Directed by Frank Tashlin, this cartoon is full of interesting camera angles and attention to detail on facial close-ups (foreshadowing Tashlin's work on live-action feature films). Pretty well done for its type. and hard to find on video, but if you get a chance I recommend you watch it. Scrap Happy Daffy 1943.
Was this review helpful? In cartoons from this period he was sometimes used as a hero to thwart the Nazis, which is what happens here. Was this review helpful? "), Daffy turns into 'Super American'. Well worth the time and effort to find. Arthur Davis (1905-2000) had a career that spanned from the 20's through the 80's.Warner Bros. Entertainment Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community.Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Daffy is in charge of the scrap metal collection, and has a mountain of tin and iron and copper and the rest (from a distance it looks like the Statue of Liberty).
In this film, Daffy operates a scrap heap yard, and he shall stop at nothing in order to protect it. 0 out of 0 found this helpful. With Mel Blanc, Dorothy Lloyd, Tedd Pierce.
Was this review helpful? Daffy flies after the goat, knocking him around. This cartoon, appropriately and effectively in black and white, is a World War II patriotic short, with Daffy needing to protect his scrap pile (for the war effort) from a very hungry Nazi goat. There is also some UPA-like stylized animation of Daffy's ancestors in one scene. Daffy is the guard of a scrap yard, doing his part to help America win the war against the Nazis, but the Nazis decide to destroy his scrap pile by sending a billy goat out to eat everything in sight. The Daffy here is the emotionally exuberant Daffy of the early forties. Summary: Daffy, in all his patriotic glory, has amassed a mammoth scrap drive pile for the war effort, which chafes Hitler something fierce ("?!@#! Daffy wakes up, thinking it was all just a dream - until he looks up at the Nazi submarine sitting on top of the scrap pile, where the Nazis tell Daffy, "Next time you dream, include us out!" Most highly recommended. . . As others have explained here, this cartoon was made as part of the film industry's bid to help the U.S. and Allies with the World War II effort. I’m a big enough man. Please help support BCDB with a donation or a subscription to the website. "Scrap Happy Daffy" is a fine Daffy Duck cartoon that was meant to build confidence and bolster the spirit of winning the fight for all American servicemen during World War II. Non-Aryan Duck!"). 0 out of 1 found this helpful. A special U-boat is sent to "torpedo" the pile.
A headline shows that Daffy claims it helped unseat Mussolini (in 1943 Il Duce was thrown out of his job as "Prime Minister" of Italy, and imprisoned - subsequently the Nazis freed him for awhile, but in 1945 he'd be killed by partisans). Scrap Happy Daffy “What I’d give for a can of spinach now ... It’s easy! Their is plenty of items you can donate to help the troops, and Daffy is happy to list them all! One of the many WW2 looney tunes that don't air on TV. Was this review helpful?
Scrap Happy Daffy is a Warner Bros. World War II short featuring Daffy Duck, directed by Frank Tashlin and released in 1943. It also has the signature Tashlin montage scene. 7 out of 8 found this helpful. 2 out of 5 found this helpful. Daffy is the guard of a scrap yard, doing his part to help the United States win the war against the Nazis, but the Nazis decide to destroy his scrap pile by sending a billy goat out to eat everything in sight. In this case, he collects scrap metal to contribute to the war effort, but Hitler sends a goat after him. 7 out of 8 found this helpful. "Scrap Happy Daffy" is a fine Daffy Duck cartoon that was meant to build confidence and bolster the spirit of winning the fight for all American servicemen during World War II. 6 out of 7 found this helpful. "Rowdyism." Daffy is a guard at a scrap pile, encouraging Americans to "Get the tin out", "Get the iron out" and especially "Get the lead out". (Although he will take a quick break to whistle at the bathing suit model painted on his fence.) This cartoon is filled with many sharply-timed great gags. . 2 out of 2 found this helpful. 0 out of 0 found this helpful. Shot in black and white, the backgrounds employ beautifully stark graphic designs. 0 out of 0 found this helpful. After temporarily pointing a rifle at a reflection of himself (thinking that he cornered someone else), Daffy finds the goat hiccuping with the garbage inside him and amiably offers him a bicarbonate.
At one point he doesn't think he can do it and he is accosted by a series of American patriots.