Lonesome Lenny is a 1946 Screwy Squirrel cartoon directed by Tex Avery and released to theaters on March 9, 1946 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1] It is the last Screwy Squirrel cartoon; he is "killed" off on-screen at the end of the short.
| Lonesome Lenny | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tex Avery |
| Story by | Heck Allen |
| Produced by | Fred Quimby (uncredited) |
| Starring | Wally Maher Tex Avery Sara Berner (all uncredited) |
| Music by | Scott Bradley |
| Animation by | Preston Blair Ed Love Ray Abrams Walter Clinton |
| Backgrounds by | John Didrik Johnsen (uncredited) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
| Language | English |
Plot
editScrewy Squirrel becomes the playmate of a lonesome, dopey, and strong dog Lenny, in a broad parody of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men".
Voice cast
edit- Wally Maher as Screwy Squirrel and Pet Store Owner (uncredited)[2]
- Tex Avery as Lenny the Dog (uncredited) [2]
- Sara Berner as Lady (uncredited)
Home media
edit- DVD
- The Katharine Hepburn Collection
- Blu-ray
- Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
References
edit- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. XXX. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
- ^ a b Scott, Keith. ""Hello All You Happy Tax Payers": Tex Avery's Voice Stock Company". Cartoon Research. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
External links
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