The Shooting of Dan McGoo

The Shooting of Dan McGoo
Original Theatrical Release poster
Directed byTex Avery
Written byHeck Allen
Based on"The Shooting of Dan McGrew"
by Robert W. Service
Produced byFred Quimby
Starring
Edited byFred McAlpin
Music byScott Bradley
Animation by
Layouts byJohn Didrik Johnsen
Backgrounds byJohn Didrik Johnsen
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • March 3, 1945 (1945-03-03)
Running time
7 minutes 52 seconds
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Shooting of Dan McGoo is a cartoon directed by Tex Avery and starring Frank Graham as the Wolf.[1] Both Bill Thompson and Avery himself voiced the lead character Droopy.[2][3] Sara Berner did the speaking voice of Lou, while her singing was provided by Imogene Lynn.[4] The cartoon was edited for a 1951 re-release.[5] It is a loose remake of Avery's 1939 cartoon for Warner Bros., Dangerous Dan McFoo.

  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 76–77. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Didn't Tex Avery do a lot of the voices in his cartoons?". News From ME. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  3. ^ ""Hello All You Happy Tax Payers": Tex Avery's Voice Stock Company". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ^ Daily Variety, March 10, 1945, pg. 10
  5. ^ http://www.cartoonresearch.com/mgm.html - Jerry Beck's Cartoon Research