Officer Pooch

Officer Pooch is a 1941 animated short film produced by Fred Quimby, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The cartoon is mostly done in pantomime.

Officer Pooch
Directed byWilliam Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Produced byFred Quimby
Story byWilliam Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Music byScott Bradley
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
September 6, 1941
Running time
8 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

A canine officer (modeled after the Keystone Cops) is called out to rescue a kitten, harassed by an aggressive bulldog. He continues to tangle with the situation, then finds a basket full of kittens. He carries the basket into an alley where he runs into a whole pack of dogs. They chase him and the kittens up a tree, stranding them.


Availability

The cartoon is available on the "Droopy and Company" videotape. It is also included as an extra on the DVD of the feature film The Big Store.


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