Dumb-Hounded (1943)

The Wolf escapes from prison but is hounded by the police dog named Droopy. Wherever The Wolf goes, the little fellow is there, too.

Director:

Tex Avery

Stars:

Bill Thompson, Frank Graham

Cast

Credited cast:
Bill Thompson	...	Droopy (voice)

Storyline

The Wolf escapes from prison but is hounded by the police dog named Droopy. Wherever The Wolf goes, the little fellow is there, too.

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Plot Keywords:

wolf | dog | droopy | chase | reference to the mean widdle kid | 

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Genres:

Family | Animation | Comedy | Short

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 March 1943 (USA)

Also Known As:

Droopy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First appearance of "Happy Hound," later (and better) known as Droopy.

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Quotes

Droopy: Peek-a-boo.

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Connections

Referenced in Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (2010)

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Soundtracks

"William Tell Overture"
Music by Gioachino Rossini

User Reviews

Though he might look a tad different, he's pure Droopy

This is the first Droopy cartoon, though he was referred to as 'Happy Hound' and he looks slightly different. However, his voice is Droopy (Bill Thompson) and the film is pure Droopy in style. If you get the 2-disk DVD set, it naturally is the first film in the collection.

The short begins with the wolf escaping from prison. Soon after, the dogs are released to look for him. However, the entire episode consists of Droopy in particular chasing the wolf--and magically appearing where ever the wolf goes. Many of the gags are exactly the sort of thing you'd expect from Tex Avery and the silly way the cartoon pokes fun of the genre makes it a great cartoon. So, despite the Droop-meister not being exactly what you'd expect, it's great. Well written and wonderfully animated.