The Draft Horse

The Draft Horse
Directed byCharles M. Jones
Story byTedd Pierce
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringMel Blanc
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byRobert Cannon
Ken Harris
Rudy Larriva
Ben Washam
Bob Givens
Layouts byJohn McGrew
Backgrounds byGene Fleury
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • May 9, 1942 (1942-05-09)
Running time
7:39
LanguageEnglish

The Draft Horse is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.[1] The short was released on May 9, 1942.[2]

The title is a pun on draft horse and the draft (conscription).

  1. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 128. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104-106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.