This starts off as an adaptation of Robert Service's poem 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew', complete with a literal depiction of a man with one foot in the grave, but when Dan McGoo turns out ...
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Title: The Shooting of Dan McGoo (1945)
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| Uncredited cast: | |||
| Bea Benaderet | ... | Lou (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Paul Frees | ... | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | |
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Frank Graham | ... | Wolf / Bartender (voice) (uncredited) |
| Imogene Lynn | ... | Lou (singing voice) (uncredited) | |
| Bill Thompson | ... | Droopy (voice) (uncredited) | |
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This starts off as an adaptation of Robert Service's poem 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew', complete with a literal depiction of a man with one foot in the grave, but when Dan McGoo turns out to be Droopy, it turns into another Droopy-versus-the Wolf gagfest. Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>
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droopy character | reference to fibber mcgee and molly | wolf | saloon singer | reference to mae west |Parents Guide:
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[All the men run up to the roof to drink]
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(uncredited)
Music by Isham Jones and lyrics by Tell Taylor and Ole Olsen
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The title is based on the 1907 narrative poem "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" by Robert W. Service that takes place in a Yukon saloon during the Yukon Gold Rush of the late 1890s. See more »Quotes
Wolf: [Pulls out a giant money bag from his coat] The Drinks are on the house, boys.[All the men run up to the roof to drink]
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Alternate Versions
When this cartoon short was reissued in 1951, not only were the original opening and closing titles replaced, but a number of scenes were reanimated to remove gags involving rationed cigarettes. See more »Soundtracks
You're in the Army Now(uncredited)
Music by Isham Jones and lyrics by Tell Taylor and Ole Olsen
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14 April 1945 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Tex Avery and Heck Allen transform Robert W. Service's "The Shooting of Dan McGee" into one of Avery's high-speed, gag-filled cartoons.
It's the second time Avery had tackled the poem. He had directed DANGEROUS DAN MCFOO for Schlesinger in 1939. Now, at the height of his powers, with a much larger budget, and the clout of his success with his unit at MGM, he could direct this one pretty much as he wished, with much more risque gags.
Yet, despite this cartoon's brilliance, I pause to wonder why he remade it. This was the year he remade DUMB HOUNDED as NORTHWEST HOUNDED POLICE. Was he running his creative well a bit low, and so redid the movie he had been thinking about for half a dozen years? Never mind. It's a great cartoon.