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Take Heed Mr. Tojo

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Take Heed Mr. Tojo
Directed byJames Culhane
Written byHank Ketcham
Produced byWalter Lantz
StarringDick Nelson[1]
Music byDarrell Calker
Animation byLaverne Harding
Les Kline
Pat Matthews
Phil Monroe
Emery Hawkins
Paul J. Smith
Distributed byUnited States Navy
Walter Lantz Productions
Release date
  • August 1943 (1943-08)
Running time
7 Minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Take Heed Mr. Tojo is a 1943 American animated short film directed by Shamus Culhane. It is an American World War II propaganda film featuring the character Hook, who was a character similar to Private Snafu at the Warner Brothers' animation department.

Plot

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The cartoon starts ten years in the future, in 1953. Hook tells his son about the time that he was a sailor ten years prior. In a flashback Hook receives a message about a Japanese air raid. He quickly informs his superiors. Several American planes take off in the sky and leave the ship unprotected. Then a Japanese pilot, who was hiding in a cloud, attacks the ship. Hook runs away, but finds a huge collection of war bonds which he literally uses as ammunition for his plane. After a few chase scenes Hook defeats the Japanese soldier by throwing the war bonds at the Japanese pilot who crashes down on an island, leaving only his clattering teeth behind. Back in 1953 Hook tells his son that thanks to the war bonds we won the war and it paid for their home, their new furniture and their new plane. He tells his son: "As a matter of fact if it weren't for the war bonds you wouldn't be here." The son remarks: "That ain't the way I heard it." Thereupon the cartoon ends with a close-up of Hook's startled face.

References

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  1. ^ Scott, Keith (3 October 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media.
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