Husky (voice) (uncredited)
Lou Marcelle	...	Narrator (uncredited)

Runtime:

10 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Leon Schlesinger Studios

Trivia:

First film project for 'Bea Benederet' .

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: Animal life and scenic wonders in our country. First, in California, we find one of the most beautiful in national parks: Yosemite, known to many that travel. Tourists are often tempted to feed the tain bears in the park.
[a man looks at the sign, looks both ways to make sure nobody's watching, takes out a sandwich for the bear, but the bear hits him and grabs the sign and puts it in front of his face]
Bear: Listen stupid! Can't you read?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Oh! You Beautiful Doll