During WWII, the birth rate dropped and this obscure cartoon provides a clever explanation, the Stork quit. He recalls getting ambushed by anti-aircraft missiles while making a routine delivery.
This would be George Gordon's only direction screen credit. The five cartoons he directed take a lot of inspiration from the Donald and Pluto shorts from this timeframe. Specifically the basic situations. They have a distinctive style from Avery and Hanna-Barbera, but still maintain the MGM house style.
Disney story veterans Otto Englander and Webb Smith are credited as the writers for this short. The suspenseful mood of Disney's darker films carries over here. The anthropomorphic weapons and military equipment looks reminiscent of some of Disney's propaganda films from the same timeframe. The fact that there's little movement or expression makes them menacing, while still cartoony at the same time. The most clever touches of the film.
While a product of WWII, it's more entertaining and timely nowadays, because of the baby boom that would come just two years later.
A very richly illustrated gem, worth seeking out.
This would be George Gordon's only direction screen credit. The five cartoons he directed take a lot of inspiration from the Donald and Pluto shorts from this timeframe. Specifically the basic situations. They have a distinctive style from Avery and Hanna-Barbera, but still maintain the MGM house style.
Disney story veterans Otto Englander and Webb Smith are credited as the writers for this short. The suspenseful mood of Disney's darker films carries over here. The anthropomorphic weapons and military equipment looks reminiscent of some of Disney's propaganda films from the same timeframe. The fact that there's little movement or expression makes them menacing, while still cartoony at the same time. The most clever touches of the film.
While a product of WWII, it's more entertaining and timely nowadays, because of the baby boom that would come just two years later.
A very richly illustrated gem, worth seeking out.