I'm Cold
| I'm Cold | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tex Avery |
| Story by | Homer Brightman |
| Produced by | Walter Lantz |
| Starring | Daws Butler Tex Avery Grace Stafford[1] |
| Music by | Clarence Wheeler |
| Animation by | Ray Abrams Laverne Harding Don Patterson |
| Layouts by | Raymond Jacobs |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 minutes |
| Language | English |
I'm Cold is a 1954 Chilly Willy cartoon directed by Tex Avery[2] and produced by Walter Lantz. It was the first Chilly Willy cartoon directed by Avery.[3] Chilly Willy also got a major redesign by Avery.[4] This cartoon features the debut of Smedley Dog (voiced by Daws Butler in his "Huckleberry Hound" voice), who would appear in later Chilly Willy Shorts.[5]
Summary
[edit]Chilly is freezing at his igloo home and burns everything (one log and pages of a book) in his fireplace until he pulls off an ad for a fur factory guarded by Smedley and realizes that warmth is only a visit away.[6][7]
Cast
[edit]- Grace Stafford - Chilly Willy
- Daws Butler - Smedley
- Tex Avery - Smedley (yawning)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 231. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
- ^ "THE CANTERVILLE GHOST". filmforum.org. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 64–65. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Chilly Willy-"I'm Cold"". Cartoons, Comics & Model Sheets. 28 September 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "I'm Cold (Walter Lantz Productions)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved 19 August 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "SUPER-8 SOUND CARTOONS". 8mm16mmfilmscollectibles.com/. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "I'm Cold (1954)". Letterboxd. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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