Barnyard Blackout

Barnyard Blackout (1943)

05 Mar 1943 • Animation, Short • 0h 7m
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Gandy Goose and Sour Puss are Air Raid Wardens, leading a parade with a a marching song. They are only incidental to this cartoon, however. It's about a rooster named Henry who has not obeyed World War II blackout regulations and the humiliating self-injuries he undergoes as a result of his dereliction in this Propaganda Terrytoon.It's not that this is a poorly made cartoon. The gags are consistent and well executed, and the uncredited voice work is quite good -- Henry sounds like a rooster. It's that this was clearly aimed at Terry's target audience of small children, who would doubtless go home and pester dad about fixing up the blackout curtains. I suppose any chance to make children more annoying was one worth taking.

Mannie Davis
Director
John Foster, Isadore Klein, Tom Morrison
Writer
Tom Morrison
Starring

Language: English
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Country: United States
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4.3

IMDb (17 votes)
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