Dingbat Land is a 1949 short animated film produced by Terrytoons and distributed by 20th Century Fox starring Gandy Goose and Sourpuss.[2] This short is one of the few Terrytoons shorts to be in the public domain.
| Dingbat Land | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Connie Rasinski |
| Story by | John Foster[1] |
| Produced by | Paul Terry |
| Starring | Tom Morrison (uncredited) |
| Music by | Philip A. Scheib |
| Animation by | John Foster Connie Rasinski Reuben Timmins Jim Tyer Carlo Vinci (all uncredited) |
| Layouts by | Art Bartsch (uncredited) |
| Backgrounds by | Anderson Craig Bill Hilliker (both uncredited) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 6:29 |
| Language | English |
Plot
editGandy Goose and Sourpuss go on a safari jungle hunt in search for a rare Dingbat bird.
Production
editThis is the first short to introduce Dingbat, a yellow canary wearing a sailor's hat. Paul Terry was inspired by the Looney Tunes character Tweety, and hoped that Dingbat would become a recurring character. The series lasted just two more cartoons: All This and Rabbit Stew (1950) and Sour Grapes (1950).[3]
References
edit- ^ Webb, Graham (2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences, 1900-1999. McFarland & Co. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-7864-4985-9.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 84. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
- ^ Hamonic, W. Gerald (2018). Terry-Toons: The Story of Paul Terry and His Classic Cartoon Factory. John Libbey Publishing. p. 248.
External links
edit- Dingbat Land at IMDb
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