Pistol Packin' Woodpecker

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Pistol Packin' Woodpecker
Pistol-title.jpg
Directed by Paul J. Smith
Story byDalton Sandifer
Produced by Walter Lantz
Starring Grace Stafford
Dallas McKennon
Music by Clarence Wheeler
Animation by Robert Bentley
Lester Kline
Laverne Harding
Don Patterson
Raymond Jacobs
Art Landy
Color process Technicolor
Production
company
Distributed by Universal International
Release date
March 2, 1960
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Pistol Packin' Woodpecker is the 99th animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on March 2, 1960, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International. [1]

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Plot

Woody Woodpecker, hot, hungry and thirsty, is walking across a dry, bleak Western desert and suddenly sees a large tree stump in the distance. He hastens to the tree, climbs on a broken stump, and begins pecking away. He bends his beak as he discovers that it's petrified. Woody hears a horse galloping in the distance. Suddenly, a bandit arrives, dismounts and sends the horse on his way, and then climbs into a huge hole in the tree stump. A posse goes by at full gallop in pursuit of a horse. Woody tries to pay his respects to the bandit, who's captured and sent to prison, vowing vengeance on Woody. The bandit escapes from prison, and he goes to find Woody. From then on, in a series of amusing incidents, they battle it out to see who's the better of the two. Finally, the bandit, in an effort to get away from Woody, takes refuge in an old Western barroom, and he blocks the door with boxes, barrels, etc. He turns toward the bar and sees three Woody Woodpecker heads peeking over the edge. It's Woody, holding his two dummy heads. Woody is led off a mountain by the bandit but immediately returns afterwards. The bandit rushes to the train and returns to the prison. He knocks on the door and demands that he be admitted. The door's opened by Woody, who asks for the password. The surprised bandit yells, "A ghost!" Woody says, "That's the password," and he opens the door. In goes the bandit. The door clangs shut as Woody gives vent to his famous laugh.

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References

  1. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 157–158. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7.


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