Dingbat Land

Dingbat Land
Directed by	Connie Rasinski
Story by	John Foster [1]
Produced by	Paul Terry
Starring	Tom Morrison (uncredited)
Music by	Philip A. Scheib
Animation by	John Foster Connie Rasinski Reuben Timmins Jim Tyer Carlo Vinci (all uncredited)
Layouts by	Art Bartsch (uncredited)
Backgrounds by	Anderson Craig Bill Hilliker (both uncredited)
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Terrytoons
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	February 1, 1949 (1949-02-01)
Running time	6:29
Language	English

Dingbat Land is a 1949 short animated film produced by Terrytoons and distributed by 20th Century Fox starring Gandy Goose and Sourpuss. ^[2]

Plot

Gandy Goose and Sourpuss go on a safari jungle hunt in search for a rare Dingbat bird.

Production

This is the second short to feature Dingbat, a yellow canary wearing a sailor hat who has a maniacal laughter. The character was introduced in Hard Boiled Egg (1948). Paul Terry was inspired by the Looney Tunes character Tweety, and hoped that Dingbat would become a recurring character. The series lasted for three more cartoons, with All This and Rabbit Stew, Foiling The Fox and Sour Grapes (all released in 1950). ^[3] Dingbat would occasionally be paired up with Sylvester the Fox.

References

1. Webb, Graham (2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences, 1900-1999. McFarland & Co. p. 89. ISBN   978-0-7864-4985-9.
2. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 84. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7.
3. Hamonic, W. Gerald (2018). Terry-Toons: The Story of Paul Terry and His Classic Cartoon Factory. John Libbey Publishing. p. 248.

External links

• Dingbat Land at IMDb